New Project from the Institute funded by TÜBİTAK

Istanbul Bilgi University European Institute lecturer Asst. Prof. Dr. Yaprak Gürsoy and Bilkent University Department of Political Science lecturer Asst. Prof. Dr. Zeki Sarıgil have collaborated on the "ARMED FORCES AND SOCIETY IN TURKEY: AN EMPIRICAL APPROACH," project. Click for details.

The project entitled "ARMED FORCES AND SOCIETY IN TURKEY: AN EMPIRICAL APPROACH," prepared by Istanbul Bilgi University European Institute lecturer Asst. Prof. Dr. Yaprak Gürsoy and Bilkent University Department of Political Science lecturer Asst. Prof. Dr. Zeki Sarıgil, has received a grant from The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK).

The project will last 15 months and investigate Turkish society's perceptions of the armed forces through a public opinion survey and in-depth interviews. This research will help develop inferences on the possibilities of creating more democratic civil-military relations in Turkey on the road to European Union membership.

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