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Boraltan Köprüsü olayı ve geçmişten günümüze Türkiye gündemindeki yeri
(Bilkent University, 2024) Balımtaş, Hulkican; Öztürk, Yunus İsmail; Karahisar, Rümeysa; Kara, Melisa
Boraltan Köprüsü Olayı, Türk tarihindeki bir kara leke olarak bilinmekle birlikte İnönü Hükûmeti’ne ve bizzat İsmet İnönü’ye atfedilmiş önemli bir olaydır. İsmet İnönü’nün tarafsızlık politikasının bir ürünü olarak insanlıktan ve Türklük bilincinden fevkalâde önemli bir taviz verilmiştir. Sayıları yüz elli civarında olduğu tahmin Türk asıllı mülteciler Sovyetler Birliği’ne teslim edilmiş ve Kızıl Ordu tarafından katledilmiştir. Bu makalede nesnel bir usûl ile olayın coğrafî, fizikî ve istatistiksel özellikleri hakkındaki bilgiler incelenip değerlendirilmiş, olayın etkileri araştırılmıştır. Makale kronolojik bir şekilde tertip edilmemiştir. Makale düzeni sırasıyla giriş; olayın gerçekliği, iç politikadaki yeri, dış politikadaki yeri, basın ve sanattaki yeri ve en nihayetinde ise sonuçtur. Makalenin amacı olayın husule gelişinin üstünde durmak değil, yarattığı etkileri gözler önüne sermektir.
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The changing nature of Islamism in Turkey : a comparison of Erbakan and Erdoğan
(2002) İmişiker, Zeyneb Çağlıyan
The present study discusses the impact of the general change with the rise of new tendencies in Turkish politics on Islamist groups. The main purpose in writing this thesis is that of investigating the differences and similarities between two banned politicians, Necmettin Erbakan and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, concerning their views on secularism and Islam-democracy relationship in Turkey. It is basically argued that the differences seem to be greater than the similarities if their current discourses are carefully analyzed. Erdoğan realized that change is inevitable. As a consequence, his discourse has gone through a consistent change. In contrast, Erbakan did nothing but has given an image that his views are erratic. It is obvious that political Islam has been on the wane in Turkish politics. A new formation that praises democracy and secularism seems to get the chance to give a new direction to the so-called Islamist movement in Turkey.
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For the people, against the elites: left versus right-wing populism in Greece and Turkey
(Taylor and Francis, 2020) Grigoriadis, Ioannis N.
While the rise of populism has been a global trend in recent years, it has been prevalent in Greece and Turkey for longer, leaving a strong imprint on the politics of both countries. Left-wing populism has become one of the constitutive elements of the Greek political party system since the collapse of the 1967–1974 military regime. The 2009 outbreak of the Greek economic crisis set the stage for the radicalization of Greek politics through the rise of extremist far-right and far-left populist parties that professed populist agendas of different hues. Such populists accused old-party personnel of being members of a “treacherous elite” that sacrificed Greek national interests against foreign powers. The 2011 “indignados” movement is key for the better understanding of the social dynamics that facilitated the rise of the unusual SYRIZA-ANEL coalition government. Debates on Greek constitutional reform also highlighted the relevance of populism, especially as the SYRIZA-ANEL government sought topics to resonate with its disenchanted voters. On the other hand, a right-wing populist rhetoric has been one of the key instruments for the rise of Turkish political Islam and the establishment of the AKP hegemony in Turkey. Establishing a Kulturkampf-based narrative about the “secularist, ‘white-Turk’ elites” versus the “conservative, ‘black-Turk’ people” was of great political significance. The constitutional reform process proved again crucial for manifesting the relevance of populism in Turkish political discourse. This article explores the circumstances under which left- and right-wing populism have emerged into a dominant feature of Greek and Turkish politics. It also discusses the decreasing relevance of the established left-right political divide in party politics and suggests alternative classifications.
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Killing competitive authoritarianism softly: the 2019 local elections in Turkey
(Routledge, 2019-11) Esen, Berk; Gümüşçü, Ş.
On 31 March 2019 Turkish voters ended the Islamist local governance in the country’s largest cities after 25 years and handed the ruling AKP its most serious electoral defeat since its rise to power in 2002. The article explores the electoral strategies of major parties in the local election, offers a comparative analysis of the results, and discusses post-election developments, including the rerun in Istanbul. The election and its aftermath reaffirmed the competitive authoritarian nature of the regime, as the governing bloc enjoyed an uneven playing field, while the opposition had to meet a higher electoral bar than the incumbents to win. The economic crisis, growing discontent with the government’s policies, and effective coordination of opposition parties facilitated this outcome.