Amnesty International (http://www.amnesty.org)
‘Amnesty International is a worldwide campaigning movement that works to
promote all the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights and other international standards.' The English language homepage
provides articles on human rights questions and abuses in countries around the
globe.
CIA -- The
World Factbook (https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html)
An annual publication of the CIA, contains up-to-date information on all aspects
of the political, social and military history of a particular country.
Center for Strategic and International Studies (http://www.csis.org/)
A Washington, DC based think-tank which sponsors seminars and conferences and
issues reports on terrorism, United States foreign policy, and several regions
of the world including the Middle East and Africa.
Chiefs of State and Cabinet
Ministers of Foreign Governments (http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/chiefs/)
Constantly updated lists of important governmental officers and their position
of all the world's countries is published by the CIA as a part of its website.
DMOZ Open Directory
Project - Turkey (http://dmoz.org/Regional/Middle%5FEast/Turkey/)
Major website giving access to many important subject areas.
Encyclopedia.com (http://www.encyclopedia.com)
From the Electronic Library, searching the Encyclopedia.com by country provides
numerous narrative articles on its history, culture, politics.
Federation of American Scientists (http://www.fas.org)
The Federation of American Scientists (FAS) "is the oldest organization
dedicated to ending the worldwide arms race, achieving complete nuclear disarmament,
and avoiding the use of nuclear weapons for any purpose." Whatever one's
views are on its goals, a search of the site yields valuable information on a
country's armament found only with difficulty elsewhere.
Human Rights Watch - Turkey (http://www.hrw.org/campaigns/turkey/)
This organization is particularly concerned with prison conditions in Turkey
and in general with human rights.
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (http://www.tarim.gov.tr/)
The official web site of the Turkish Ministry of Agriculture.
Ministry of Culture - Turkey (http://www.kultur.gov.tr/)
Official web site of the Turkish Ministry of Culture.
Ministry of Finance - Turkey (http://www.maliye.gov.tr/)
Official web site of the Turkish Ministry of Finance.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Turkey (http://www.mfa.gov.tr/)
Official web site of the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Ministry of Industry and Trade - Turkey (http://www.sanayi.gov.tr/)
Official web site of the Turkish Ministry of Industry and Trade, note that this
site is in Turkish.
Ministry of National Defense - Turkey (http://www.asal.msb.gov.tr/)
Official web site of the Turkish Ministry of National Defense, note that this
site is in Turkish.
Ministry of National Education - Turkey (http://www.meb.gov.tr/)
Official web site of the Turkish Ministry of National Education, note this site
is in Turkish.
Ministry of Tourism - Turkey (http://www.turizm.gov.tr/)
Official web site of the Turkish Ministry of Tourism.
Ministry of Transport - Turkey (http://www.ubak.gov.tr/)
Official web site of the Turkish Ministry of Transport, note this site is in
Turkish.
Nations of the world (http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/nations.html)
Guide to legal materials of all types gathered by the Law Library of the U.S.
Congress. Searchable by country name.
Scientific Research Council
of Turkey (http://www.tubitak.gov.tr/default%5Fie.htm)
A major public-private organization whose task is to improve Turkey's science
and technology.
Turkish Daily News (http://www.turkishdailynews.com/)
An award winning English Language newspaper from Turkey.
United Nations (http://www.un.org)
The official site of the United Nations provides articles, reports, etc. in several
languages on all aspects of the initiatives and mission of that organization
as well as on the contemporary life, culture, society, international relations,
etc. of all the countries and peoples of the world.
United States Committee for Refugees
(USCR) (http://www.refugees.org/index.cfm)
Founded in 1958 to complement the UN's initiative to aid refugees, the
USCR's site offers brief and detailed reports on refugee status in and
from the various countries of the world.
United States. Department of State (http://www.state.gov)
Numerous documents concerning diplomatic and international relations, travel
advice and warnings relating to the countries of the world are available on the
State Department's official site by searching under a particular country's
name.
Water issues between
Turkey, Syria and Iraq (http://www.mfa.gov.tr/grupa/ad/adg/default.htm)
A Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs web site exploring the water rights issues
that exist among Turkey, Syria and Iraq.
The World Bank Group (http://www.worldbank.org)
A search by country yields numerous English language reports on the economic
development of regions of the world and the World Bank Groups' advice,
initiatives and warnings concerning them.
World Trade Organization (http://www.wto.org/)
Headquartered in Switzerland the WTO, made up of member governments from around
the globe, is dedicated to topics concerning international trade and development.
Its English language "website contains material for a range of users, from
the general public to students, academics and trade specialists. It includes
introductions to WTO activities and a large database of official documents." |