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Article Bağımsızlık, Özerklik, İkiye Bölünmüşlük Arasında Sancak:Geçmişten Günümüze Genel Bir Bakış(2015) Ekinci, Fatma DidemArticle Çarlık Dönemi’nden Günümüze Rusya ve Kuzey Kafkasya: Siyasî Davranış, Tehditler, Algılar(2015) Ekinci, Fatma DidemMaster Thesis De Facto Devletlerde 'Tanınma için Demokrasi' Stratejisi: Kosova ve Abhazya Örneklerinin Karşılaştırmalı Bir İncelemesi(2025) Ayhan, İbrahim Rıfat; Ekinci, Fatma DidemThis thesis examines democracy and democratization in de facto states over Abkhazia or Kosovo cases comparatively. De facto states first emerged after 1945 but their number substantially increased with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Related to their international legitimacy problems, the interest on democracy in de facto states has risen in recent years both in the international community and academic literature. In this context, this study seeks answers to three key questions related to democracy in de facto states in the literature grounded on the relations with the patron state, ethnic divisions and conflict, and recognition and recognition strategies. To this end, the study utilizes Freedom House data and reports, semi-structured interviews conducted by the author, and local news outlets in Abkhazia and Kosovo. As a result, the study concludes that the most important, if not the only, factor behind both democratization and recognition of de facto states is the patron state. The difference in democracy levels between Kosovo or Abkhazia is also directly related to this factor. Moreover, the most important internal obstacle to democratization in de facto states is ethnic cleavages and conflicts. Finally, a democratic regime plays only a very limited role in the recognition of de facto states. Relatedly, although it is correct that Kosovo has pursued a so-called 'democracy-for-recognition strategy', this has not been the case for Abkhazia.Article A Tale of Two Neighbors: Past, Present, and Future of Turkish-Bulgarian Relations(Publ House Bulgarian Acad Sci, 2011) Ekinci, Fatma Didem; Unal, Hasan; Ekinci, Didem; Siyaset Bilimi ve Uluslararası İlişkiler
