Essydo Originals

The Atatürk Paradox

In the political sphere, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk is considered to be one of the most talented, sophisticated and respected politicians in the history of statesmanship. His peers are other greats at the pinnacle of politics, such as Winston Churchill, Otto von Bismarck, Genghis Khan, Julius Cesar, Marcus Aurelius and Mansa Musa, only to name a...

White, White World –A Racial Perspective on the Founding of Israel

This work is the Bachelor Thesis by our founder Emre Şentürk, submitted in May 2017 at the Faculty of Arts of the University of Groningen. The thesis was submitted within the core module “Thinking the International in Historic Context” as part of the “International Relations/International Organisation” Bachelor programme, and received a passing grade of 3,3/4....

From Sèvres to Lausanne – An Unappreciated Victory?

This work was submitted by our founder, Emre Şentürk, to Prof. Dr. Kaan Renda on 26 December 2016 as part of the study module “Turkish Foreign Policy I” of the International Relations department of the Hacettepe University in Ankara. Almost 100 years after the founding of the Turkish Republic, there is a revived debate about...

EU, SCO and Turkey’s Foreign Policy

This work is the a research paper by our founder Emre Şentürk, submitted in May 2015 at the Faculty of Arts of the University of Groningen. The paper was submitted within the course “International Organisation” as part of the “International Relations/International Organisation” Bachelor programme. Its original title was “European Union or Shanghai Cooperation Organisation? Which...