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The democrat as a social type : the case of Turkey in the 1990s
(Bilkent University, 2011)The main purpose of this dissertation is the explanation of the emergence of a new social type of political opinion producers in Turkey, namely, "the Democrat", throughout the two decades following the 1980 military coup. ... -
Opening the blackbox : the transformation of the Turkish military
(Bilkent University, 2016-03)The existing research on Turkish civil-military relations (CMR) in general and on civilianization process since the early 2000s in particular tends to neglect the military side of the story. Despite the fact that the ... -
Religious divisions and ethnic voting: the case of sunni Kurds in Turkey
(Bilkent University, 2018-06)This study investigates the impact of sectarian identities on ethnic voting behavior by focusing on Sunni Kurds in Turkey. The existing literature focuses on the political implications of the Alevi-Sunni cleavage among ... -
Searching for power-sharing arrangements in the resolution of ethnic conflicts : the case of Kurdish conflict in Turkey
(Bilkent University, 2017-09)Utilizing mixed-method design and multiple data sources (primarily three nationwide public opinion surveys and 113 semi-structured elite interviews), this study examines the power-sharing perspectives in the context of ... -
Theorizing authoritarian party structures : the case of Turkey
(Bilkent University, 2009-11)The existing studies assume or treat an authoritarian party organization as a static and uniform structure, in which national party leaders dominate the party on the ground. Moreover, the extant explanations of authoritarianism ... -
Why do political parties split? : understanding part splits and formation of splinter parties in Turkey
(Bilkent University, 2014)The process of splinter party formation has been understudied. This is related with the difficulties in studying the intraparty realm of politics and the inability of the splinter parties to turn into successful competitors. ...
