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9 min read A recent article titled “Thessaloniki’s Armenian minority and Jewish past are bound by a shared history of genocide,” penned by Larry Luxner, makes several controversial claims on the Ottoman-Armenian events of 1915, while blatantly ignoring the Greek government’s and society’s role in the decline of Jewish population in Salonica. AVİM 23.10.2025
ANOTHER BLATANT DISTORTION OF HISTORICAL FACTS -
2 min read As part of the ongoing process aimed at normalizing Türkiye-Armenia relations, Türkiye’s special representative Ambassador Serdar Kılıç and Armenia’s special representative and Deputy Speaker of Parliament Ruben Rubinyan came together in Yerevan on 12 September 2025 for their sixth meeting. This recent contact between the two sides is striking not ... Tuğçe TECİMER 16.10.2025
A NEW STAGE IN THE TÜRKİYE-ARMENIA NORMALIZATION PROCESS: THE YEREVAN MEETING -
4 min read The Center for Eurasian Studies (AVİM), as a leading Turkish think tank specializing in Eurasian geopolitics, views the Black Sea region as an arena of strategic significance shaped by complex historical, security, and economic dynamics. Our analysis of the region begins with the premise that the Black Sea serves as ... Teoman Ertuğrul TULUN 10.10.2025
CONSTRUCTIVE EURASIANISM AND COOPERATIVE SECURITY: AVİM’S PERSPECTIVE ON THE BLACK SEA REGION -
9 min read In a recent article published in The Daily Princetonian, Greg Arzoomanian has levelled several accusations against Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, founder of the modern Turkish Republic and called for the termination of the Atatürk Chair at Princeton University. The main point of Arzoomanian’s accusation is based on a quote that is misrepresented ... AVİM 09.10.2025
A DECEITFUL ATTEMPT TO TARNISH ATATÜRK’S LEGACY AT PRINCETON UNIVERSITY -
7 min read On 11 September 2025, the European Parliament (EP) rejected an amendment proposed by the Left Group that sought to designate Israel’s actions in Gaza as “genocide” and urged the EU to cease all forms of assistance enabling such atrocities, with 171 votes in favor, 378 against, and 34 abstentions. Hazel ÇAĞAN ELBİR 01.10.2025
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT’S DOUBLE STANDARDS IN ITS USE OF THE “GENOCIDE” CONCEPT: PERSPECTIVES ON THE 1915 EVENTS AND THE GAZA CRISIS
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8 min read Moldova’s 2025 parliamentary elections represent a critical juncture in its post-Soviet transformation, marking the consolidation of reformist governance amid persistent geopolitical tensions. Teoman Ertuğrul TULUN 24.10.2025
REFORMING MOLDOVA: STABILITY THROUGH CONSTRUCTIVE EURASIANISM -
10 min read This final commentary opens at a turning point for the Black Sea—one where the focus shifts from foundations and operational adjustments to the contested narratives now shaping the region’s future. Teoman Ertuğrul TULUN 21.10.2025
AT THE CROSSROADS: TÜRKİYE AND THE BATTLE FOR BLACK SEA ORDER -
14 min read In the immediate wake of foundational debates about the endurance of legal order and regional agency (i.e., region-specific ownership) in the Black Sea, recent events are compelling littoral states and institutional partners to go beyond abstract principles and confront evolving operational realities. The region’s strategic environment is being reshaped not ... Teoman Ertuğrul TULUN 16.10.2025
GUARDIANSHIP IN PRACTICE: LEADERSHIP, ADAPTATION, AND SECURITY CHALLENGES IN THE BLACK SEA -
9 min read The Fener Greek Patriarchate in Istanbul operates as a public institution within the framework established by the 1923 Lausanne Peacy Treaty, is bound by the laws of Türkiye, and is subordinate to Turkish secular authorities. The administrator of this institution, the Fener Greek Patriarch, is required to be a Turkish ... Mehmet Oğuzhan TULUN 03.09.2025
THE HARMFUL EFFECTS OF THE POLITICIZATION OF THE FENER GREEK PATRIARCHATE -
13 min read The confluence of history, law, and power in the Black Sea is now being tested as never before. As renewed rivalry, technological change, and expanding maritime interests redraw the region’s strategic map, fundamental questions emerge: What sustains equilibrium in a basin historically marked by contestation? Teoman Ertuğrul TULUN 02.09.2025
GUARDIANSHIP OR EQUILIBRIUM? POWER, AND THE LEGACY OF ORDER IN THE BLACK SEA
THE TRUTH WILL OUT
2024
KİTAP TANITIMI: "İNSANLAR BÖYLEDİR" VE "SAPKIN YURTSEVERLİK" BAŞLIKLI KONFERANS
"ERMENİ SORUNUNU ANLAMAK" BAŞLIKLI KONFERANS
"II. ABDÜLHAMİD VE ERMENİ SORUNU" BAŞLIKLI KONFERANS
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Afghanistan 18.06.2023
Resolution 2626 (2022) Adopted by the Security Council at its 8997th meeting, on 17 March 2022 -
Bosnia & Herzegovina 01.03.1994
Washington Agreement
Understanding the Fener Greek Patriarchate: A Legal Perspective
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Past Event AVİM Conference Hall 24.01.2023
CONFERENCE TITLED “HUNGARY’S PERSPECTIVES ON THE TURKIC WORLD" -
Past Event AVİM Conference Hall 13.10.2022
CONFERENCE TITLED “NEW ROLE OF TURKEY IN A CHANGING EASTERN EUROPE: A POLISH PERSPECTIVE”
