by Asya Welch | Nov 20, 2025 | University of Pittsburgh
In the May 2023 Turkish presidential election, the world watched closely to see if voters would finally have the power to put an end to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s 20 year rule. However, the voters’ choice was an illusion. Erdogan secured his re-election in...
by Cortavis Morrow | Apr 23, 2025 | University of Memphis
Executive Power: The Growing Threat to Democracy We have learned about it, and if you are a citizen of the United States of America, you have lived in it all your life. When it comes to democracy, we understand it as a type of government made for the people. The first...
by Johnathan Cohen | Apr 19, 2025 | Boston University
On March 19, Ekrem Imamoğlu, mayor of Istanbul, was arrested on charges of corruption and terrorism. His arrest took place days before he was expected to be selected by the Republican People’s Party (CHP) as a presidential candidate in Turkey’s 2028 election. Just...
by Ayca Senturk | Feb 3, 2025 | Sabanci University
Turkey has been governed under a competitive authoritarian regime for almost a decade. The incumbent Justice and Development Party (AKP) has held power for the last 22 years, with the past decade showing a shift towards authoritarianism. Scholars believe that the...
by nunez.146@osu.edu | Nov 4, 2024 | Ohio State University
In August of this year Turkey’s Information and Communication Technologies Authority blocked the social media platform Instagram as an effort to regulate access to the internet. With the rapid blocking of Instagram, a platform with over 50 million Turkish users out of...
