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About Gunes Murat Tezcur

Gunes Murat Tezcur teaches political science at Loyola University, Chicago. He specialises in the politics of Iran, Turkey, and Kurdish nationalism. He is the author of Muslim Reformers in Iran and Turkey: The Paradox of Moderation (University of Texas Press, 2010)

Articles by Gunes Murat Tezcur

Tuesday 20th September

The AKP years in Turkey: the third stage

Gunes Murat Tezcur, 20 September 2011

A near-decade of rule by Turkey’s governing AKP has reshaped the state and consolidated the party’s clear political hegemony. But this very success exposes serious remaining problems in Turkish democracy, says Gunes Murat Tezcur.

Wednesday 15th September

Turkey’s referendum: a democratic dynamic

Gunes Murat Tezcur, 15 September 2010

The popular endorsement of constitutional amendments is a small but positive step towards Turkey’s democratisation, says Gunes Murat Tezcur.

Friday 24th April

Turkey in transition: reality and image

Gunes Murat Tezcur, 24 April 2009

The very clash of interests dividing Turkey may be the route to its democratic deepening

Friday 18th January

Turkey after Hrant Dink

Gunes Murat Tezcur, 18 January 2008

Turkey's democracy and justice over the murdered Turkish-Armenian editor are the same cause

Thursday 8th November

Turkey’s Kurdish challenge

Gunes Murat Tezcur, 8 November 2007

The key to solving the Turkey-PKK-Kurdish crisis lies inside Turkey

Tuesday 24th July

Turkey's political opening

Gunes Murat Tezcur, 24 July 2007

The AKP's victory launches Turkey on a fresh path with potential for real democratic progress

Thursday 3rd May

Turkey divided: politics, faith and democracy

Gunes Murat Tezcur, 3 May 2007

The political crisis in Turkey reflects a clash of definition over the very nature of the country, says Gunes Murat Tezcur.

Tuesday 23rd January

Hrant Dink: the murder of freedom

Gunes Murat Tezcur, 23 January 2007

The loss of Hrant Dink displays the limits to freedom of expression in Turkey, says Gunes Murat Tezcur.

Wednesday 12th October

The Armenian shadow over Turkey's democratisation

Gunes Murat Tezcur, 12 October 2005

Turkish acceptance of the fate of the Armenians in 1915 would unlock a society steeped in denial of its own historical experience, says Gunes Murat Tezcur