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The Gezi Park events marked a turning point in the global unrest we’re living through. Though not officially a Bric country, Turkey has most of the attributes of one – high growth, a young population,...
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Emerging from a long history of resistance to the AKP’s spatial politics, Gezi made it possible to imagine a more egalitarian and democratic way of life. On December 17, 2013, Turkey woke up to another...
View ArticleTurkeyetc: “Seni Bilen Hayran, Bilmeyen Düşman” or, Why Erdogan Remains So...
At a rally in Bakırköy last Saturday, members of the all-female audience were whipped up like teenagers at a pop concert long before the main speaker arrived. “Who are we waiting for?” teased the...
View ArticleROAR Magazine: Death of Turkish teenager awakens dormant Gezi spirit – Binnaz...
The death of 15-year-old Berkin Elvan, who spent 269 days in coma after being hit by a teargas canister last June, is sparking renewed protests in Turkey. On Tuesday, Berkin Elvan died. He was 15 years...
View ArticleAl-Monitor: Erdogan’s silence shows absence of moral compass – Amberin Zaman
On March 12, thousands of Turkish citizens poured into the streets of Istanbul to take part in the funeral of Berkin Elvan. The 15-year-old boy with huge dark eyes and an impish smile has emerged as a...
View ArticleThe American Interest: The End of Erdogan – Henri J. Barkey
Even if his party manages to scrape by in Turkey’s upcoming municipal elections on March 30, Prime Minister Erdogan has already done irreparable harm to his brand. It is hard to imagine how in any...
View ArticleNew York Times: After the Protests – Zeynep Tufekci
Media in the hands of citizens can rattle regimes. It makes it much harder for rulers to maintain legitimacy by controlling the public sphere. But activists, who have made such effective use of...
View ArticleJadaliyya: Alevizing Gezi – Ayfer Karakaya-Stump
Berkin Elvan’s funeral services, which were held at the Okmeydani Cemevi on 12 March, once again raised the question of why all six youths killed during the Gezi Protests—or, if we are to approach the...
View ArticleProject Syndicate: Turkey’s Electoral Dictatorship – Timur Kuran
In the run-up to Turkey’s municipal elections on March 30, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan declared that the popular vote would serve as a referendum on his scandal-plagued leadership. With the...
View ArticleThe Independent: Turkey’s actions in Syria see PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan go...
Erdogan sent in the police to crush the demonstrators of Gezi Park last year, went berserk when it was suggested his party and relatives were involved in corruption scams, and fired or removed hundreds...
View ArticleThe Guardian: Where will it kick off next? – Paul Mason
The Gezi Park events marked a turning point in the global unrest we’re living through. Though not officially a Bric country, Turkey has most of the attributes of one – high growth, a young population,...
View ArticleRoar Magazine: Culmination of Resistance Against Urban Neoliberalism – Burak...
Emerging from a long history of resistance to the AKP’s spatial politics, Gezi made it possible to imagine a more egalitarian and democratic way of life. On December 17, 2013, Turkey woke up to another...
View ArticleTurkeyetc: “Seni Bilen Hayran, Bilmeyen Düşman” or, Why Erdogan Remains So...
At a rally in Bakırköy last Saturday, members of the all-female audience were whipped up like teenagers at a pop concert long before the main speaker arrived. “Who are we waiting for?” teased the...
View ArticleROAR Magazine: Death of Turkish teenager awakens dormant Gezi spirit – Binnaz...
The death of 15-year-old Berkin Elvan, who spent 269 days in coma after being hit by a teargas canister last June, is sparking renewed protests in Turkey. On Tuesday, Berkin Elvan died. He was 15 years...
View ArticleAl-Monitor: Erdogan’s silence shows absence of moral compass – Amberin Zaman
On March 12, thousands of Turkish citizens poured into the streets of Istanbul to take part in the funeral of Berkin Elvan. The 15-year-old boy with huge dark eyes and an impish smile has emerged as a...
View ArticleThe American Interest: The End of Erdogan – Henri J. Barkey
Even if his party manages to scrape by in Turkey’s upcoming municipal elections on March 30, Prime Minister Erdogan has already done irreparable harm to his brand. It is hard to imagine how in any...
View ArticleNew York Times: After the Protests – Zeynep Tufekci
Media in the hands of citizens can rattle regimes. It makes it much harder for rulers to maintain legitimacy by controlling the public sphere. But activists, who have made such effective use of...
View ArticleJadaliyya: Alevizing Gezi – Ayfer Karakaya-Stump
Berkin Elvan’s funeral services, which were held at the Okmeydani Cemevi on 12 March, once again raised the question of why all six youths killed during the Gezi Protests—or, if we are to approach the...
View ArticleProject Syndicate: Turkey’s Electoral Dictatorship – Timur Kuran
In the run-up to Turkey’s municipal elections on March 30, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan declared that the popular vote would serve as a referendum on his scandal-plagued leadership. With the...
View ArticleThe Independent: Turkey’s actions in Syria see PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan go...
Erdogan sent in the police to crush the demonstrators of Gezi Park last year, went berserk when it was suggested his party and relatives were involved in corruption scams, and fired or removed hundreds...
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