
Shotgunned Turkology is a comprehensive scholarly work prepared as a result of research conducted by Prof. Dr. Ahmet Buran. The 560-page work, published by Akçağ Yayınları, presents the global journey of Turkology as a discipline and the pressures and injustices faced by scholars in this field, analyzed through a scientific lens documents. Book Cover Image (Akçağ Publications Website) The book consists of a preface, two main sections, and a bibliography. In the preface, Author explains the motiv
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Duygu Şahinler

"No Other Land" (Another Soil No) is a 2024 documentary film directed by Palestinian journalist and activist Basel Adra and Israeli journalist and director Yuval Abraham. Film documents the demolitions carried out by the Israeli military and the forced displacement of Palestinian communities in the Masafer Yatta area, located in the southern part of place Shari’a. The production, based on real events, chronicles the developments between 2019 and 2023. It won the Academy Award (Oscar) for Best Do
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Nurten Yalçın

The Srebrenica Genocide is a mass crime against humanity that began on July 11, 1995, during the Bosnian War, when Bosnian Serb forces captured the town of Srebrenica, which had been declared a “safe area” by the United Nations. The massacre resulted in the systematic killing of at least 8,372 Bosniak men and boys. Recognized as the largest genocide in Europe since World War II, this atrocity exemplifies both the devastating impact of ethnic cleansing policies and the international community’s f
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Sümeyye Akkanat Terzioğlu

The Taskent (Dohni) Massacre is a mass killing carried out on 14–15 August 1974 by Greek Cypriot armed groups against Turkish Cypriot civilians. Turkish men gathered from the villages of Taskent, Terazi and Tatlısu were transported by bus to isolated areas under the pretense that they would be taken to a prisoner camp, where they were lined up and shot. Among the victims, including children, only Suat Kafadar survived; the perpetrators have never been prosecuted. The Situation in the Region and
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Yusuf Bilal Akkaya
BeImagine you are interviewing a child. You ask them, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” The answer you might receive could be a profession that stretches the limits of imagination—teacher, doctor, pilot. But in Gaza, the response is entirely different: “Brother, we Palestinian children cannot grow up. We can be shot at any moment. We can die while walking down the street. This is what life is like in Palestine.” These words are in fact the most striking summary of how the innocence, joy,
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The Qur’an-ı Kerim states, as commanded by Allah (c.c.): “Do not sit with the wrongdoers, lest the fire also consume you; since you have no friends other than Allah, you will find no help from any quarter!” (Hûd/113)【1】 It is known that between October 2023 and May 2025, more than 50,000 children in Gaza were killed or injured.【2】 Official institutions report that by the end of 2025, more than 171,000 Palestinians had been injured and approximately 11,000 people were still missing, presumed trap
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Nida Öztürkmen

The Han Yunus Massacres refer to a series of events in which civilians in Han Yunus and surrounding settlements in southern Gaza were either collectively killed or buried in mass graves, particularly during incidents in 1956, 2014 (Huzaa), and 2024. During the 1956 Suez War, Israeli military units killed more than 600 Egyptians and Palestinians in Han Yunus.Anadolu Ajansı. “Han Yunus katliamı hafızalardan silinmedi,” Anadolu Ajansı, 12 Kasım 2013. Erişim tarihi: 11 Kasım 2025. https://www.aa.com
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Onur Çolak

Holodomor is the great famine disaster that occurred in Ukraine under the administration of the Soviet Union between 1932 and 1933. This term, which means “death by hunger” in Ukrainian, refers to a period during which a significant portion of the country’s population died from starvation, disease, and the forced policies of collectivization. The term Holodomor became established in diaspora circles from the 1960s onward and in official and academic literature in Ukraine after 1991. Holodomor wa
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Yusuf Bilal Akkaya

Holodomor, is the great famine disaster that occurred in Ukraine under the administration of the Soviet Union between 1932 and 1933. This term, which means “death by hunger” in Ukrainian, refers to a period during which a significant portion of the country’s population died from starvation, disease, and forced collectivization policies. The term Holodomor became established in diaspora literature from the 1960s and in official and academic literature in Ukraine after 1991. Holodomor was not mere
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Yusuf Bilal Akkaya

Han Yunus Massacres, refer to a series of events in which civilians in Han Yunus and surrounding settlements in southern Gaza were either collectively killed or found in mass graves, particularly in 1956, 2014 (Huzaa), and 2024. During the 1956 Suez War, units affiliated with the Israeli military killed more than 600 Egyptians and Palestinians in Han Yunus.Anadolu Ajansı. “Han Yunus katliamı hafızalardan silinmedi,” Anadolu Ajansı, 12 Kasım 2013. Erişim tarihi: 11 Kasım 2025. https://www.aa.com.
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Onur Çolak