Search results for: Halil M. Karaveli
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Erdogan Stokes the Sectarian Fires
...as a democratic reformer. With international media attention no longer focused on the streets of Istanbul, conventional wisdom holds that the crisis is over and order has been restored....
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Turkey and Syria: A Slippery Slope
...Opinion letter on US-Turkish relations. Regarding the article “Turkey needs Obama’s help on Syria” (Views, May 18) by Soner Cagaptay and James F. Jeffrey: The United States should do...
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Turkey, the Unhelpful Ally
...ethnic pluralism. However, this rosy vision of a moderate and secular Syria after Mr. Assad’s downfall will not be achieved if the United States continues to depend on regional allies...
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How Serious is Erdogan about Joining the SCO Instead of the EU?
...Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s talk of joining the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and abandoning the pursuit of EU membership cannot be dismissed as loose talk, but neither does it herald a...
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The End of Taraf: The Liberals Have Outlived their Usefulness for the AKP
...fierce critic of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and his departure from Taraf is yet another reminder that the space for critical expression in Turkey is being systematically narrowed....
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Seeking To Redesign Turkey, The AKP Resurrects State Tutelage
...ideologically beholden to Turkish nationalism in the old, Kemalist mould. Turkey’s ruling party is nevertheless heir to a state tradition which precludes societal participation and democratic deliberation. The Kurds are...
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After Military Tutelage: What Will The Emerging Turkey Look Like?
...After having overturned the regime of military-bureaucratic tutelage, Turkey is discovering that democracy means struggling with differences and conflict, and that democracy in turn cannot be sustained without...
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Is Turkey Becoming a Banana Republic?
...anything a symptom of the decay of Turkish state institutions under Erdogan. The sizable post-coup repression will make matters worse, in fact increasing rather than decreasing the risk of further...