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.
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
Turkey’s president insists on low interest rates. That could cost him politically, this research shows. David Steinberg - January 12, 2022 As Turkey slashed interest rates last year, the value of the Turkish lira plummeted
Many Turks say the government didn’t stop the wildfires quickly enough. Here’s the story. Sebnem Gumuscu - August 9, 2021 The Erdogan regime had sidelined an aviation association with years of experience fighting forest fires
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.
Why Malala’s British Vogue interview put Pakistan in a marriage panic Sarah Khan - June 17, 2021 Here’s the research on marriage, divorce and women’s bargaining power in Pakistan
Greek and Turkish ships are playing chicken at sea. There’s already been one crash. Rachel Esplin Odell and Annelle Sheline - September 12, 2020 Here’s why international law doesn’t offer clear-cut solutions
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.
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.
Why the fragmentation of European politics could bode poorly for democracy Joseph Wright, Erica Frantz, and Andrea Kendall-Taylor - June 5, 2019 Reaching consensus in the new E.U. Parliament just got harder.
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.
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.
This big factor is at the heart of political protests all over Middle East Melani Cammett, Marc Lynch, and Kristin Fabbe - October 25, 2018 [caption id="attachment_74459" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Jordanian riot police and security forces
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
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’s president will win the country’s snap elections. Here’s why they still matter. Howard Eissenstat - April 20, 2018 [caption id="attachment_72500" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is an
Why Recep Erdogan is calling Turkish students ‘terrorists’ Lisel Hintz - April 12, 2018 [caption id="attachment_72082" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan makes
How Turkey’s outreach to its diaspora is inflaming tensions with Europe Ayca Arkilic - March 26, 2018 [caption id="attachment_71379" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on
How flawed constitutions undermine democracy Victor Menaldo and Michael Albertus - February 26, 2018 [caption id="attachment_69689" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A replica of the Liberty Bell stands
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
What the Iran sanctions case in New York means for Turkey and Erdogan Kadir Yildirim - December 2, 2017 [caption id="attachment_66835" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Front pages of Turkish newspapers with
Are Islamists making a comeback in the Middle East? Here’s why they succeed — and fail. Marc Lynch, Kristen Kao, and Ellen Lust - September 25, 2017 [caption id="attachment_63878" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A woman casts her ballot at
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
Here’s what Peru can teach Turkey about presidential power grabs Orçun Selçuk and Astrid Arrarás - May 2, 2017 [caption id="attachment_57637" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at
How Erdogan won more power but lost legitimacy in Turkey’s constitutional referendum Kadir Yildirim - April 20, 2017 [caption id="attachment_57004" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers
Turkey’s President Erdogan has gone to extremes to win Sunday’s referendum. Here’s why. Melina Dunham and Lisel Hintz - April 14, 2017 [caption id="attachment_56822" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses his supporters
Turkey’s Kurdish conflict has surged again. Here is why. Mustafa Gurbuz - March 21, 2017 [caption id="attachment_55581" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Police arrest anti-government protesters on Nov. 4,
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
The Islamists are back in Morocco. How did they do it? Marwa Shalaby - October 20, 2016 [caption id="attachment_48191" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A man casts his ballot at
NATO members are supposed to be democratic. What happens when Turkey isn’t? Michael Poznansky and Keith Carter - October 13, 2016 [caption id="attachment_47719" align="aligncenter" width="960"] President Obama shakes hands with Turkish
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
Turkey’s coup attempt was unusual, but not for the reasons you might expect Jonathan Powell and Curtis Bell - July 22, 2016 [caption id="attachment_44191" align="aligncenter" width="960"] An armed police officer stands guard
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
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
Six months after its last election, Spain is having another. Here’s what you need to know. Casal Bértoa - June 22, 2016 [caption id="attachment_42458" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Spanish Socialist Party (PSOE) leader and
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
How big were the changes Tunisia’s Ennahda party just made at its national congress? Monica Marks - May 25, 2016 [caption id="attachment_41073" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Tunisian Ennahda party supporters wave flags
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
Why Turkey’s authoritarian descent shakes up democratic theory Jason Brownlee - March 23, 2016 [caption id="attachment_37754" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers
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 Turkey’s government is threatening academic freedom Kadir Yildirim - January 17, 2016 [caption id="attachment_34480" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses
The heinous consequences of Turkey’s polarization Lisel Hintz - October 15, 2015 [caption id="attachment_30678" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Police in Diyarbakir, Turkey, on October
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
Will Turkey's recent election send the country back to the politically turbulent 1990s? - June 12, 2015 [caption id="attachment_25976" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] Can Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip
Will Turkey’s recent election send the country back to the politically turbulent 1990s? Emre Erdoğan and David Wiltse - June 12, 2015 [caption id="attachment_25976" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] Can Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip
How the Kurds upended Turkish politics Kimberly Guiler - June 8, 2015 Turkish voters delivered a crushing blow Sunday to the ruling
Why isn't there an anti-Iran alliance? - June 3, 2015 The Iranian flag flies in front of a UN building
Why isn’t there an anti-Iran alliance? Gregory Gause - June 3, 2015 The Iranian flag flies in front of a UN building
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
Turkey's Kurdish party at the threshold - May 26, 2015 [caption id="attachment_25350" align="aligncenter" width="620" class="center "] Kurdish demonstrators gesture as
Turkey’s Kurdish party at the threshold Kadir Yildirim - May 26, 2015 [caption id="attachment_25350" align="aligncenter" width="620" class="center "] Kurdish demonstrators gesture as
Could Erdogan lose Turkey’s upcoming election? Yüksel Sezgin - May 19, 2015 [caption id="attachment_25033" align="aligncenter" width="660"] Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan holds
Could Erdogan lose Turkey's upcoming election? - May 19, 2015 [caption id="attachment_25033" align="aligncenter" width="660"] Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan holds
Is GREXIT a threat to Greece’s security? Ioannis Galariotis - May 3, 2015 [caption id="attachment_24202" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Greeks wave their national flag.
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
What the battle for Kobane says about U.S. overseas military bases Amy Holmes - February 2, 2015 [caption id="attachment_20798" align="aligncenter" width="620"] A woman celebrates the liberation from
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
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
Why is Tunisian democracy succeeding while the Turkish model is failing? Yüksel Sezgin - November 8, 2014 [caption id="attachment_17862" align="alignnone" width="620"] Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in
The evolution of Islamism since the Arab uprisings Quinn Mecham - October 24, 2014 [caption id="attachment_17089" align="aligncenter" width="620"] An Egyptian protester ransacks the Muslim
And the winner of Turkey's presidential election is… populism Sezin Öney and Emre Erdoğan - August 8, 2014 Joshua Tucker: Continuing our series of Election Reports, the following
And the winner of Turkey’s presidential election is… populism Sezin Öney and Emre Erdoğan - August 8, 2014 Joshua Tucker: Continuing our series of Election Reports, the following
‘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
Erdoğan’s next moves Gonul Tol - April 2, 2014 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606" special="EDITORIAL USE ONLY. AP PROVIDES ACCESS
Erdoğan's next moves Gonul Tol - April 2, 2014 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606" special="EDITORIAL USE ONLY. AP PROVIDES ACCESS
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,
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
How Erdoğan has reshaped Turkish politics, and what it means for current corruption scandal Joshua Tucker - December 27, 2013 [caption id="attachment_4510" align="aligncenter" width="556" special=""] Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip
Protest and Democracy in Turkey Joshua Tucker - June 13, 2013 The following is a guest post from political scientist Daniel
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. ********
Tunisia Post-Election Report II: Free Fair and Meaningful Joshua Tucker - October 25, 2011 Continuing our series of election reports, we present a second