Events
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Conference with Mr. Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu – Deputy Chairman of Ak Parti, “Current Challenges Facing the EU and the Larger Europe, and Turkey’s Possible Contribution”
09 April 2013 12:22 AM | -Mr. Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu gave a talk entitled “Current Challenges Facing the EU and the Larger Europe, and Turkey’s Possible Contribution” in Centre for Policy Analysis and Research on Turkey (ResearchTurkey)’s featuring...
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Interviews
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Interview with Dr. Beken Saatçioğlu: “Turkey’s chances of membership to the European Union are pretty slim.”
19 May 2013 1:43 PM | -Interview with Dr. Beken Saatçioğlu: “Turkey’s chances of membership to the European Union are pretty slim.” EU Enlargement and Turkey’s Accession Process Interview Series II In this second interview of...
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Domestic Policy Archive
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Reproduction of the Reality through December 18 Middle East Technical University (METU) Riot
Caner Özdemir, Middle East Technical University May 23, 2013 | No CommentsReproduction of the Reality through December 18 Middle East Technical University (METU) Riot As one of the leading philosophical figures of the twentieth century, Michel Foucault transformed his methodological approach... Caner Özdemir, Middle East Technical University -
![To Which Direction Does the Education Policy of Ak Party Change?[1] It came quite as a surprise when AK Party government, which had taken important policy steps towards strengthening the...](http://researchturkey.org/wp/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/AKP-egitim-politikasi_foto-115x115.jpg "To Which Direction Does the Education Policy of Ak Party Change?")
To Which Direction Does the Education Policy of Ak Party Change?
To Which Direction Does the Education Policy of Ak Party Change?[1] It came quite as a surprise when AK Party government, which had taken important policy steps towards strengthening the... Aytuğ Şaşmaz, Education Reform Initiative, Sabancı University, İstanbul -
Turkey’s Democratic Struggle under AKP Government: 2002-2010
Mr. Sedat Ergin, Former Editor-in-Chief of daily Milliyet and Columnist at daily Hürriyet April 22, 2013 | 5 CommentsThis featured Paper is compiled from the notes of Mr. Sedat Ergin, a notable journalist and columnist in Turkey, from the speeches he gave at various conferences and seminars abroad... Mr. Sedat Ergin, Former Editor-in-Chief of daily Milliyet and Columnist at daily Hürriyet -
Where is Turkey Headed? The Rise of the Political Islam in the Recent Past
Dr. Cüneyt Ülsever, Journalist, Author and Economist April 18, 2013 | 2 CommentsWhere is Turkey Headed? The Rise of the Political Islam in the Recent Past I. Introduction This article analyzes the rise of Islamist politics in Turkey, a country that has, for... Dr. Cüneyt Ülsever, Journalist, Author and Economist -
New Pursuits in Turkish Local Government
Hıfzı Deveci, Retired Member of the State Supervisory Council February 25, 2013 | No CommentsNew Pursuits in Turkish Local Government Recent changes in local governments Local government system, one of the most problematic areas of Turkish public administration, is once again occupying political agenda... Hıfzı Deveci, Retired Member of the State Supervisory Council -
Is Turkey Heading towards a Real Democracy?
William Nygaard, Former President of Norwegian Publishers Association February 5, 2013 | 2 CommentsWe all know that freedom of expression is the most fundamental human right, as essential to human life as the first cry of a new-born child. Different countries will, based... William Nygaard, Former President of Norwegian Publishers Association -
Monetti: “Autonomy of the Judiciary is the Foundation of Democracy”
Mr. Vito Monetti, Former President of European Judges for Democracy and Liberty February 2, 2013 | No CommentsIn this article, the argument that I will try to examine is the defence of the independence and the autonomy of the Judiciary as well as - more generally –... Mr. Vito Monetti, Former President of European Judges for Democracy and Liberty -
Limited Autonomy of the Civil Society and the Misuse of the EU Accession Process
Can Büyükbay, University of Zurich July 21, 2012 | No CommentsMisuse of the European integration process by the Justice and Development Party (AKP) is interrelated to a process of the control of the civil society which goes hand in hand... Can Büyükbay, University of Zurich -
From Uludere to Dağlıca: Impotency of the Powerful
Ali Ersen Erol, Howard University June 27, 2012 | 1 CommentWhile we sincerely hope that we do not live through another tragedy for the rest of 2012, what we leave behind, in that case Uludere and Dağlıca, seems to be... Ali Ersen Erol, Howard University -
What Went Wrong with Kemalism?
Dr. Şakir Dinçşahin April 16, 2012 | 2 CommentsThe contradictions of Kemalism arose when the Kemalists realized that the transition from sultanate to national sovereignty could not be achieved through a gradual process or by seeking the consent... Dr. Şakir Dinçşahin