A Turkish court sentenced Erdogan’s rival to prison. That could backfire. Cem Tecimer and Andrew O’Donohue - December 21, 2022 If the conviction stands, Istanbul’s popular mayor couldn’t run for president in 2023. But voters sometimes rebel against efforts to subvert democracy.
Afghanistan’s women in exile continue to push for equality Mona Tajali - August 18, 2022 Activists and former politicians put pressure on the international community regarding concerns over key women’s rights
Turkey announced it would regulate warship access to the Black Sea. Does that change Russia’s strategy? Howard Eissenstat - March 1, 2022 Turkey’s diplomatic balancing act may be behind this move
A Turkish pop video went viral. Is it just a catchy song — or an anthem for the opposition? Lisel Hintz and Kenan Behzat Sharpe - February 23, 2022 The ambiguity of music and lyrics can cleverly communicate dissent, our research finds
Does Putin really want regime change in Ukraine? Alexander Downes - February 9, 2022 The research suggests this rarely works. But countries keep trying anyway.
Protesters are angry that Turkey withdrew from a women’s rights convention. Will it hurt women’s rights? Tevfik Murat Yildirim and Alper Tolga Bulut - July 7, 2021 Our research reveals that Erdoğan’s rhetoric and actions can change Turkish attitudes on gender.
Will the pandemic spark a religious revival in the Muslim world? Tarek Masoud, Peter Mandaville, and A.Kadir Yildirim - April 1, 2021 A new survey measures economic stress and religiosity levels in five countries
Turkey issued new rules for social media. That may mean that media censorship wasn’t working. Max Hoffman, Andrew O’Donohue, and Alan Makovsky - July 29, 2020 More Turks have been getting their news online
Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia is a mosque again. Do Turkish citizens want Erdogan to restore the caliphate? Tarek Masoud and Aytug Sasmaz - July 23, 2020 Even if Erdogan wanted to restore the ancient caliphate, he would need public support to succeed.
Europe has relied on Turkey to stem another migration crisis. That plan backfired. Virginie Guiraudon - March 25, 2020 This is the story behind the clashes at the Greek border
Most Turks support the Syrian invasion. Here’s why. Tolga Sinmazdemir, Thomas Zeitzoff, and Anna Getmansky - October 24, 2019 New polls suggest that Turkish citizens have turned against Syrian refugees
Here’s how pop culture woke Turkey’s disillusioned opposition on Friday Lisel Hintz - September 10, 2019 How rap is shaping protest in Turkey.
Turkey’s ruling party is splintering. Here’s why. Yunus Orhan and John Reuter - July 18, 2019 Defections could be a bigger threat to Erdogan’s rule than the recent election losses
In Turkey, the latest elections had over 80 percent voter turnout. Here’s why. Sebnem Gumuscu - June 28, 2019 Elections are hardly free or fair in Turkey. So why do voters keep turning up in high numbers?
Five lessons from the latest elections in Turkey Howard Eissenstat - June 25, 2019 The full repercussions of Sunday’s election may take years to fully understand, but some lessons are already clear.
Electoral irregularities benefited Turkey’s ruling party, not the opposition Abdullah Aydogan - May 10, 2019 Here’s what it means for next month’s election rerun in İstanbul.
Will Turkey’s president accept the country’s election results? Murat Somer - April 17, 2019 Opposition parties won local elections — but Erdogan is demanding ballot recounts.
How do you create a better asylum policy? We asked the asylum seekers. Margaret Peters - April 11, 2019 They want work, dignity, a chance to rebuild their lives and the possibility of a safe return home.
Erdogan’s setback in Turkey’s local elections may not hurt him that much. This is why. Abdullah Aydogan - April 8, 2019 Ruling parties routinely bounce back from a poor showing.
Why Saudi Arabia is turning to Asia Jonathan Fulton - March 5, 2019 Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman visited Pakistan, India and China in a growing effort to diversify Saudi foreign relations.
The Trump administration wants to sell nuclear technology to the Saudis — without a nuclear agreement. That’s alarming. Matthew Fuhrmann - February 21, 2019 Here are the three reasons it’s worrisome.
Americans just set a turnout record for the midterms, voting at the highest rate since 1914. This explains why. Susan Stokes and Erdem Aytaç - November 20, 2018 [caption id="attachment_80470" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A voter casts a ballot at
After Khashoggi, Saudi Arabia’s economic future is uncertain Karen Young - October 23, 2018 [caption id="attachment_79287" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
Will Turkey’s currency crisis hurt Erdogan? Here’s what a new poll shows. David Steinberg - August 23, 2018 [caption id="attachment_76996" align="aligncenter" width="960"] People walk past a currency exchange
Why the results of Turkey’s election are surprising Abdullah Aydogan - July 31, 2018 [caption id="attachment_76190" align="aligncenter" width="960"] On June 25, the day after
Are ‘global cities’ an antidote to populism and nationalism? Istanbul offers some hope. Fisher Onar - July 19, 2018 [caption id="attachment_75823" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Istanbul is a bustling, diverse city,
How authoritarian regimes use migration to exert ‘soft power’ in foreign policy Gerasimos Tsourapas - July 6, 2018 [caption id="attachment_75407" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has
Why Turkey’s human rights violations won’t end up in court Filiz Kahraman - June 12, 2018 [caption id="attachment_74381" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A Turkish police officer watches a
How a hashtag and memes are uniting Turkey’s opposition Lisel Hintz - May 11, 2018 [caption id="attachment_73201" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Turkish protesters shout anti-government slogans during
Turkey is getting more authoritarian. Here’s why funding nongovernmental organizations won’t help democracy. Bilge Yabanci - December 21, 2017 [caption id="attachment_67467" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A protester holds a placard during
Germany’s strong economy didn’t help Angela Merkel at the polls. This is why. Erdem Aytaç - November 2, 2017 [caption id="attachment_65685" align="aligncenter" width="960"] German Chancellor Angela Merkel prepares to
On Prohibition’s 100th anniversary, here’s a distillation of 3 myths about the temperance movement. Mark Schrad - August 1, 2017 [caption id="attachment_61639" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Women turn out in large numbers,
Turkish President Erdogan arrives in D.C. tomorrow. Here’s what to watch for. Howard Eissenstat - May 15, 2017 There is a lot on the line for both Turkey
Turkish referendum rallies in Europe made headlines. Did they affect election results? Tugba Bozcaga and Fotini Christia - May 6, 2017 [caption id="attachment_57912" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A Turkish electoral official shows a
Many Syrians are skeptical of peace talks. Here’s why. Dareen Khalifa - February 3, 2017 [caption id="attachment_53522" align="aligncenter" width="960"] From left: Turkish Foreign Ministry Deputy
Where are coups most likely to occur in 2017? Michael Ward and Andreas Beger - January 31, 2017 [caption id="attachment_43902" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Supporters of Tukish President Tayyip Erdogan
How a constitutional amendment could end Turkey’s republic Yüksel Sezgin - January 24, 2017 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses
Is there still hope for Turkish democracy? Marc Lynch and Kadir Yildirim - December 8, 2016 [caption id="attachment_50791" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan salutes
Trump supporters vastly overestimate unemployment — and they blame politicians for it Erdem Aytaç, Eli Rau, and Susan Stokes - November 2, 2016 It is by now clear that Donald Trump strikes a
What makes governments resistant to coups? Transparency with voters. James Hollyer, James Vreeland, and Peter Rosendorff - August 5, 2016 [caption id="attachment_44942" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A child waves a Turkish flag
How do you forecast a coup? Don’t forget on-the-ground sources. Richard Gowan - July 26, 2016 [caption id="attachment_44462" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Supporters of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Donald Trump’s message of fear may mobilize Americans to vote (but not necessarily for him) Susan Stokes and Erdem Aytaç - July 25, 2016 [caption id="attachment_44328" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Donald Trump speaks at the Republican
The dark side of the popular mobilization that stopped Turkey’s coup Lisel Hintz - July 21, 2016 [caption id="attachment_44239" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Protesters hold Turkish flags during a
How Erdogan may exploit Turkey’s failed coup Kadir Yildirim - July 20, 2016 [caption id="attachment_44111" align="aligncenter" width="960"] People shout slogans and hold Turkish
Why there are so many conspiracy theories about the Turkish coup Kimberly Guiler and Kristin Fabbe - July 19, 2016 [caption id="attachment_44063" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sits
Tweeting Turkey, or how social media may have fundamentally changed the future of coups Joshua Tucker - July 19, 2016 [caption id="attachment_43902" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip
Why the Turkish military still attempts coups Michael Kenwick - July 18, 2016 [caption id="attachment_43949" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip
France has had more than its share of terrorist attacks. These 3 factors explain why. Erik Bleich - July 18, 2016 [caption id="attachment_43937" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A tribute is laid on the
How Erdogan’s anti-democratic government made Turkey ripe for unrest Yüksel Sezgin - July 16, 2016 [caption id="attachment_43908" align="aligncenter" width="960"] People protesting against the coup wave
How violence helped both Erdogan and his Kurdish opponents in Turkey’s elections Cem Emrence and Aysegul Aydin - June 3, 2016 [caption id="attachment_41574" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A fire burns as a left-wing
The real refugee crisis is in the Middle East, not Europe Rawan Arar, Lisel Hintz, and Kelsey Norman - May 14, 2016 [caption id="attachment_40540" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Syrian refugees await approval to enter
Here’s how the U.N. is working to stop terrorists from getting weapons of mass destruction Mark Nance and Bryan Early - May 3, 2016 [caption id="attachment_39928" align="aligncenter" width="2366"] The General Assembly building at United
Were there irregularities in Turkey’s 2015 elections? We used this new forensic toolkit to check. Walter Mebane, Ken Kollman, and Allen Hicken - February 15, 2016 [caption id="attachment_35645" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Supporters cheer Turkish President Recep Tayyip
Why give to charity? What Muslims and Catholics have in common. Ramazan Kılınç and Carolyn Warner - February 3, 2016 [caption id="attachment_35289" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Pope Francis smiles at pilgrims in
What will it take to get Europeans to welcome Syrian refugees? Here’s part of the answer. Egor Lazarev and Kunaal Sharma - November 4, 2015 [caption id="attachment_31713" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Syrian refugees pass time in Aksaray
In two charts, this is what refugees say about why they are leaving Syria now Vera Mironova, Sam Whitt, and Karam Alhamad - September 28, 2015 [caption id="attachment_30025" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] Syrian refugees cross the Syrian-Turkish border
A new episode in the Turkish civil war? Cem Emrence and Aysegul Aydin - August 21, 2015 [caption id="attachment_28697" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Wreckage lies on the ground in
What Syrians actually think of a peace deal Steven Heydemann and Annika Folkeson - July 28, 2015 [caption id="attachment_27967" align="aligncenter" width="620" class="center "] Syrians living in Jordan
What history says about the prospects for Islamic democracy John Owen - June 3, 2015 [caption id="attachment_25639" align="aligncenter" width="620" class="align center "] A view of
Iran's political economy under and after the sanctions - April 23, 2015 [caption id="attachment_23909" align="aligncenter" width="620" class="center"] A shopkeeper counts Iranian bank
Iran’s political economy under and after the sanctions Kevan Harris - April 23, 2015 [caption id="attachment_23909" align="aligncenter" width="620" class="center"] A shopkeeper counts Iranian bank
Clientelism 2.0 vs. democracy in Erdogan’s ‘New Turkey’ Kadir Yildirim - March 13, 2015 [caption id="attachment_22675" align="aligncenter" width="620"] In this Saturday, Dec. 13, 2014
Clientelism 2.0 vs. democracy in Erdogan's 'New Turkey' - March 13, 2015 [caption id="attachment_22675" align="aligncenter" width="620"] In this Saturday, Dec. 13, 2014
Different faces of Turkish Islamic nationalism Senem Aslan - February 20, 2015 [caption id="attachment_21493" align="aligncenter" width="620"] A Turkish protester holds a banner
Turkey’s secularization in reverse? Kristin Fabbe - February 9, 2015 [caption id="attachment_21098" align="aligncenter" width="908"] A banner showing Turkish prime minister
Mutual escalation in Egypt Mokhtar Awad and Nathan Brown - February 9, 2015 [caption id="attachment_21084" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sissi delivers
Why is terror Islamist? Steven Fish - January 27, 2015 [caption id="attachment_20587" align="alignnone" width="620"] This image made from a video
Turkish women's rights beyond Islamists and secularists - December 10, 2014 [caption id="attachment_18902" align="aligncenter" width="620"] A woman shouts through a megaphone
Turkish women’s rights beyond Islamists and secularists Yüksel Sezgin - December 10, 2014 [caption id="attachment_18902" align="aligncenter" width="620"] A woman shouts through a megaphone
The return of our most political singer: Morrissey Stephen Dyson - July 9, 2014 [caption id="attachment_12749" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz, File)[/caption] Returning to
Iran’s delicate nuclear consensus Farzan Sabet and Aaron Stein - May 29, 2014 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606" special=""] Iran's President Hassan Rouhani attends
‘No Opposition, No Democracy’ in Turkey’s elections Lisel Hintz - April 3, 2014 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606" special="TOPSHOTS"] A man gestures during a
'No Opposition, No Democracy' in Turkey's elections Lisel Hintz - April 3, 2014 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606" special="TOPSHOTS"] A man gestures during a
Political controversy has helped fuel Twitter’s growth in Turkey Neal Caren and Didem Türkoğlu - March 28, 2014 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606"] A woman uses her laptop on
Political controversy has helped fuel Twitter's growth in Turkey Neal Caren and Didem Türkoğlu - March 28, 2014 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606"] A woman uses her laptop on
Turkey’s silenced spring Turkuler Isiksel - March 24, 2014 Updated 4:29 p.m. This is a guest post by Turkuler
Erdogan’s Twitter flail Navid Hassanpour - March 23, 2014 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606"] A Turkish man uses his smartphone,
Erdogan's Twitter flail Navid Hassanpour - March 23, 2014 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606"] A Turkish man uses his smartphone,
Turkey’s Twitter ban is not an example of the Streisand Effect Henry Farrell - March 21, 2014 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606"] An image of Turkish Prime Minister
Turkey's Twitter ban is not an example of the Streisand Effect Henry Farrell - March 21, 2014 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606"] An image of Turkish Prime Minister
How an election may undermine democracy in Turkey Aaron Stein - March 21, 2014 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606" special=""] Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip
Brazil is a Stable and Growing Democracy – And We’re Not Going to Take It Any More!!! Joshua Tucker - June 24, 2013 The following guest post is from University of Minnesota political
Protest and Democracy in Turkey Joshua Tucker - June 13, 2013 The following is a guest post from political scientist Daniel
2013 Albania Pre-Election Report: Good Reforms Meet Bad Politics: A Looming Electoral Crisis in Albania Joshua Tucker - June 12, 2013 Continuing our series of Election Reports, the following Albanian pre-election report
For Much More Than “A Few Trees” By Many More Than “A Few Looters” Erik Voeten - June 6, 2013 Below is another guest post by Duke political scientist Bahar Leventoglu. ********
When Turkey was not Thriving Erik Voeten - June 4, 2013 Below is a guest post from Ceyda Erten, a former
Twitter and the Turkish protests – post-weekend update Henry Farrell - June 3, 2013 Below is another guest-post from Pablo Barberá and Megan Metzger. Again, this post is
A Breakout Role for Twitter? Extensive Use of Social Media in the Absence of Traditional Media by Turks in Turkish in Taksim Square Protests Joshua Tucker - June 1, 2013 The following post is provide based on research conducted in