Ümit Kurt is Polonsky Fellow at the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute and an Australian Research Council Fellow. He is the author of The Armenians of Aintab: The Economics of Genocide in an Ottoman Province.
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionThe sultan and his sycophants: Erdoğan is leading Turkey towards a bleak futureThe appointment of a controversial new rector to Boğaziçi University is typical of the president’s poor leadership
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Published in: HomeErdoğan’s “New Turkey”: end of pragmatism?President Erdoğan’s ego might not only harm the AKP in the long run, but also squander the Islamo-pragmatic...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe Armenian Genocide and the lawThe law, in particular the Law of Abandoned Properties, became the Ottoman Empire's most important tool during the...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe reproduction of authoritarian politics in the AKP eraTurkey has passed the blurred threshold that demarcates democratic politics from an authoritarian system.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaTurkey's presidential election candidatesAn overview of the strengths and weaknesses of Turkey's presidential candidates, and of the electorate's views,...
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Published in: HomeRecep Tayyip Erdogan, the AlmightyThis may be sheer populism. However, it is also the kind of populism that brings millions to the election rallies...