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Published in: Countering the Radical RightMerkel’s dilemma: Germany’s polarising ‘Turkish issue’ returnsTo prevent such developments, mainstream parties need to shape political discourse, instead of being shaped by it.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaDistancing to protect: the US role in preserving the Syrian regimeHow the US prevented the overthrow of the Assad regime in Syria by dissociating itself from it.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Turkish centre-right: soon over-crowded?Throughout the early 2019 election process, İmamoğlu pushed the boundaries of the secularist main opposition CHP,...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Noam Chomsky on co-signing Turkey’s ‘Academics for Peace’ appealAcademics are lining up to support this appeal for peace and express solidarity with the targets of Erdogan’s...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Greece: July 8July 7, the date of the national elections in Greece, has come and gone. But July 8 will not bring happiness to any...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe difficult relationship between the Kemalist CHP and the Kurdish HDPWill the CHP take the election result, achieved through the support of the HDP, as an opportunity to finally abandon...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?In court with Osman Kavala: Turkey’s credibility on trial"Kavala and the 15 other defendants are up against a state apparently determined to usurp the judicial system for...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Istanbul mayoral elections: in praise of human agencyHope is what keeps human agency alive. We die when we stop thinking we can make a difference.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?At the dawn of hope, trepidation: Istanbul’s elections, the Gezi trial, and civil society’s futureOrdinary people are sick of divisive politics and how it impacts their daily lives. So what now for the political...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaMaking Rojava green againAnnotations to the booklet “Make Rojava Green Again” by the Internationalist Commune of Rojava.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Why Istanbul’s rerun is a battle for the soul of TurkeySix summers ago, Erdogan’s social engineering efforts triggered their first major backlash in Istanbul. And this...
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Published in: HomeWhy is Turkey torn between the United States and Russia?In the last five years, the majority of Turkish society has embraced anti-western discourses probably at the deepest...
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Published in: HomeTurkey's local elections were not free or fairIf Turkey can hang on to the remaining threads of its democracy and the fractured political opposition can organise...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Europe is criminalizing humanitarian aidPeople are drowning while politicians claim that avoidable civilian deaths are required for the defense of “European values”.
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Published in: HomeTurkey: the post-election brawl – a regime at a crossroadsThe mission that “revolutionary guards” took upon themselves in the aftermath of the putsch was to radically...
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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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