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Six Takeaways From the Turkish Elections

Guney I??kara, Alp Kayserilio?lu, & Max Zirngast — 2018-07-04T07:24:44Z

Erdoğan might have triumphed in the Turkish elections, but there are still glimmers of hope amid the despotism and repression.

- IV522 - July 2018 / Turkey

Erdo?an and His Opponents

Guney I??kara, Alp Kayserilio?lu, & Max Zirngast — 2018-04-16T09:11:17Z

Erdo?an's would-be dictatorship is anything but stable. Here's a look at the contradictions and fractures roiling Turkish society.

- IV519 - April 2018 / Turkey

Voting on Dictatorship

Guney I??kara, Alp Kayserilio?lu, & Max Zirngast — 2017-04-16T17:14:36Z

This is a crucial time for Turkey. The past few years, marked by tumult and repression, have led up to a constitutional referendum that will help decide the country's future. If approved, the amendments would install a state system with a dictatorial president at the center.

- Features / Turkey, Features

Erdo?an's Victory by Violence

Guney I??kara, Alp Kayserilio?lu, & Max Zirngast — 2016-01-08T09:56:22Z

The right-wing Justice and Development Party (AKP) is back in power, having easily won a clear majority of members of parliament (MPs) in the Turkish elections. While President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an's party did not reach the necessary number of MPs to change the constitution and push through his desired presidential system, the AKP, their talking heads, and their media (just recently expanded through the seizure of more opposition media outlets) will put the issue back on the agenda. Indeed, they have already begun: one of Erdo?an's senior advisors, Yi?it Bulut, said in his statement celebrating the AKP's electoral victory, “Welcome, presidential system!”

- Features / Turkey, National question