Mehmet Ugur is Professor of Economics and Institutions and member of Greenwich Political Economy Research Centre (GPERC) at the Department of International Business and Economics, University of Greenwich.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaUNESCO’s normative failure: the case of Gülmen and ÖzakçaIn the face of institutional failure in defending democracy and basic rights, civil society action is the last line...
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Published in: HomeTurkey: the rigged referendum and implications for economic fragilityFollowing in the footstep of the rating agencies, investment banks were busy building up a self-fulfilling prophecy...
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Published in: HomeTurkey, sick man of Europe, reappears?This is not a call for Europeans to do the work on the Turks’ or Kurds’ behalf - but a call to show solidarity with...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaTurkey: the road towards dictatorship and the west’s responsibilityThe recent arrests of HDP co-leaders and MPs is another dangerous episode in Turkey’s road towards absolute dictatorship.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?A botched coup and Turkey’s future in western institutionsThe EU will fail in anchoring policy reform in Turkey as a result of becoming hostage to inter-governmentalism and...