Out of all the guest speakers that came in this semester, there were two speakers that stuck out to me. The first speaker was Joe Erb. He came in to talk about how Native Americans weren’t being represented as well as they should be but all the efforts he was making to be the change … More Blog Post 8 by Mayela Urizar

  Human trafficking is a problem in Turkey. State-run Migration Directorate, Abdullah Ayaz, says that about 70 percent of human trafficking victims in Turkey are those who were victims of sexual sexual abuse or of sex trafficking. Syrians make up a majority of the victims and there has also been as increase of trafficking for … More Blog Post 7 by Mayela Urizar

What are the principal concerns Linda Polman raises in her book? One of Linda Polman’s primary concern in her book is that the money donated to humanitarian-based corporations are not entirely given and used to help and aid victims of human suffrage. Most of the money doesn’t even go to these victims but rather to … More Blog Post 6 by Mayela Urizar

Turkey’s economy has increased and continues to increase so much that they hope to become one of the world’s 10 largest economies by 2023. The expansion and growth of Turkey’s economy has to do with the domination of the industrial business. While the industry and service sectors have increased, the agricultural sector has become less … More Blog Post 5 by Mayela Urizar

There is so much to be said about how we all can help our environment. There are so many different proponents and while one person can’t change it all, all of us can change some part of it in a positive way. Whether that’s watching our consumption of meat to lowering our water consumption in … More Blog 4 by Mayela Urizar

Nationalism is defined in Merriam-Webster Dictionary, as “loyalty and devotion to a nation.” (Webster’s Dictionary) Nationalism is putting your nation before anything else in your life, no matter what. While this definition doesn’t have a negative or positive connotation, from history, this word isn’t looked at in a positive light. Many often think of the … More Post 3 by Mayela Urizar

The official language of Turkey is the Turkish language and it is the most spoken language there but not the only one. There are more than 30 ethnic languages that exist in Turkey but all are spoken by small groups. Since Turkish is the official language, all these other languages are referred to as “minority … More Blog Post 2 by Mayela Urizar

The country I will be focusing on this semester is Turkey. Turkey seems to be in the news daily for different reasons. Whether it be trying to arrest and extradite NBA player, Enes Kanter, for accusing him of being a member of an “armed terrorist group,” (Independent.UK), or being put on the spot by the … More Post 1 by Mayela Urizar