Unlike those passed in 2005 and 2006, the recently enacted law concerning local governments, titled the Whole City Law (Law … More
Tag: Turkey
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
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
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
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
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
Politics, the AKP Style: What happens when you run out of “enemies?”
Introduction: AKP, Justice and Development Party, has built its reign on power through a series of unorthodox networks of … More