Dimitar Bechev is senior visiting fellow in the European Institute of the London School of Economics. He is an affiliate of South East European Studies at Oxford (SEESOX), a research unit in St Antony's College, Oxford University, and was head of the Sofia office of the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR). His publications include (as editor) What Does Turkey Think (ECFR, June 2011) and Turkey's Illiberal Turn (ECFR, 2014)
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Published in: HomeErdoğan and Putin: unalike likenessThe leaders of Turkey and Russia are often compared. But their differences are more instructive than their...
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Published in: HomeErdogan’s triumph and Turkey's futureTurkey's president is confirmed once more as the master of Turkish politics. Now he faces his greatest challenge.
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Published in: HomeWhat next in Turkey?
Turkey's election result is a tribute to its vibrant democracy. But there are hard political and economic tests to come.
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Published in: HomeTurkey’s elections: knowns and unknownsThis vote presents Turkey with momentous choices, with the combative figure of its president at the centre of them all.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?A genocide of our own: Bulgaria and the memory of Ottoman ArmeniansIn Bulgaria, Armenian communities have thrived since the fifth century and found refuge there during Ottoman...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Can the EU clean up politics in enlargement countries? Turkey as a case in pointWhat are some of the lessons learned from the EU’s experiences in Bulgaria and Romania, and what could they mean for Turkey?