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Pick of the Day: A report from Gezi Park

Foll0wing the brutal dispersion and attacks on protesters occupying Gezi Park, Domus publishes an account of the events by sociologist and professor Pelin Tan, with pictures by activist Eunseon Park: “The transformation of the the urban environment has become a … Continue reading

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Second Call for Papers | Mediterranean Tourism Conference in Antalya April 2012

(Subscribe to the blog to receive regular updates and related news ) in:polis | urbanism in cooperation with the School of Tourism and Hotel Management (Akdeniz University Antalya) are happy to announce the Second Call for Papers for the Conference … Continue reading

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Turkish Brand and Soft Power

Guest Article by Efe Sevin As I portray several other personae in my daily life, I sometimes forget the fact that I am trained as an international relations scholar. The recent talks between Syria and Turkey reminded me that fact, … Continue reading

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B(r)and Aid for Nations

By Renard Teipelke Do you remember the time when some nations or their progressive leaders/decision makers thought of nation branding as an innovative and cool tool to position their country in a globalized world?! That is to say: a time … Continue reading

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Public Diplomacy, Soft Power, and Identity: Another Term for AKP in Turkey

Guest Article by Efe Sevin Last year, I wrote a short post about Turkish public diplomacy where I practically claimed AKP and Erdogan were the biggest obstacles to a robust PD strategy. Last Sunday, AKP won its third consecutive elections, … Continue reading

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Mediterranean Tourism Conference

in:polis | urbanism in cooperation with the School of Tourism and Hotel Management (Akdeniz University Antalya) are happy to announce the first edition of the Conference “Destination Management and Branding in the Mediterranean Region” to be held in Antalya in … Continue reading

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Turkish Coffee Culture “From the 16th to the 21st Century and Beyond”

Turkayfe is hosting two events on coffee culture in Washington DC, and New York in association with the Washington D.C. Culture and Tourism Office, andAmerican Turkish Association (ATA-DC). Both events are open to public but RSVP is required. Continue reading

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