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There Is Real Anger at Erdogan's Authoritarianism, But a Turkish Spring Is Unlikely

Professor Ibrahim Sirkeci | Posted 03.06.2013 | UK
Read More: Turkey Protests, Istanbul, Turkey, Police Brutality, Erdogan, Taksim, Akp, Gezi Park, UK, World, UK News
Professor Ibrahim Sirkeci

Could this lead to a Turkish Spring? Unlikely. Turkey is a politically polarised country. Public discontent and frustration with AKP policies is growing but yet unlikely to become the majority. Erdogan and his party still believes they have the conservative majority behind them...

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The AKP Faces Another Challenging Year

Robert O'Daly | Posted 06.11.2012 | UK
Read More: Politics, Turkey, Global Economy, World, The Economist, Akp, Economist Intelligence Unit, UK Media, Syria, UK News
Robert O'Daly

Recent economic indicators suggest that at least some of the risks to the Turkish economy that built up in 2010-11 have started to ease. Although this improvement may be partly due to external developments outside of the control of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government, much of the rebalancing process has been policy-induced.

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There is no Spring in Turkey, It's the Coldest Winter We've Ever Seen

Berke Alkan | Posted 06.01.2012 | Home
Read More: Turkish Politics, Turkish Prime Minister, Turkey Earthquake, Turkey, Akp, Van Earthquake, ?Zmit Earthquake, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Home News
Berke Alkan

"Merhaba!", This how we say hello in Turkish. But, "Günah Keçisi" is what we were found saying after the Van earthquake, just as we did after the 1999 İzmit earthquake. What does this mean? Brilliant guess! We've found a scapegoat!

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