by Alin Khrimian | Apr 30, 2022 | SUNY-Binghamton
For years, Turkey was hailed as being an exemplary case of a rare, developing, and withstanding secular democracy in a Muslim-majority society. However, under the rule of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his AKP party, Turkey has undergone a significant democratic...
by Itai Grofman | Feb 23, 2022 | University of Chicago
Aspiring autocrats face a variety of obstacles. Domestically, institutional resistance, robust democratic culture, and the sort of political difficulties that affect all politicians can slow, or even halt, democratic backsliding. And yet, one obstacle that seems to be...
by Maymuna Elmi | Feb 5, 2022 | University of Chicago
On February 3rd, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made a statement against the decision to refer philanthropist Osman Kavala’s case back to a European court, declaring that Turkey will not respect the Council of Europe if Turkish courts are not respected. Kavala is a...
by VTRENGA21@KU.EDU.TR | Jan 21, 2022 | Koç University
On 20 November 2021, the President of the Republic of Serbia, Alexander Vucic, gave an interview in Belgrade, where he discussed the most important issues affecting his country today. Asked how he felt about the fact that the US did not invite him to the Democracy...
by Andrew Cotter | Dec 9, 2021 | University of Utah
Erdogan speaks at a press conference in Ankara, Turkey, Nov. 17, 2021. (Burhan Ozbilici/AP) In a speech on Saturday, October 23, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened to expel ambassadors from ten western countries, including the United States. This threat...
