Burcu Degirmen

Burcu Degirmen is a PhD candidate in the University of Oklahoma. Her research focuses on democratization, authoritarianism, and nationalism.

Turkey: authoritarianism and academic ‘closure’

The regime’s growing assaults on journalists, intellectuals and academics at this particular moment seem aimed at promoting self-censorship ahead of the constitutional referendum in April.

By Alperen Atik and Burcu Degirmen

/ 14 Feb 2017