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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?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: 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: Can Europe Make It?Turkey: the lion that the hyenas did not killThe president of the Portuguese Judges Association published the following article about Turkish judge, Murat...
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Published in: HomeTurkey: a post-media societySubversive street art and a metaphor-laden museum are filling the void left by the death of the free press in...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaInterview with the Free Women’s Movement (TJA) in North Kurdistan“Actually we have been calling our experience World War III. This is a war of destruction. The state does not call...
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Published in: HomeTurkey: the organic crisis of a post-populist momentHow can we make better sense of debates about populism. Can there be a progressive populism? Is populism really a...
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Published in: HomeTurkey: sharing what we learn through self-organisation in a war zoneAn HDP activist in Istanbul talks about the recent elections, the Kurdish movement’s political strategies, and the...
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Published in: HomeThe Turkish election as a warning against the irresistible charms of populismWe urgently need a constructive and open dialogue between different strands of thought within the populism...
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Published in: HomeTurkey’s economy needs reliability and peaceThe manifesto pledge on the economy of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) in the Turkish elections on June 24.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Can the Turkish Opposition beat Erdoğan?The most likely challenger on June 24 is the CHP’s candidate Muharrem İnce who will have an uphill battle.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Can Europe save Turkey from sliding into authoritarianism?The answer is no. It is not only within Europe that defects in European liberal democracy are aiding the rise of...
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Published in: HomeTurkey’s snap elections: a level playing field?The question remains whether the next elections will be free and fair. In light of Turkey’s recent political...
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Published in: HomeWhy Turkey’s Erdoğan might actually lose the June 24 snap electionsThe rise of authoritarianism in Turkey has gone hand in hand with a de-institutionalization, in favour of what many...
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Published in: HomeErdogan’s latest move towards autocracyElections do not equal democracy. Snap elections give opposition parties no time to recuperate, to groom candidates...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Chronic human rights problems of Turkey during the EU accession processWill the European adventure that has continued for years with both sides escalating the tension and turning their...
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Published in: HomeThe Third Great Depression and rise of the far-right: experiences from TurkeyIn Turkey the Islamist right garners support in rural areas by promoting social welfare and subsidy programmes. The...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Re-thinking EU-Turkey co-operation over migrationTurkey’s military offensive in Afrin is also an example of how refugees are instrumentalized to gain domestic...
