2021

The Plague of our Age: Global Climate Change

Prof. Dr. Mehmet Emin Birpınar
Republic of Türkiye, Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change

Thanks to the technological advancements experienced today, we can find information about celestial bodies billions of light years away. This way we know there is no similar world that can host humans. However, we do not fully appreciate our world’s uniqueness. Since the industrial revolution, we have poorly used the blessings of the world. In…

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The Leading Role of Türkiye in International Humanitarian Action

Hatice Karahan
Prof. Dr., Visiting scholar at Columbia University Advisor to the President of Türkiye

The Republic of Türkiye has displayed an upward trend in international development cooperation on which it places special importance since the 2000s, and it has become one of the most prominent actors in the world in this respect. Responsibilities taken within international structures and a wide range of global and local advancements have played an…

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Türkiye Humanitarian Action 2021: A Chronology

JAN January 10th, 2021 Kalecik, Ankara: Earthquake (4.5) January 17th, 2021 Arsuz, Hatay: Flood and Flooding FEB February 2nd, 2021 Kırklareli: Flood and Flooding February 3rd, 2021 İzmir: Flood and Flooding MAR March 1st, 2021 4 provinces enter “Controlled Normalization Process” March 4th, 2021 Bingöl-Tatvan Helicopter Accident March 17th, 2021 Dereiçi, Yusufeli, Artvin: Village Fire…

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Humanitarian Aid Agenda (2021)

These graphs depict how often a certain humanitarian aid topic appeared on the political agenda in 2021. All data was retrieved from Anadolu Agency’s database. Each keyword (disaster, earthquake, flood, blast, explosion, donation, humanitarian aid, blood donation, migration, migrant, asylum-seeker, refugee, volunteer, landslide, fire) were searched on the AA news database. The graphs illustrate how…

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Data on Social Protection (2021)

Source: Social Protection Statistics, 2020, Turkish Statistical Institute In 2020, official social protection expenditures increased by 20,9% compared to the previous year and reached 655 billion 599 million TRY. Social protection benefits constituted 98.5% of these expenditures. The distribution of social protection expenditures by years is presented in the table. Types of Social Protection Benefits …

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Data on COVID-19

References: Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Health Total Number of Cases Daily Number of Cases Daily Number of Recovered Patients Daily Number of Deaths…

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Trends and Changes in Migration in 2021

Saime Özçürümez
Associate Professor, Bilkent University Department of Political Science and Public Administration

We can analyze the migration case of Türkiye in 2021 within the context of regular migration, irregular migration, international protection, and social harmonization. This article briefly analyses key issues on human mobility in Türkiye between 1 January and 30 December 2021. Türkiye has been hosting more refugees in comparison to any other country in the…

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Geological Disasters in Türkiye in 2021

Nehir Varol
Assistant Professor, Ankara University Disaster Management Implementation and Research Center - AFAM

Natural disasters occur frequently in Türkiye because of its geological, geographical and climatic characteristics. Unfortunately, we experienced loss of lives and properties to a great extent due to high levels of physical and social fragility in some regions, overpopulation, and unplanned settlement. Four natural disasters that occurred in Türkiye were listed on the International Disaster…

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The Agenda of Social Services in 2021

Emine Özmete
Prof. Dr., Ankara University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Faculty Member of the Department of Social Service

The most fundamental function of social services is to improve the lives of individuals, families, groups, and society, while the main perspective of it is social development. Social development concentrates on institutions of society, and it deals with the implementation of social programs. The agenda of social services as the implementation tool of social policies…

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