European Media’s ‘Wishful’ Coverage of Turkey
European media in particular take it upon themselves to act as the superego to their governments’ craven ego when it comes to Turkey:...
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‘Competitive Authoritarianism’: A Bedrock of Legitimacy For Autocrats
Turkey knows extreme repression. But, in parallel, the government maintains space for political competition. Opposition parties are able to...
Why Erdoğan Is Poised to Win Runoff
The real lesson to be learned from this recent electoral success is to recognize that, in an era of authoritarian consolidation around the...
Voting Trends in Turkey’s Earthquake Zone
Many critics and opposition supporters believed the government’s post-quake performance, combined with a snowballing economic crisis,...
Elon Musk’s Risky Game With Erdoğan
Erdoğan is widely expected to win the runoff election on May 28, and his victory would continue the sharp democratic backslide that has...
Post-election Turkey: Fundamentalist Rule is Within Reach
Under the AKP and its (Muslim) brothers, religious behavior has surrounded and covered the public sphere from all sides. Secularism has...
What Happens in Turkey Will Not Stay in Turkey
Erdoğan’s control over the media, judiciary, and bureaucracy, including the central bank, will only grow. Policies to curb corruption or...
An Erdoğan Victory May Be a Relief For Europe
“Barring a major surprise, Erdoğan now looks set to secure a victory in the runoff in two weeks’ time, on May 28. And, bizarrely, some...
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The phone calls ceased. Social media communities fell silent. It was as if people had lost not only an election, but all hope for the...
Turkey’s Election: Why the Experts Got it Wrong
Without taking stock, we can’t learn anything, and if we don’t learn from this episode, we are just people on Twitter with opinions....