Journal of Turkish Weekly
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JTW. A Turkish newsource in English language mainly on international politics, Turkey, Middle East, Caucasus, Eastern Europe and Central Asia. The journal says it receives about 130.000 visits every day.
It has News, Comments, Articles, Letters main sections. Updated at least 4 times a day.
Established in 2004. Published by Ankara-based Turkish think tank Institute International Strategic Research Organization (I.S.R.O. - U.S.A.K.).
Apart from its staff's news and comments, the JTW also republishes the articles from BBC, VOA, RFL, IWPR, Jerusalem Post, Mehr News and many other international news sources. The journal focuses on the following areas:
- Turkish foreign policy
- Balkans
- Caucasus
- Middle East
- Central Asia
- Black Sea Basin
- Eastern Mediterranean
[edit] Editors
- Middle East & Africa: Arzu Celalifer
- Caucasus : Jan Soykok
- Central Asia: M. Turgut Demirtepe
- Articles : Bülent Çiçekli
- Security : Ihsan Bal
- Balkans : Mirzet Mujezinovic
- Europe : Mehmet Ozcan
- Comments : Halil Ibrahim Bahar
- Black Sea Basin: Kamer Kasim
- Arab World: Bahadir Dincer
- World: Fatma Yilmaz
- Turkish World: Tuluhan Bahar
- Economy: Yesim Sahiner
[edit] Criticism
The journal is criticised for its nationalistic approach, particularly in issues regarding the Armenian Question, which is claimed by Sedat Laçiner (who has a broad mandate over its functions [1]) as a field of expertise.
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