{"id":43301,"date":"2026-11-01T13:03:11","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T13:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/basiceducation\/?p=43301"},"modified":"2026-11-01T13:03:48","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T13:03:48","slug":"43301","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/basiceducation\/2026\/11\/01\/43301\/","title":{"rendered":"The College of Basic Education holds an educational workshop entitled: &#8220;Soft Power and Its Tools: Turkey as a Model&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"model-response-message-contentr_0bc02b819cf65d09\" class=\"markdown markdown-main-panel md-content enable-luminous-fast-follows enable-updated-hr-color\" dir=\"ltr\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<div class=\"first-token\"><span class=\"\">The College of Basic Education \u2013 Continuing Education Unit,<\/span> in cooperation with the Department of History, hosted an educational workshop entitled <b data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"147\">&#8220;Soft Power and Its Tools: Turkey as a Model&#8221;<\/b> on Sunday, October 28, 2026, in the Department of History&#8217;s halls.<\/div>\n<div><b data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Lecturer:<\/b><\/div>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"2\">\n<li>\n<div>Dr. Zaid Mahmoud Hilal Annaz (Lecturer)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>The workshop addressed the concept of soft power and how Turkey has utilized it to serve its foreign interests. Soft power is a term with an evolving definition, as it is subject to multiple interpretations depending on the intellectual school of the theorist, alongside the breadth and comprehensiveness of the concept itself. However, various schools of thought agree that soft power signifies change and influence\u2014a notion highlighted by Joseph Nye when discussing the concept: <i data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"481\">&#8220;Soft power is like the weather\u2014everyone talks about it and depends on it, but few truly understand it.&#8221;<\/i> First coined by American political scientist Joseph Nye in 1990, soft power refers to shaping public opinion through attraction and persuasion rather than coercion, relying on various tangible and spiritual foundations that enable states to influence others.<\/div>\n<div>Turkey has sought to extend its influence through soft power and its cultural, economic, social, and political tools rather than military force. These tools aimed to build positive relationships and promote Turkish interests, thereby enhancing Turkey&#8217;s position as an influential regional power.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The College of Basic Education \u2013 Continuing Education Unit, in cooperation with the Department of History, hosted an educational workshop entitled &#8220;Soft Power and Its Tools: Turkey as a Model&#8221; on Sunday, October 28, 2026, in the Department of History&#8217;s halls. Lecturer: Dr. Zaid Mahmoud Hilal Annaz (Lecturer) The workshop addressed the concept of soft power and how Turkey has utilized it to serve its foreign interests. Soft power is a term with an evolving definition, as it is subject to multiple interpretations depending on the intellectual school of the theorist, alongside the breadth and comprehensiveness of the concept itself. 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