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Published in: HomeOsman Kavala: Turkish democracy on the anvil"To say what is being done to him is wicked is not enough. Its consequences signal the potential implosion of a vast...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaLegal recognition of transgender people in Turkey: will the court seize the historic opportunity?A couple of months ago, a local court judge in Edirne filed a plea to the Court of Constitution of Turkey to revoke...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWhat went wrong with Turkey’s referendum?As illiberal democracy is becoming more the norm than the exception in the world, Turkey’s referendum is another...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaA hollow referendumInstead of articulating a brand-new direction for the country, the referendum simply served to legitimize and...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaReconsidering Turkish military culture and secularism after the coup attemptHow did Turkish military culture transform under the rule of AKP? And what will be the impact of the failed coup...
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Published in: HomeTurkey’s clash of Islamists: Erdogan vs GülenWhat does the power struggle between President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and powerful Islamic cleric Fethullah Gülen mean...
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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: HomeTurkey’s election and the Kurdish peace process: what now?The post-election landscape in Turkey raises new challenges in the search for a lasting settlement of the conflict...
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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: HomeA new Turkey... but not one to Erdoğan's liking
A stunning election result against many odds is a resounding statement of Turkey's democratic credentials.
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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: openSecurityFreedom or dignity: media censorship in the new TurkeyBanning one photo from the internet might seem to reflect the paranoia of an increasingly authoritarian AKP regime...
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Published in: HomeTurkey's future: Erdoğan, elections and the Kurds
Turkey is gearing up for pivotal elections on 7 June. At their heart is a complex interplay between presidential...
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Published in: openSecurityTurkey and Armenia: genocide? what genocide?April 1915 saw the start of the genocide against Armenians and other minorities in the former Ottoman Empire....
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Published in: openSecurityNew security laws could make Turkey into a police stateThe latest crackdown on journalists in Turkey is another twist in the spiral into authoritarianism of a state bereft...
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Published in: openSecurityThe European Kurds rallying to fight ISWith Kurds in Iraq and Syria under attack from the Islamic State, many young Kurds in Europe have been joining...
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Published in: openSecurityTurkey, Kobane and the Kurdish questionThe US wants Turkey to join the military effort against Islamic State at Kurdish-dominated Kobane, across the Syrian...
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Published in: openSecurityTurkey bombs Kurdish forces as violence threatens to spill overThe law of unintended effects is in evidence as the rise of Islamic State threatens a potential resolution of...
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Published in: HomeTurkey and the Islamic State crisis: everyone's non-ally?
The military success of the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq intensifies questions over Turkey's strategy and...
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Published in: HomeTurkey's Armenian opening: towards 2015
The approaching centenary of the genocide of Armenians in the Ottoman empire is a moment for Turkey's civil society...
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