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Students Donate Supplies to Aid Earthquake Relief in Turkey, Syria

Students Donate Supplies to Aid Earthquake Relief in Turkey, Syria

By Evie Steele February 9, 2023

CW: This article references/discusses violence related to natural disasters. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources.  Georgetown University’s Turkish students...

Institute of Turkish Studies Caught in Turkeys Crackdown on Academic Freedom

Institute of Turkish Studies Caught in Turkey’s Crackdown on Academic Freedom

By Liam Scott October 7, 2021

For over 30 years, the Turkish government-funded Institute of Turkish Studies (ITS) was the only U.S.-based nonprofit that supported the development of Turkish studies in U.S. higher education. Widely...

Institute of Turkish Studies To Close After Losing Funding

Institute of Turkish Studies To Close After Losing Funding

By Hansen Lian January 24, 2020

As the Institute of Turkish Studies prepares to close this fall due to an inability to secure sustainable funding, students and the organization’s leadership expressed frustration and disappointment...

10 Things Hoyas Should Be Thankful For

10 Things Hoyas Should Be Thankful For

By Emily Anthony and Emily Anthony November 21, 2018

HAPPY HOLIDAYS, HOYAS! Can you believe it? Midterms are (finally) over and Christmas is literally WEEKS away! Before I get too far ahead and offend all those people who "love" Thanksgiving, let's jump...

KUYUMJIAN: For Justice, Recognize Armenian Genocide

By Nareg Kuyumjian April 24, 2018

Since 1915, the Turkish government has denied that the forced relocation and slaughter of 1.5 million Armenians constitutes a genocide. Georgetown University has been part of the silence allowing the Armenian...

Global Press Freedoms Decline, Activists Say

By Hannah Urtz April 27, 2017

Press freedoms have declined in the United States and around the world as authoritarian governments and strongmen erode journalist protections, according to Reporters Without Borders’ 2017 World Press...

Thanksgiving Pro-Tips

Thanksgiving Pro-Tips

By Nikki Hauser and Nikki Hauser November 21, 2016

It's about that time again....FOOODD!!!! ...and, you know, spending time with family and giving thanks, I guess. With all the anticipation that comes with Thanksgiving dinner, you may forget the other...

The 4E Guide To Friendsgiving

The 4E Guide To Friendsgiving

By Caroline Bucca and Caroline Bucca November 18, 2016

Thanksgiving is coming up, which means that every foodie's favorite holiday is almost here! In the great (slightly reworded) saying of Regina George "Thanksgiving is the one day of the year when every...

Democracy Falters Following Coup

By Wasil Rezk October 4, 2016

The Turkish military-led coup attempt in July caught the eyes of millions around the world. As time progressed and it became clear that the coup had failed, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan began...

GU Hosts Panel on Turkey

By Hannah Urtz September 27, 2016

Following a failed coup attempt this summer, Turkey may become a new source of conflict in the Middle East, according to Georgetown’s Institute of Turkish Studies Director Sinan Ciddi and Aykan Erdemir,...

GREGORY: Two Foes And A Fragile Alliance

By Matthew Gregory April 12, 2016

Istanbul’s Istiklal Street is the city’s main commercial thoroughfare, containing a variety of businesses and connecting the famous landmarks Taksim Square and Galata Tower. On weekends, around 3 million...

Goodbye Study Abroad

Goodbye Study Abroad

By Courtney Klein and Courtney Klein December 12, 2014

If you've been abroad this semester, by now you have probably bought your last budget airline ticket, bargained for your last "international piece of clothing" and filled up on whatever native food is...

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