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Published in: HomeProtests in Turkey: the straw that broke the camel’s backIncreasing monopolisation of power, patriarchal approach to government and a feeling of disenfranchisement by a...
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Published in: HomeTurkey, a people-power tide
The eruption of protest in Istanbul and other Turkish cities expresses vigorous opposition to the political...
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Published in: HomeTurkey's growing constitutional conundrumWhy does Turkey need a new constitution and what makes it so difficult to draft one?
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Published in: HomeTurkey, the end of Islamism with a human face
Turkey's AKP government has over a decade promised a new model of governance: progressive and reformist, Islamist...
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Published in: HomeTurkey’s Kurdish policy: sleepwalking to crisis
A mix of inheritance, repression and strategic vacuity is pulling Turkey's leadership into a long-term Kurdish...
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Published in: HomeTurkey, Kurds, Iraq, Syria: a new regional dynamic
The middle-east’s power-balance is in flux amid state tensions and political conflicts. In a two-part article, Bill...
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Published in: HomeTurkey and the Armenians: politics of history
A new generation's encounter with the Armenian genocide of 1915 is producing fresh understandings of Turkey's - and...
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Published in: HomeThe Americanisation of Turkey
Turkey's international profile and domestic politics have long been oriented towards the European Union. Now, both...
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Published in: HomeArmenia-Turkey: the end of rapprochement
A diplomatic process designed to normalise relations between Armenia and Turkey led to the signing of two protocols...
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Published in: Home2011, lessons of hubris
The Arab uprisings expose the self-delusion of the powerful - from the region itself to Turkey, Germany and the rest...
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Published in: openSecurityIndia, Pakistan strike friendly tones, but Afghan endgame likely to affect relations
Recent improvements in ties between India and Pakistan might be jeopardized as both compete for influence in...
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Published in: HomeSignificant changes in Turkish religion and Turkish nationalism
Turkish society has proved to be loyal to its country rather than divided over religious and political views as...
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Published in: HomeTurkish democracy: a flawed model
Turkey’s political leadership under Recep Tayyip Erdogan is projecting the country as a successful model of...
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Published in: HomeThe AKP years in Turkey: the third stage
A near-decade of rule by Turkey’s governing AKP has reshaped the state and consolidated the party’s clear political...
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Published in: HomeTurkey's democracy, Europe's imperative
The result of Turkey's election creates a vital need to put the country's relationship with the European Union at...
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Published in: HomeTurkey’s election, and democracy's shadow
The third successive victory of Turkey’s ruling party confirms its domination of the country’s political landscape....
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Published in: HomeTurkey's “passive revolution” and democracy
A near-decade of rule by strategic, business-friendly, moderate Islamists has transformed Turkey’s political...
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Published in: HomeEurope’s tipping-point, Turkey’s solution
The prospect of Turkish membership of the European Union looks more remote than ever. But neither Europe’s infirmity...
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Published in: HomeArab revolutions, Turkey’s dilemmas: zero chance for "zero problems"
Turkey’s ambition of becoming a regional power with global relevance is reflected in the domestic and foreign policy...
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Published in: HomeTurkey: vibrant democracy vs majority rule
Another epic political moment in Turkey confirms that the country is changing. But in which direction, asks Bill Park.
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