by Cody Duane-Mcglashan | Oct 30, 2017 | Brown University
In the past fifteen years, Turkey has gone from economic ruin to burgeoning democracy held up as a model for the world to a state in the midst of severe democratic and liberal backsliding. All these stages have occurred under the leadership of Racep Tayyip Erdogan,...
by Emily Masse | Oct 10, 2017 | Boston University
How could a democratic institution, such as a referendum, potentially signal the downfall of democracy? Turkey may provide the answer. After a long history of military coups, Turkey adopted its current constitution in 1982, declaring the country to be a parliamentary...