
Oğuzhan Küçük was a Turkish soldier who, prior to his military career, engaged in livestock farming in Karaman. He lost his life on 26 June 2017 during a PKK attack on the Tekeli Base Area in Şemdinli district of Hakkâri and was later honored by having his name given to an educational institution in his hometown. Family Structure and Early Life Oğuzhan Küçük was born on 1 October 1995 in Karaman to the couple Alaaddin and Şerife Küçük.【1】 Oğuzhan Küçük completed his primary and secondary educati
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Gözde Cabadak

Enes Koç was born in the district of Horasan in Erzurum province, but settled with his family in the Yenibosna neighborhood of Istanbul, where he continued his life. Due to his family’s limited financial means, he worked in various jobs during summer months, such as selling water, starting from his middle school years, to contribute to the household economy.【1】 Military Education and Career Progression Before beginning his national service, Koç expressed a desire to serve in Eastern Anatolia or
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Gözde Cabadak
EuThe European Union's Migration and Asylum Pact, evaluated as the most comprehensive reform of its migration and asylum system in recent years, entered into force on 12 June 2026. The measures adopted after nearly a decade of political negotiations aim to address structural challenges that emerged following the migration crisis of 2015–2016, during which over a million asylum seekers reached Europe. The reform package anticipates stricter control of the European Union’s external borders, faster a
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Zeynep Gül

Migration and Asylum Pact is a comprehensive set of rules established at the European Union (EU) level to regulate the fields of migration and asylum and create a common asylum system.【1】 The Pact consists of ten binding legislative acts adopted in 2024 that redefine the EU’s border management, the assessment of asylum applications, and the sharing of responsibilities among member states.【2】 European Commission proposed the Pact in September 2020, and it was adopted by the European Parliament in
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Edanur Karakoç

ALPAGU is a national strike unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system designed to be portable by a single operator, featuring fixed wings, electric propulsion, and high-precision target destruction capabilities. Developed by STM Defense Technologies Engineering and Trade Inc., ALPAGU is primarily used for tactical-level reconnaissance, surveillance, and high-precision elimination of targets outside the line of sight. ALPAGU (STM) " youtube-video-element-format="right"> Design and System Components
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Ahsen Güneş

Alican Border Gate is a strategic crossing point long closed between Türkiye and Armenia. While the primary reason for the closure was the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, historical disputes have also contributed to its prolonged closure. However, since the beginning of a new normalization process after 2021, significant progress has been made in infrastructure upgrades and physical preparations have accelerated. Economic data indicate that opening the border could significantly boost regional develo
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Azra Karaca

2026 Ebola Outbreak is an acute viral hemorrhagic fever outbreak triggered by the Bundibugyo ebolavirus species, affecting the border regions between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda in East and Central Africa. 【1】 The outbreak entered the agenda of international health authorities in May 2026 and rapidly evolved into a regional risk 【2】. International operations to combat the outbreak have been shaped around the dissemination of diagnostic methods, the acceleration of clini
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Azra Karaca