Öney: Turkey’s ethnic cleansing
Sezin Öney on the Haberdar news site notes that President Erdoğan on March 11 stated that “We are going to build a new Southeast.” It seems that the state is executing a specific project. Since last...
View ArticleIs Erdoğan Turkey’s Only Problem?
By Halil Karaveli April 5, 2016 The outsize personality of President Erdoğan obscures the systemic dynamics that sustain his exercise of power. Erdoğan’s push for an executive presidency corresponds to...
View ArticleGürsel: What will emerge from the ruins of the Kurdish cities?
Kadri Gürsel in Cumhuriyet notes that in the new war that started in July 2015, cities inside Turkey’s border are being demolished. More than twenty years ago, it was the villages that were burnt down...
View ArticleThe Kurdish Issue and Turkey’s Narrowing Tunnel
By Gareth H. Jenkins September 19, 2016, The Turkey Analyst The Turkish government’s recent dismissal of elected Kurdish officials from local authorities in the southeast and its preparations to...
View ArticleErdoğan’s Dilemma: Preserving the Nationalist Alliance or Making Peace
By Nicholas Danforth October 17th, 2016, The Turkey Analyst Turkey's July 15 coup attempt has transformed the country's politics, and notably it has deepened a dangerous pre-existing dilemma. President...
View ArticleThe “Logic” of Turkey’s Repression
By Halil Karaveli November 10th, 2016, The Turkey Analyst What is the logic behind the arrests of Kurdish politicians and of liberal and leftist journalists in Turkey? From the perspective of the...
View ArticleTurkey’s Constitutional Referendum and Erdogan’s Faded Democratic Credentials
by Gareth H. Jenkins June 1, 2017 The Turkish constitutional referendum of April 16, 2017 dealt yet another blow to President Tayyip Erdoğan’s already faltering claim to democratic legitimacy. Not...
View ArticleKurdish Mayoral Dismissals: Narrowing Political Spaces, Widening the Distance...
By Gareth H. Jenkins September 4, 2019 The removal of the democratically elected mayors of three municipalities in the predominantly Kurdish southeast of the country and their replacement with...
View ArticleIs There Any Solution to Turkey’s Kurdish Problem?
By Halil Karaveli September 29, 2021 While a solution to the Kurdish problem will likely continue to remain out of reach, Turkey has no alternative but to muddle through, alternating between cautious...
View ArticleClosing Down Democracy – The Prosecution of the HDP
By Sarah Glynn March 10, 2022 Despite the Turkish government’s current efforts to portray itself as a peacemaker who cannot countenance unprovoked aggression, its assault on the Kurds continues both...
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