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Month: May 2014

The European Elections and Social Democracy

Each month, 700 deputies travel from Brussels to Strasbourg. 8 trucks filled with files are carried all the way from … More

Can Büyükbay

Politics at the local government level: How much of it is ‘’For Women’’?

Unlike those passed in 2005 and 2006, the recently enacted law concerning local governments, titled the Whole City Law (Law … More

Seniye Nazik Isik

Turkey Under The AKP Rule: The Illusion Of “Gesellschaft”, The Reality of “Gemeinschaft”

  To begin, I will briefly explain the concepts of Gesellschaft (civil society) and Gemeinschaft (community) as developed by the … More

Can Büyükbay

Sources of Authoritarianism in Turkey

The idea that democracy is essential for progress and that unhindered declarations of the preferences of the hoi polloi must replace those … More

Selcuk Erez

An Authoritarian Approach: The Case Of The AKP

  Taking the previous right-leaning parties as their model, the AKP takes more steps toward authoritarianism than its predecessors.   … More

Deniz Tansi

Would the AKP’s proposal consolidate democracy in Turkey? An examination from the point of separation of powers

The characteristics inherent in presidential systems, such as extreme personification of politics, high cost of losses and wins, a strengthening … More

İhsan Kamalak

“Woman Without a Name”

Although the women of Turkey had obtained various rights long before many European countries had, a reverse process began in … More

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The June uprising in Turkey and the fall of the JDP(Justice and Development Party)

One of the recurring comments regarding the Gezi Park protests that kicked-off on May 31st and which has escalated into … More

Burak Cop

Analysis Of 2014 Turkish Municipal Elections

Introduction Turkish people went to polls for municipal elections on March 30, 2014. Results show that the governing Justice and … More

Ozan Örmeci

The AKP’s constitutional amendment proposal for a “presidential system”

    The AKP has finally turned words into action by drafting and sending Parliament a proposal to change the … More

Ertuğrul Çepni

From EU candidacy to Shanghai Five membership: Turkey’s new path

Recent discussions show that instead of wanting to be a member of the EU, Turkey has turned its face to … More

Alper Çelikel

Turkey’s Kurdish Question: Pitfalls For The Peace Talks

Turkey’s chronic “Kurdish problem” has always been a central issue in both the republic’s domestic and foreign policy since its … More

Ozan Örmeci

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