The Opposition’s Defeat Becomes Voters’ Despair
‘A mass “de-politicisation” among oppositional social groups is not a distant possibility. We are drifting towards a situation in...
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How the CHP Enabled Erdoğan to Consolidate a One-Man Regime
‘A deeper look at the opposition’s record reveals an ugly truth. Despite the conventional wisdom, the CHP woefully failed in its...
Torture and Impunity: Turkey a Test Case in the Limits of Human Rights Law
‘The international naming and shaming of the Turkish government reached its limits. What is left is a vibrant but vulnerable domestic...
How To Misread Turkish Fascism
‘Not only did the regime win again, thanks to its electoral engineering and certainly to its social engineering, but the victory...
Steven Cook – “Erdoğan’s Cabinet More Window Dressing than Anything Else”
Turkey’s elections, regarded widely as “existential,” are over, and their consequences are being scrutinized by analysts the world...
The Secrets of Turkish Politics: Greed, Narcissism, Conformity
Other than — rightly — asking for Kılıçdaroğlu’s resignation, what are we doing to not lose the next elections? Are we taking...
Seven Reasons The Votes for the Pro-Kurdish HDP/YSP Declined
Turkey held its first presidential runoff elections on May 14 and 28. Polls prior to the election showed Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s...
What Happens After Erdoğan?
‘Tens of millions of his supporters refer to Erdoğan as “Reis,” meaning “leader”. Abroad, there are hundreds of millions of...
Post-election Turkey: Deepening Problems, Widening Gaps
Already, there are signs that Turks, from all walks of life — especially those with little children — intend to seek opportunities...
A Fork in the Road For Erdoğan’s Turkey
In his first speech in Istanbul on the night of his election, Erdoğan vowed to gain back Istanbul from the hands of the Republicans in the...