Sinan Ciddi: “The Turkish Electorate Is Not Interested in Democratic Governance”
FTP sat down with Sinan Ciddi, non-resident senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) to discuss his predictions for...
FTP sat down with Sinan Ciddi, non-resident senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) to discuss his predictions for...
It’s human to see things through a binary prism: left versus right, drama versus comedy, democracy versus autocracy. But we can...
“The centennial of the Republic is not a celebratory moment…Rather, it is marked by sorrow and heartache as I watch helplessly from...
Women have a lot to lose if the AKP remains in power. The party has taken a number of controversial stances against gender equality in...
“The state has an official religion, Sunni Islam. The Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet) is one of the most important...
Photo Credit | Stefan Bladh Bitte Hammargren’s new book, “Never-Ending Drama: Turkey at 100,” (Drama Utan Slut: Turkiet 100 år)...
“The fate of this election will be determined by the mass of 3-5 million voters, half of whom are young and angry at the tides at the...
In its centennial as a republic, Turkey faces a crucial election that brings a choice: a return to democracy, or a deepening autocracy. The...
Turkey will go to the polls on 14 May. This election is a referendum that will decide Turkey’s future political system. Political...