Graduated from History Department of Boğaziçi (Bosphorus) University in 1998, he completed his master's degree at Gebze Institute of Technology (now Gebze Technical University) in 2001. In the same year, he worked as an intern at the Assembly of Turkish American Associations (ATAA) in Washington. Subsequently, he finished his Ph.D. at Marmara University in 2008. He won a very prestigious scholarship, Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence and worked as an assistant professor of history at Chatham University in Pittsburgh between 2010-2011. His studies are mostly on Turkish Foreign Policy and the Armenian Question. He still continues his studies at Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Yıldız Technical University. Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Tarih Bölümünden 1998 yılında mezun oldu. Yüksek linsansını 2001 yılında Gebze Yüksek Teknoloji Enstütüsü (şimdi Gebze Teknik Üniversitesi) Milli Güvenlik Stratejileri anabilimdalında tamamladı. Aynı yıl Washington'da bulunan Assembly of Turkish American Associations merkezinde staj yaptı. Akabinde Marmara Üniversitesi Atatürk İlkeleri ve İnkılap Tarihi Doktora Programına yazıldı ve 2008'de doktor unvanını hak etti.. 2010-2011 yılları arasında Fulbright Scholar in Residence Programı kapsamında Fulbright akademisyeni olarak Chatham Üniversitesi (Pittsburgh) Türkiye Yılı etkinliklerde görev yaptı. Çalışmaları çoğunlukla Ermeni Meselesi ve Türk Dış Politikası üzerinedir. Halen Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi İnsan ve Toplum Bilimleri Bölümünde çalışmalarını sürdürmektedir.
After initiation of the glasnost (openness) and perestroika (restructuring) policies in the USSR ... more After initiation of the glasnost (openness) and perestroika (restructuring) policies in the USSR by Mikhail Gorbachev, the Soviet Union started to crumble, and old, forgotten, suppressed problems especially regarding territorial claims between Azerbaijanis and Armenians re-emerged. Although Mountainous (Nagorno) Karabakh is officially part of Azerbaijan Republic, after fierce and bloody clashes between Armenians and Azerbaijanis, the entire Nagorno Karabakh region and seven additional surrounding districts of Lachin, Kelbajar, Agdam, Jabrail, Fizuli, Khubadly and Zengilan, it means over 20 per cent of Azerbaijan, were occupied by Armenians, and because of serious war situations, many Azerbaijanis living in these areas had to migrate from their homeland to Azerbaijan and have been living under miserable conditions since the early 1990s.                                                                                                                      Mihail Gorbaçov tarafından başlatılan glasnost (açıklık) ve perestroyka (yeniden inşa) politikalarından sonra Sovyetler Birliği parçalanma sürecine girdi ve birlik coğrafyasındaki unutulmuş ve bastırılmış olan eski problemler, özellikle Azerbaycan Türkleri ve Ermeniler arasındaki sınır sorunları yeniden gün yüzüne çıktı. Bu bağlamda, hukuken Azerbaycan devletinin bir parçası olan Dağlık Karabağ bölgesi ve çevresindeki Laçin, Kelbecer, Cebrail, Agdam, Fizuli, Zengilan ve Kubatlı gibi yedi semt, yani yaklaşık olarak Azerbaycan’ın yüzde yirmiye yakın toprağı, her iki toplum arasındaki şiddetli ve kanlı çarpışmalardan sonra Ermeniler tarafından işgal edildi. Ayrıca, olumsuz savaş şartları nedeniyle, binlerce Azerbaycan Türkü yaşadıkları topraklardan Azerbaycan’a göç etmek zorunda kaldı ve söz konusu göçmenler hala çok kötü şartlar altında yaşamlarını sürdürmektedirler.&nbsp
Journal of policing, intelligence and counter terrorism, Mar 4, 2021
ABSTRACT While the literature on the relations between historiography and politics is usually sta... more ABSTRACT While the literature on the relations between historiography and politics is usually state-centred, literature on the relation between terrorist organisations and historiography is still being formulated. While this literature has studied terrorist organisations such as the IRA and ISIS, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has not been examined sufficiently. In this research, conducting document analysis, we see how Abdullah Öcalan, the imprisoned leader of the PKK, uses historical facts in his texts addressed to varying interlocutors at different times. When these facts are assessed based on their themes, it is established that such titles as ‘Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, National Pact, and Republic' are at the forefront. It is observed that the mentioned historical facts are being used to create a perception that the PKK is the continuation of the Kurdish movement from the early twentieth century and to foster the political motivation of its cadres and audience. This paper concludes that Öcalan used historical references to create an image of the state with an unchanging character from the past in order to prove that the organisation’s recent political aims are legitimate and necessary.
At the beginning of the 19th century, the multinational structure of the Ottoman Empire was one o... more At the beginning of the 19th century, the multinational structure of the Ottoman Empire was one of the primary problems that threatened the empire’s survival. Th ere were also various acts of rebellion against the state by the Armenians who went up to the highest degrees of the Ottoman state administration and were given the title “Millet-i Sadıka – the loyalist nation.” Gabriel Noradunkhian Eff endi, who served as a bureaucrat and minister for approximately a half century, was rewarded by being bestowed a lot of medals by the Empire because of the result of that service. He went abroad and settled in France before World War I. Th en he was on the Armenian Committee during the Paris Peace Conference in which the collapse of the Ottoman Empire was intended and the Lausanne Peace Treaty that ccepted the independence of the new Turkish State.
After initiation of the glasnost (openness) and perestroika (restructuring) policies in the USSR ... more After initiation of the glasnost (openness) and perestroika (restructuring) policies in the USSR by Mikhail Gorbachev, the Soviet Union started to crumble, and old, forgotten, suppressed problems especially regarding territorial claims between Azerbaijanis and Armenians re-emerged. Although Mountainous (Nagorno) Karabakh is officially part of Azerbaijan Republic, after fierce and bloody clashes between Armenians and Azerbaijanis, the entire Nagorno Karabakh region and seven additional surrounding districts of Lachin, Kelbajar, Agdam, Jabrail, Fizuli, Khubadly and Zengilan, it means over 20 per cent of Azerbaijan, were occupied by Armenians, and because of serious war situations, many Azerbaijanis living in these areas had to migrate from their homeland to Azerbaijan and have been living under miserable conditions since the early 1990s.                                                                                                                      Mihail Gorbaçov tarafından başlatılan glasnost (açıklık) ve perestroyka (yeniden inşa) politikalarından sonra Sovyetler Birliği parçalanma sürecine girdi ve birlik coğrafyasındaki unutulmuş ve bastırılmış olan eski problemler, özellikle Azerbaycan Türkleri ve Ermeniler arasındaki sınır sorunları yeniden gün yüzüne çıktı. Bu bağlamda, hukuken Azerbaycan devletinin bir parçası olan Dağlık Karabağ bölgesi ve çevresindeki Laçin, Kelbecer, Cebrail, Agdam, Fizuli, Zengilan ve Kubatlı gibi yedi semt, yani yaklaşık olarak Azerbaycan’ın yüzde yirmiye yakın toprağı, her iki toplum arasındaki şiddetli ve kanlı çarpışmalardan sonra Ermeniler tarafından işgal edildi. Ayrıca, olumsuz savaş şartları nedeniyle, binlerce Azerbaycan Türkü yaşadıkları topraklardan Azerbaycan’a göç etmek zorunda kaldı ve söz konusu göçmenler hala çok kötü şartlar altında yaşamlarını sürdürmektedirler.&nbsp
Journal of policing, intelligence and counter terrorism, Mar 4, 2021
ABSTRACT While the literature on the relations between historiography and politics is usually sta... more ABSTRACT While the literature on the relations between historiography and politics is usually state-centred, literature on the relation between terrorist organisations and historiography is still being formulated. While this literature has studied terrorist organisations such as the IRA and ISIS, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has not been examined sufficiently. In this research, conducting document analysis, we see how Abdullah Öcalan, the imprisoned leader of the PKK, uses historical facts in his texts addressed to varying interlocutors at different times. When these facts are assessed based on their themes, it is established that such titles as ‘Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, National Pact, and Republic' are at the forefront. It is observed that the mentioned historical facts are being used to create a perception that the PKK is the continuation of the Kurdish movement from the early twentieth century and to foster the political motivation of its cadres and audience. This paper concludes that Öcalan used historical references to create an image of the state with an unchanging character from the past in order to prove that the organisation’s recent political aims are legitimate and necessary.
At the beginning of the 19th century, the multinational structure of the Ottoman Empire was one o... more At the beginning of the 19th century, the multinational structure of the Ottoman Empire was one of the primary problems that threatened the empire’s survival. Th ere were also various acts of rebellion against the state by the Armenians who went up to the highest degrees of the Ottoman state administration and were given the title “Millet-i Sadıka – the loyalist nation.” Gabriel Noradunkhian Eff endi, who served as a bureaucrat and minister for approximately a half century, was rewarded by being bestowed a lot of medals by the Empire because of the result of that service. He went abroad and settled in France before World War I. Th en he was on the Armenian Committee during the Paris Peace Conference in which the collapse of the Ottoman Empire was intended and the Lausanne Peace Treaty that ccepted the independence of the new Turkish State.
Gabriyel Noradunkyan is one of the first people whose name comes to mind among the last period of... more Gabriyel Noradunkyan is one of the first people whose name comes to mind among the last period of Armenian bureaucrats. He served in important posts in the government and in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the disintegrating and declining periods of the Ottoman Empire; he served as a notable member [Âyan, Senator] and worked as the Minister of Trade, Public Works, and Foreign Affairs.
Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi Atatürk İlkeleri ve İnkılap Tarihi Bölümü tarafından 5 Kasım 2014 tar... more Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi Atatürk İlkeleri ve İnkılap Tarihi Bölümü tarafından 5 Kasım 2014 tarihinde gerçekleştirilen "Osmanlı ve Cumhuriyet Tarihi Araştırmaları - V. Lisanüstü Öğrenci Sempozyumu"nda sunulan tebliğlerden oluşan bu kitap, Osmanlı ve Cumhuriyet dönemiyle ilgili konularda yapılmış olan yükseklisans ve doktora tezlerinden yola çıkarak hazırlanan kısa sunumlardan oluşmaktadır.
Sultan Abdulaziz ascended the Ottoman throne in a difficult period of political and economic cris... more Sultan Abdulaziz ascended the Ottoman throne in a difficult period of political and economic crisis. During the 19th century, the empire was on the point of disintegration due to rebellions in the Balkans, especially in the region of Wallachia-Moldavia. The state's finances almost collapsed. Internally, an important opposition front formed with the influence of the Young Ottomans. This opposition grew stronger over time within the military and political bureaucracy and played a critical role in Abdulaziz's detohrement and Murad V becoming the sultan. In this study, the important events that took place in the Abdulaziz period and the developments following his dethronement are examined through some American newspapers and American State Department documents. The last period of the Empire was examined with different documents by giving a new perspective to the Ottoman history.
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