Bloody Terrorist From Attacks Bad to The Tension Worse Between the US and Iran is #MeToo WHERE IS THE Climbing HUMANITY GOING Ireland Conflict ? Cyprus Problem Artificial Intelliegence December 30, 2017 Editor in Chief Translation & Redaction Berkay BULUT Yağmur TAŞDEMİR Editors Social Media Coordinators Deniz KARAN Melis PEKTAŞ Bahar TEMİR Selen CEYLAN Ceren GÜLER IRPosts Maggazine | December 2017 IRPosts Maggazine | December 2017 4 CONT ENTS 5 AMERICA / AMERİKA 26 Soğuk Savaş V2 6 Bloody Terrorist Attacks in America Can Abanoz Aslıhan GAZİOĞLU ENERGY / ENERJİ 8 The Tension Between the US and Iran is Climbing 28 Klare’s Blood and Oil Damla ÖZTÜRK Bahar TEMİR ASIA / ASYA MIDDLE EAST / ORTA DOĞU 12 Is It Possible Alliance Between 30 From Bad to Worse Russia and Turkey? Berkay BULUT Ismailly ILGAR 32 A Collusion in Raqqa 13 Turkish Hero Süleyman and His Özge ASILSAMANCI Moon-Face Girl Ayla POWER OF WOMAN / KADININ GÜCÜ Melis PEKTAŞ 33 Not Measurements But Violence ECONOMY / EKONOMİ Against Women! 15 Central Bank Independence Selen CEYLAN Fatih ÇINAR 34 From a Simple Hashtag to a Serious Problem EUROPE / AVRUPA Ceren GÜLER 18 Ireland Conflict-The Troubles TECHNOLOGY / TEKNOLOJİ Deniz KARAN 36 Artificial Intelliegence: Should We 22 European Union and Cyprus Feel Fear of Hope? Problem Hatice Hicret KARASİOĞLU Elif BAKAR 38 Where is the Humanity Going? 24 Urban Transformation and Its Dilara SOY Problems in Turkey Ece Deniz BUDAK IRPosts Maggazine | December 2017 IRPosts Maggazine | December 2017 6 AMERICA / AMERİKA AMERICA / AMERİKA 7 After the attacks, Bloody Terrorist Aslıhan Gazioğlu the US and the perspectives of When we look at the events, it is referred as the most devastating possible to find many intermediate armed attack in US history. the world on the Attacks in America points. There are six events that have Middle East have made sense since 9/11; TERROR LAUNCH AFTER 9/11: changed. There have been many terrorist attacks in America. The 1) November 5, 2009 - Major Nidal Hasan has killed 13 people in a Muslims, especially people with greatest terrorist attack on the minds was the collapse of military processing center in Fort headscarves, have experienced Hood, Texas, wounding 32 people. difficult things in many countries. What the Twin Towers. Hasan was convicted of 13 murders is the underlying reason for the role of and 32 murders. He was sentenced Islamic terror groups in general in the There have been many terrorist with capital punishment. attacks made in America? Why does attacks in America. The greatest AMERICA / AMERİKA the majority of Muslims hate America? terrorist attack on the minds was MARATHON EXPLORATION the collapse of the Twin Towers. The 5)October 2,2017 - During a concert at Why is it in the same place? 9/11 terrorist attack was like a new the ‘Route 91 Harvest’ music festival debut for America. With this incident, in Las Vegas, USA, a military attack It is seen that terror attack on October America became acquainted with was organized. According to the 31, 2017 is a common point of attack on terrorism and began fighting against information given by the Las Vegas 9/11 2001 WORLD TRADE CENTER. terrorism. If we look at this briefly: police, 59 people were killed, and Both events took place very close to The US started the day with one of there were over 500 injured people. each other. What is the reason behind the world’s biggest terrorist attacks on this? Are these anti-Islamic groups or the morning of September 11, 2001. 6)October 31, 2017 - When a 29-year- Islamic groups? Four passengers have been abducted 2) April 15, 2013 - Twin bombs old man in a rented truck landed on a by terrorists, causing a terrorist attack exploded near the finish line of the busy bicycle path near the World Trade The effects of individual arming in at 8:16 am in the World Trade Center Boston Marathon, killing three and Center in New York, eight people were America on terrorist incidents in New York, one of the highest wounding at least 264 people. A killed and almost a dozen people were buildings in the world. After 102 suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev was killed injured. The armed attack which led to the minutes later, the building blew up. in an encounter with the police. death of 58 people in Las Vegas, was After 17 minutes, terrorists crashed the most devastating armed attack in other tower and second building blew 3) July 16, 2015 - Muhammad US history. The Las Vegas massacre up in 56 minutes. Another target of the Abdulazeez killed four US Navy brought the individual armed cultures terrorists was the American Defense and Marines seafarers at a military of the United States back to the Ministry (Pentagon) in Virginia. 34 collection center in Chattanooga, agenda. minutes after the attack on the World Tennessee, and fired at the Navy Trade Center, they hit the Pentagon reserve facility. at 9.37. After the attack, 2996 people lost their lives. The incident was first 4)June 12, 2016 -In Florida town in One of the most important events that thought to have been done by Iraq. the US state of Orlando, a club where attracts our attention in a lot of terrorist Then, it was said that Japan made After the attacks, the US and the perspectives of the world on the Middle homosexuals go was attacked. It was attacks is that the names of the people it after years to get revenge from East have changed. said that 50 people were killed in the who carried out the attacks are Muslim America. Eventually, the event was attack, 53 people were wounded. names. Since the 9/11 terrorist attack, undertaken by 19 people of Al Qaeda. From that day on, America has come up with many terrorist attacks. After this, a state of emergency was we have read and understood that declared in the city. The attack was Islamophobia has increased and IRPosts Maggazine | December 2017 IRPosts Maggazine | December 2017 8 AMERICA / AMERİKA AMERICA / AMERİKA 9 The Tension One of the most essential policies Trump, this agreement has liberated that Donald Trump criticized is the US Iran from the edge of the abyss. Between the policy towards Iran. In July 2015, during However, Donald Trump Obama administration, a nuclear argues that the US policy agreement was signed between Iran should seek to weaken and and the United States. Russia, China neutralize Iran, both indoors Damla Öztürk US and Iran is as well as some European countries and out, especially in the such as Germany, France and Britain region2. entered into this agreement. According to this agreement, it can be allowed to Donald Trump has aimed at Climbing conduct nuclear works on condition the Iranian government with Translated by: Yağmur TAŞDEMİR that Iran does not accumulate uranium, his words “Iran is under the AMERICA / AMERİKA however Iran have to allow the officials control of a fanatical regime. This create a big problem between these Undoubtfully, the president of the United States Donald of the International Atomic Energy extremist regime was created in 1979, two states. Iran accuses the United Agency and United Nations (UN) to and this radical regime took the wealth States of disorganizing the region Trump criticized the pre-election policies harshly and observe or inspect the facilities where of one of the oldest and most vibrant and making the region unstable and the work was conducted. Besides, the nations in the world and led to chaos insecure for imperialist purposes. stated that these policies should be changed on several European Union (EU) countries will throughout the region. Iran continues abolish the oil embargo imposed on to support terrorism.” Donald Trump On the other hand, the US states occasions. Iran. Iran has committed that it will accused the Iranian government with that Iran has tried to be a force in the conduct nuclear works within the the claim of supporting terrorism3. region, has fanned sectarian conflicts, agreed limits and in a transparent In addition, he stated that Iranian and became a threat to its allies in the manner. With this agreement, the Revolutionary Guards have been region like Israel and Saudi Arabia. contradictions between Iran and the added to the sanction list4. However, This crisis on the nuclear agreement United States, some European Union after these outbreaks were made by is not independent of the events and countries has ended, and relations President Trump, the United States situations in the region. First of all, have improved a bit. The outcome of has primarily attracted the reaction of Israel and Saudi Arabia that support the agreement is positive for both Iran Iran and the other signatory countries. Trump’s words, have considered and the EU countries that see Iran as Germany, France, England and Russia Iran as a threat to themselves and a threat because of security. defended the agreement and criticized they have stated that this agreement the United States5. relieves Iran. Saudi Arabia and Israel Donald Trump approaches this are worried that Iran is in business issue differently, and states that this When Donald Trump stated the US with Syrian and Iraqi governments and will cause Iran to become stronger. can cancel the agreement, European becomes a force affecting the region. For this reason, he accuses former states opposed it, saying that the The US and its allies that do not Obama administration too seriously. agreement is a multilateral agreement want Iran to become stronger in the After Donald Trump took office, he has and any country cannot cancel it alone. region, show that they will take steps taken steps to change the US policy The United States was supported only to change Iranian policies.