Turkey: how the coup failed

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dc.citation.issueNumber1en_US
dc.citation.spage59en_US
dc.citation.volumeNumber28en_US
dc.contributor.authorEsen, B.en_US
dc.contributor.authorGümüşçü, Ş.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-04T13:29:57Z
dc.date.available2019-02-04T13:29:57Z
dc.date.issued2017en_US
dc.departmentDepartment of International Relationsen_US
dc.description.abstractOn 15 July 2016, Turkey was shaken by an attempted coup. For the first time in modern Turkish history—a history littered with attempted coups—the elected government thwarted the putsch. We suggest that the success of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in defeating the coup attempt is part and parcel of its competitive authoritarian regime. On the one hand, AKP’s extensive access to public and private resources, as well as its control over conventional and social media, bolstered its capacity to mobilize during the time of crisis. On the other hand, the regime’s electoral features have armored the AKP with political (not to mention popular) legitimacy, and have incentivized opposition parties to remain committed to the regime, rather than opt for an uncertain future under military rule. We conclude that the failure of the coup attempt not only indicates the resilience of competitive authoritarianism in Turkey, it may also pave the way for a more stable authoritarian regime under the AKP’s rule.en_US
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dc.identifier.doi10.1353/jod.2017.0006en_US
dc.identifier.eissn1086-3214
dc.identifier.issn1045-5736
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11693/48808
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.publisherThe Johns Hopkins University Pressen_US
dc.relation.isversionofhttps://doi.org/10.1353/jod.2017.0006en_US
dc.source.titleJournal of Democracyen_US
dc.titleTurkey: how the coup faileden_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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