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In the Anglo-Saxon-British ecole of intelligence; intelligence means wisdom, reason and intellect. So, what does wisdom mean: human imagination, which is expressed as sensation, perception, memory, representation, thinking, imagination, problem solving ability, can be expressed as human thinking ability.

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A unique series of articles begins with this article. No such article has been written so far, describing Global Intelligence and its areas of action. Here is the first article of the series “The Meaning of Intelligence and Western Thought” please welcome... 

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Within this study, understandings of nation in Islamic civilization and “modern-secular” Western civilization are compared both with each other and on socio-political structures. These comparisons should be useful to know what is appropriate for Turkey.
Under the influence of the French Revolution, the “nation” became a new socio-political force in Europe. In the studies carried out to define the nation, the ideas of philosophers were used, not sociological observations. There was no consensus on any of the very different definitions produced on unrelated grounds such as race, native language and citizenship. Meanwhile, instead of accepting historical integrations, each state tried to build its own nation by choosing one of the definitions made. Thus, although they were known as “nation-states”, none of the states belonged to a clearly definable nation, and it was not possible for a state to artificially build its own nation. In the meantime, many states were fell apart, while the newly established ones faced the same danger.
On the other hand, the concept of nation in Islamic civilization has existed since the beginning and its meaning is clear. As a term found in the Qur'an, 'nation' refers to a religion and its believers. In the early periods, the common language of the “Nation of Islam” was only Arabic. In the course of time, Persian and Turkish also became common languages in different regions. Thus, the term “Turk” became the name of Muslims of different ethnic origins and different native languages who used Turkish as a common language.
Later, with the modern-secular definitions of the West, the definitions of “Turkish nation” became unclear and controversial in Turkey, and the integrity of the Turkish nation was in danger of being disintegrated.

This article is published in the first issue of ASSAM International Refereed Journal.

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28 February Postmodern Coup

In the early 90s, the CIA-NATO gang convinced the Laicistic-Secular segment in Turkey that it was time to “ban all symbols that evoke Islam and stop Muslims from taking part in public offices” in the public opinion, as part of the Moderate Islam Project.[i]

Thus, they would hit two birds with one stone;

  1. The patriotic Muslim people would be isolated from the state administration in both politics and bureaucracy. Banning the Welfare Party… With the accusation of reactionarism and dismissal from civil service without trial, very serious injustices were committed until the early 2000s.
  2. FETO, which has been prepared by the CIA since the 70s, would be provided with the opportunity to settle in cadres in all fields (especially the Muslim section expelled from the public sphere), especially in the Armed Forces, Police Force, National Intelligence Organization, Judiciary and National Education. Collaborating with the Laicistic-Secular segment, FETO skillfully placed its own members in the vacancies of those dismissed under the label of reactionarism.

While the postmodern coup, briefly known as 28 February, caused serious traumas to the religious people, it did not take long for the Laicistic-Secular people to wake up from the euphoria of victory. They started to be evicted from the Turkish Armed Forces by FETO with trials such as Sledgehammer and Ergenekon. In other words, the snake they had grown started to bite them too.

The Laicistic-Secular community, which has always been hostile to religion and religious people, has never been able to realize that the religious people, who constitute the majority of the citizens of the Republic of Turkey, do not have enmity towards them.

[i] http://fetogercekleri.com/ust-akil/

Monday, 25 June 2018 00:00

Turkey Made Its Choice

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 Turkey held its President and Parliamentary elections on Sunday, June 24, 2018. I wish the election results auspicious.

The result of the election had appeared in the polls weeks earlier. Our noble nation gave a very important message in the June 24 elections.

When asked about the reasons for preference in the pre-election polls, our people mention many revolutionary investments; tremendous innovations in the healthcare system, investments in the education system, technological progress and the free availability of books in primary and secondary education, with investments made in transportation Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge, Eurasia Tunnel, Osman Gazi Bridge, New Istanbul Airport, Çanakkale 1915 Bridge, highways, dual carriageways and high-speed trains.

Although this is the view from the inside, there is something completely different when looking at Turkey from the outside;

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The Effects of December 17, 2013 Operation on the Social, Political and Economic Basis

Ali Fuat GÖKÇE1, Sadettin PAKSOY2 and Berna GÜNDÜZ3

1 Kilis 7 Aralık University/ Public Administration and Political Science, Assist. Prof. Dr., Kilis, Turkey

2 Kilis 7 Aralık University/ Economics, Assoc. Prof. Dr., Kilis, Turkey

3 Kilis 7 Aralık University/ Public Administration and Political Science, Research Assist., Kilis, Turkey

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The Effects of December 17, 2013 Operation on the Social, Political and Economic Basis

Gökçe, Paksoy and Gündüz

Abstract

While the date for local elections is approaching which will be held on 30th March 2014, an investigation was started by the Public Prosecutor on 17th December 2013.  Although this investigation was seen as an initiative to wear down the government by the members of the cabinet, the opposition parties, some media groups and non-governmental organizations classified it as corruption and bribery. In this investigation, many people consist of statesman, bureaucrats, bank managers, public officials and sons of ministers were taken in custody on charges ranging from taking bribes, rigging bids on government contracts to attempting to smuggle.

There have been significant social, political and economic impacts of this corruption probes to Turkey. On the one hand, opposition parties and some media and press groups have asserted the failure of the government. However, the government has claimed that these operations were launched to overthrow themselves. After 17th December, several consequences were seen: social polarization was increased, some resignations were occurred in the ruling Justice and Development Party, BIST fell down, a sharp rise in the prices of Dollar, Euro and gold emerged, and Turkey Republic Central Bank Monetary Policy Committee increased the interest rates more than expected.

In this study, it has been examined that what kind of changes on social, economic and political basis have been brought to our country by 17th December operation.

 

JEL classification:  H 7, Z 18, Z 19

 

QUO VADIS: Social Siences – ARTVIN CORUH UNIVERSITY HOPA INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL  SIENCES CONFERENCE

 

“İKTİSAT, SİYASET VE TOPLUM ÜÇGENİNDE KÜRESELLEŞMENİN YEREL DİNAMİKLERİ”

Hopa/Artvin, 15-17 October 2014

 

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