Hidden Pitfalls in Academic Publishing
The two main trends dominate today in the academic publishing world – the abandonment of the paper format of scientific journals in favor of electronic versions and the abandonment of paid subscription periodicals in favor of open access journals. In January 2019, one of the most prestigious international journals “Proceedings […]
Asya Avrupa No: 37
Kıymetli okuyucularımız, Hoca Ahmet Yesevi Uluslararası Türk-Kazak Üniversitesi’ne bağlı Avrasya Araştırma Enstitüsü’nün aylık süreli yayını olan Asya Avrupa Dergisi’nin 37. Sayısı ile karşınızdayız. Bu sayımızda da Avrasya gündeminin önemli meselelerini masanıza getirmeye çalışmaktayız. Bu sayımızda Kazakistan ile ilgili de iki analize yer veriyoruz. Özellikle ‘‘Eyalet Merkezi’’ hüviyetini elde etmesiyle daha […]
General Socio-Economic Profile of the Turkestan Region and the City of Shymkent
On June 19, 2018, Nursultan Nazarbayev signed a decree according to which Shymkent became a city of republican status along with the cities of Almaty and Astana. The administrative center was moved to Turkestan, and the region was renamed from South Kazakhstan to Turkestan. Thus, Shymkent became the 17th region of […]
Cultural Landscape of Modern Cities
The beginning of the 21st century was marked by changes in the approaches and assessment of not only the natural environment but also the cultural landscape. The concept of a cultural landscape refers to a territory that has been transformed by man as a result of the development of human […]
Eurasian Research Journal Volume 1, No. 1
Eurasian Research Journal is a refereed journal of international standards aiming to publish scientific articles in a wide range of fields including economics, finance, energy, international relations, security, transportation, politics and sociology in the Eurasian region that covers the territory from the Balkans to Mongolia with particular focus on Turkic […]
Petrolization, Financialization as Sources of Wage Differentials in Kazakhstan
According to the Ministry of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the average monthly nominal salary in the fourth quarter of 2018 in Kazakhstan totaled 176,050 tenge ($465.7). The statistics revealed that the highest salaries were registered in the extractive sector where the average monthly salary is 390,400 tenge […]
Main Geopolitical Risks for Eurasia in 2019
If the end of a year is a reason to sum up, the beginning is an opportunity to try to understand what might happen in the near future. Making any predictions is always a risk, but they allow to outline the range of key events that require close attention. Moreover, […]
India’s 2019 Elections: What to Expect?
In April-May 2019, India, the world’s largest democracy, will experience its 17th national elections, thus midway through the pre-election race it would be interesting to overview the ongoing competition of the major parties and expectations of the electorate. Given that India, with more than 815 million people eligible to vote, represents […]
Istanbul’s Cultural Treasures
Concern for the complete and accurate reconstruction of the history of nations generates a particular interest in ancient and medieval manuscripts, in which this history is recorded. The proclamation of the value of knowledge and written monuments, the establishment of norms of languages and graphics and their high prestige, the […]
BRI and SINO-Russian Relations in Central Asia
Nowadays the Russian-Chinese relations have become strategic, which is due to a number of developments: the deep crisis in the Russian-U.S. and Russian-EU relations and, against that backdrop, a pivot to the East announced by Moscow. This format of relations between the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Russian […]