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[https://www.budapestopenaccessinitiative.org/translations/turkish-translation](https://www.budapestopenaccessinitiative.org/translations/turkish-translation)

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[https://blog.doaj.org/2020/11/17/what-does-doaj-define-as-open-access/](https://blog.doaj.org/2020/11/17/what-does-doaj-define-as-open-access/)

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