by Kyle Burzycki | Nov 28, 2021 | Suffolk University
On January 1, 2021 a new university President arrived at Boğaziçi University in Istanbul, Turkey. Despite decades of tradition in which the university community voiced support for a candidate they felt represented their needs most, Professor Melih Bulu was appointed...
by Sinan Bruce | May 12, 2021 | Boston University
There exist various methods of asserting control over a state. In Turkey, it involves what I call “zombification”. Ahval’s Yavuz Baydar in 2018 wrote an article whose headline was “Turning Turkey into a ‘zombie’ nation of undesirables”. Reading the title, I was struck...
by Alexandra Peters | May 12, 2021 | Boston University
Polarization in Turkey is by all means not a new phenomenon. Since the country’s founding in 1923, Turkey has long suffered from deep-seated ethnic, societal, and structural divisions. Therefore, it is not surprising that many would argue that polarization is...
by Joseph Ozmer | Dec 14, 2020 | University of Georgia
Few political phenomena are as well known as the “Rally Around the Flag” effect. Tragic events or instances of conflict can shift public opinion in favor of ruling authorities. Much of the time, this can be a mixed blessing for the authorities in question....
by Dilek Mustafa | Oct 25, 2020 | Suffolk University
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey has challenged Turkey’s scant democracy, through exceptional use of oppression against journalism and democratic representation, extreme military hostilities in the region, domestic approach of Islamic ideologies, and...
