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Political currents of thought and transitivity between views in the Ottoman Empire

Durin late 19th century and to the collapse of the state in 1923, there were four currents of thought in Ottoman Empire: 1. Islamism, 2. Ottomanism, 3. Westernism 4. Turkism.…

Turk cafe August 10, 2024

Education

Problems in Turkish social studies

Turkish social studies such as law, literature, history, politics, economy, psychology, sociology are among the weakest in Turkey. That's because Turkey lagged behind its European counterparts and gave weight to…

Turk cafe May 18, 2023

Society

Rome could have prevented fall through culturization and Turkey too

The greatest state that has ever been, Roman Empire has fallen to "barbarians" in the fifth century. It wasn't supposed to be eternal, yet there were ways to sustain it.…

Turk cafe April 18, 2023

History

The biggest mistake Turks did and the main problem of the eastern societies

As the old saying goes, mistake is another name for expereience. However, as Richard Feynman says "Your mistakes don't define who you are. It's what you do after you have…

Turk cafe April 10, 2023

Politics

Eurasian Problems and Turkey caught in the crossfire

There is a fire raging in Eurasia, the area between Europe and Asia, that's right in front of the Turkish borders. The disaster struck the Semitic people first, Iran, Balkans…

Turk cafe March 30, 2023

Health

Turkey during COVID-19 Pandemic

An Analysis on Ethical Dimensions of Turkey’s Struggle During COVID-19 In Relation To Cultural Contexts Turkey has undergone a culture shift and did not succeed at it to the fullest…

Turk cafe December 29, 2022

Language

Should I learn Turkish? Ottoman Culture and other reasons to learn Turkish

INTRO Our aim is to emphasize the resources of motivation for Turkish learners. We assert that there are unexplored opportunities and strengths in Turkish language motivation. Caught between modernists and…

Turk cafe December 21, 2022

Worldview

Turkey in the post modern suicidal world

The death of the humanity On one side there is a close combat going on in Ukraine, between two of the most civilized countries in the world; on the other…

Turk cafe October 20, 2022