Narrative power in Turkey 14 avril 2015
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Army, Dani Rodrik, democracy, Fethullah Gülen, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, sledgehammer
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The Jakarta Post (Indonesia) April 14, 2015, p. 6 Español Français Italiano
Dani Rodrik *
Until recently, the military was widely regarded as Turkish society’s most powerful and cohesive institution. (suite…)
Democracy at Risk: IPI Special Report on Turkey, 2015 29 mars 2015
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Ahmet Davutoglu, AKP, democracy, International Press Institute (IPI), Kadri Gürsel, press freedom, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Steven M. Ellis
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International Press Institute (IPI) March 2015
Steven M. Ellis *
Turkish authorities’ failure to safeguard – and, in some cases, their active steps to undermine – the right to share and receive information has led to serious deficiencies in the country’s democracy, placing its future at serious risk, a special report released today by the International Press Institute (IPI) concludes. (suite…)
Turkey’s Unconsolidated Democracy: The Nexus between Democratisation and Majoritarianism in Turkey 21 janvier 2015
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: democracy, E. Fuat Keyman, GTE Policy Brief, Istituto Affari Internazionali, Meltem Müftüler-Baç
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GTE Policy Brief (Istituto Affari Internazionali) No. 19, January 2015
by Meltem Müftüler-Baç and E. Fuat Keyman *
A new era in Turkish politics seemed to have launched in 2002 when the Justice and Development Party (AKP) first came to power and has since then steadily increased its electoral support becoming the dominant party in Turkish politics. (suite…)
Turkey’s image problem after Gezi Park 28 Mai 2014
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: democracy, Gezi Park, protests, soft power
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Deutsche Welle (Germany) 28/05/2014
Thomas Seibert
It’s been one year since the violent crackdown on mass demonstrations surrounding Istanbul’s Gezi Park. Observers say the Erdogan government’s actions have cost Turkey its status as a role model state in the Middle East. (suite…)
Can the neoliberal state be truly democratic? 28 Mai 2014
Posted by Acturca in Books / Livres, Economy / Economie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Ahmet Bekman, AKP, Baris Alp Ozden, Book Review, democracy, Ismet Akca, neoliberal, neoliberalism
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The Jordan Times, Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Sally Bland
The rise to power of the AKP (Justice and Development Party), which had its origins in the Islamist movement, initially elicited much speculation about whether Islam is compatible with democracy. However, the more poignant question posed by « Turkey Reframed » is whether neoliberalism is compatible with democracy — a question with relevance for many countries in the world today. (suite…)
Turkey’s choice: EU or Putin norms 7 avril 2014
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: AKP, democracy, local elections, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Şahin Alpay
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Today’s Zaman (Turkey) Monday, April 7, 2014, p. 15
Şahin Alpay
Turkey, during the first two terms of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) in power, managed to leave behind the military-bureaucratic tutelage over democracy, if not constitutionally then in practice. The main struggle for Turkey in the third term of AKP power is to prevent democracy from turning into the tyranny of the majority. (suite…)
Erdogan’s shallow version of democracy will falter 27 mars 2014
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: AKP, democracy, local elections, Sinan Ülgen
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Financial Times (USA Ed) March 27, 2014, p. 11
By Sinan Ulgen *
By definition, municipal elections are about choosing local leaders. Yet Turkey ‘s local elections this weekend will be about much more. It is set to be a contest between two visions of democracy and its outcome will have serious implications for the future of democratic freedoms in this crucial western ally. (suite…)
Democracy is already a casualty in Turkey 17 mars 2014
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: democracy, Elif Shafak, Fethullah Gülen, Recep Tayyip Erdogan
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Gulf News (UAE) March 17, 2014 p. 36
Elif Shafak *
The death of a young boy during a police crackdown on a protest has unified Turks. Now they are turning against their feuding rulers (suite…)
Democracy in Crisis: Corruption, Media, and Power in Turkey 3 février 2014
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Andrew Finkel, Carla Anne Robbins, Civil Society, corruption, David J. Kramer, democracy, Freedom House, freedom of expression, human rights, Internet Freedom, Media Freedom, Nate Schenkkan, press freedom, Rule of Law, Susan Corke
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Special Report (Freedom House) February 3, 2014 Türkçe
Susan Corke, Andrew Finkel, David J. Kramer, Carla Anne Robbins, Nate Schenkkan
Turkey’s government is improperly using its leverage over media to limit public debate about government actions and punish journalists and media owners who dispute government claims, deepening the country’s political and social polarization, Freedom House concludes in a report issued on February 3. (suite…)
Turkey needs less money in politics, and less politics in court 7 janvier 2014
Posted by Acturca in Economy / Economie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: AKP, democracy, Politics, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Sinan Ülgen
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Financial Times (USA Ed) January 7, 2014, p. 9
By Sinan Ulgen *
Until last month, one could not be blamed for thinking that nothing was rotten in the state of Turkey. The combined effect of government pressure, ubiquitous self-censorship and the conflicts of interest of media owners made reporting on corruption a taboo for the Turkish press. (suite…)
Islamism, Electoral Hegemony, and Democracy: Lessons from Turkey, Egypt, and Tunisia 16 décembre 2013
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Arab Spring, democracy, E. Fuat Keyman, Egypt, elections, Islamism, Sebnem Gumuscu, The German Marshall Fund of the United States, Tunisia
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German Marshall Fund of the United States, December 16, 2013
Sebnem Gumuscu & E. Fuat Keyman *
Widespread popular protests and the military coup in Egypt in the summer of 2013 and the sustained political turmoil in Tunisia have not only exemplified the tumultuous course of the Arab Spring but they have also reignited the debate on the compatibility of Islam and democracy. (suite…)
More Divisions, More Democracy 12 décembre 2013
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: AKP, democracy, Fethullah Gülen, Gulen movement, Mustafa Akyol, Recep Tayyip Erdogan
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The International New York Times (USA) Thursday, December 12, 2013
By Mustafa Akyol *, Istanbul
Foreign journalists writing about Turkey like to focus on the most fundamental divide in Turkish society: the rift between religious conservatives and secularists. But these days an internal clash is raging among the conservatives themselves. And it could be a boon for Turkish democracy. (suite…)
Turkey needs more liberalism with its democracy 4 décembre 2013
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: democracy, liberalism, Sinan Ülgen
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Financial Times (USA Ed) December 4, 2013, p. 9
By Sinan Ulgen *
It should not be an issue of debate in a well-functioning liberal democracy. But the question of whether a government can and should enforce rules about personal morality is at the centre of current political arguments in Turkey. (suite…)
Turkey’s Europeanization: Conspiracy or Democracy? 12 novembre 2013
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: democracy, Diba Nigar Göksel, The German Marshall Fund of the United States, Turkey’s EU accession process
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German Marshall Fund of the United States, November 12, 2013
Diba Nigar Göksel *
The EU is confused about how to influence Turkey’s democratization course. When Turkey had a viable EU membership prospect, EU conditionality steered democratization efforts. (suite…)
Deceived by Democracy 19 septembre 2013
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: AKP, democracy, Egypt, Gezi Park, Muslim Brotherhood, political Islam, Sinan Ülgen
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Today’s Zaman (Turkey) 19 September 2013, p. 14
Sinan Ülgen *, Istanbul
Popular protests in Turkey last May, together with the recent ouster of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, have reinvigorated debate about political Islam’s compatibility with democracy. (suite…)
How media bosses undermine democracy 21 juillet 2013
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: democracy, Gezi Park, journalist, press freedom, Turkey, Yavuz Baydar
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The New York Times (USA) July 21, 2013, p. S24 Türkçe
By Yavuz Baydar *, Istanbul
The protests that convulsed Istanbul and other Turkish cities last month exposed, among many other things, the shameful role of Turkey’s media conglomerates in subverting press freedom. (suite…)
Takin’ It To the Streets 30 juin 2013
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: Brazil, democracy, Egypt, majoritarianism, Paul R. Pillar, protests, Russia, Turkey, USA
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The New York Times (USA) Sunday, June 30, 2013, p. SR 11
By Thomas L. Friedman
The former C.I.A. analyst Paul R. Pillar asked this question in a recent essay in The National Interest: Why are we seeing so many popular street revolts in democracies? Speaking specifically of Turkey and Brazil (suite…)
Why the west needs Turkey 10 juin 2013
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: AKP, CHP, democracy, Safak Pavey, secularism, Turkey
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The Guardian (UK) Monday 10 June 2013, p. 24
Şafak Pavey *
If we fail to reconcile secularism, Islam and democracy there will be global consequences (suite…)
How Europe can save Turkey’s democracy 9 juin 2013
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: AKP, democracy, EU membership, Steven A. Cook, Turkey, Turkey-EU
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The Washington Post Sunday (USA) June 09, 2013, p. B3
by Steven A. Cook *
Middle East scholar Steven A. Cook says Turkey needs a real shot at joining the E.U. (suite…)
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