Yörük Bahçeli is a freelance journalist covering Dutch and Turkish affairs. She holds an Oxford MPhil in Comparative Government, researching the collapse of Turkey's party system in 2002 following the rise of the AKP. She tweets @yorukbahceli .
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?The erosion of Dutch democracyAhead of Wednesday’s general election, an electoral campaign characterized by populism has masked efforts to grant...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?In the Netherlands, the populist battle plays out over a Christmas figureWilders’s Freedom Party has held a consistent lead in the polls for over a year, and is now running head to head...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Aruba vote on civil partnerships could finally extend LGBT rights to all Dutch citizensThe Netherlands is championed as a world pioneer in gay marriage, but its citizens still lack access to marriage...
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Published in: HomeIs Turkey’s opposition becoming loyal to an increasingly authoritarian political system?President Erdoğan invited the CHP and MHP to meet to discuss steps to be taken in the wake of the coup. The HDP, as...