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Article Citation - Scopus: 4Legitimation, Co-Optation, and Survival: Why Is Turkey Silent on China’s Persecution of Uyghurs?(Routledge, 2023) Eliküçük Yıldırım,N.China built internment camps officially referred to as training centres within the scope of a policy for countering extremism and terrorism in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in 2017. While the repression imposed by China on Uyghurs in these camps has attracted the response of the international community, there has been neither a public protest nor a meaningful government response to China in Turkey, despite it having been the voice of Uyghurs on international platforms before 2017. This study aims to identify the reasons for Turkey's silence on the persecution of Uyghurs by utilizing the legitimation and co-optation strategies of the authoritarian stability framework. The Turkish government’s legitimation strategies of “rallying around the flag” via anti-Americanism and the economic expectations of China to boost its performance-based legitimacy are evaluated as reasons for the government’s silence on the Uyghur cause. Moreover, it is also discussed how formal and informal co-optation strategies of the government with nationalist and Eurasianist parties are playing a role as a bolstering mechanism of its silence policy on Uyghurs. © 2023 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.Article Retrospective Evaluation of Childhood Central Nervous System Tumors Followed in a Pediatric Hematology Oncology Center: a Single Center Experience(Akad Doktorlar Yayinevi, 2024) Erdem, Arzu Yazal; Emır, Suna; Özyörük, Derya; Genç, AslıCentral nervous system (CNS) tumors are one of the main causes of cancer-related deaths in childhood. Although approximately 60% of all patients are alive 5 years after diagnosis, a sequela due to the disease and treatments are common. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the demographic, clinical characteristics, and outcomes of the childhood CNS tumors in our center. A total of 141 patients between 0-18 years who were followed up and completed their treatment in our pediatric oncology center were included. The files were reviewed retrospectively. The median age of patients was 7 years (range 1 month-17.6 years). The male/female ratio was 1.1: 1. The most common presenting symptom was headache. The median time from the first symptom to diagnosis was 1.4 months. Medulloblastoma was the most common diagnosis (n= 28, 19.9%), followed by pilocytic astrocytoma (18.4%, n= 26) respectively. Out of 141 patients, a sequela was seen in 55 (39%) patients. The relationship between high-dose radiotherapy and the development of short stature was statistically significant (p= 0.009). The patients with metastatic disease were likely to have lower survival rates than nonmetastatic disease (p= 0.001). The presence of metastasis increased the death status 6.482 times (OR: 6,482, p= 0.001). The overall 5-year survival rate of all patients was found 80%. There was an association between the histopathological subtypes and overall survival rates (p= 0.001). In the multivariate analysis, metastasis was the most important factor in survival. According to Cox regression analysis, the two most important factors affecting overall survival were the histopathological subtype and the presence of metastasis.Article Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS) for Head and Neck Cancer in the Elderly Population: Functional Outcomes, Survival, and Complications(Wiley, 2025) Pamuk, Erim; Beharry, Avinash; Lambercy, Karma; Dalla-Vale, Margaux; Wahler, Nina; Hosal, Sefik; Simon, ChristianObjective: To compare functional and oncologic outcomes in elderly (>= 70 years) and nonelderly (< 70 years) patients after transoral robotic surgery (TORS). Methods: A retrospective chart review was conducted on 114 patients who underwent TORS for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma between 2012 and 2022. Patient and tumor characteristics, perioperative details, complications, and survival parameters were analyzed. Swallowing function was assessed using the Functional Outcome Swallowing Scale (FOSS). Results: Of the 114 patients, 37 (32.5%) were elderly, and 77 (67.5%) were nonelderly. Elderly patients had higher comorbidity scores (p < 0.001). Oropharyngeal and oral cavity primaries were more common in the nonelderly group, whereas laryngeal primaries predominated in elderly patients (p < 0.01). Complication rates were higher in nonelderly (37.6%) than in elderly (18.9%) patients, though not statistically significant (p = 0.07). In elderly patients, FOSS scores showed no significant change preoperatively, postoperatively (< 3 months), or at the last follow-up (median 36 months). The nonelderly group experienced worse early postoperative FOSS scores compared to baseline but showed significant improvement, returning to preoperative levels by the last follow-up. Nonelderly patients had better FOSS scores at last follow-up compared to elderly patients (p = 0.014). Overall and recurrence-free survival outcomes were better in the nonelderly group, but disease-specific survival rates were comparable. Conclusion: Despite higher comorbidity rates in the elderly, TORS demonstrated favorable complication rates in the elderly population. Swallowing function returned to baseline after 3 months in both groups. TORS appears safe for elderly patients with comparable oncologic outcomes.
