Over the years, Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been strangling democracy, “‘tightening the vice’ on what’s left of Turkey’s pluralism”.
Turkey articles on Democracy Chronicles
News about the struggle for democracy in Turkey. Regional turmoil and ongoing repression of the Kurdish minority remain contentious challenges. Occupy Turkey protests challenged the government in 2013. Also take a look at our articles on Occupy Turkey.
“The Kurds Were not in Normandy”: Distortion and Genocide in the Middle East
That Kurds were not in Normandy is a shameful distortion of truth. We abandoned our Kurdish allies for dubious motives, now they are facing genocide.
‘Democracies Divided’: How to counter political polarization
Polarization is tearing democracies around the world from Brazil, India, and Kenya, to Poland, Turkey, and US. Article looks at how to counter this dynamic.
Boris Johnson’s parliamentary prorogation move jolts Britain’s unmatched democracy
Britain’s populist conservative leader Boris Johnson’s parliamentary prorogation move over Brexit basically undermines the country’s unparalleled democracy.
Is a ‘democratic depression’ around the corner?
Populists in government can erode the institutional checks on executive power necessary for durable democracy, previously resilient advanced democracies.
China’s rights abuses in Xinjiang a ‘bellwether for a shifting global order’
Recent events have stoked alarm among the sizeable Uighur diaspora in Turkey that the country is no longer the haven it has been for decades.
Pro-democracy protests prove eastern Europe clichés wrong
The EIU finds that since 2006 democracy has deteriorated in central and eastern Europe more there than in any other part of the world.
Turkey Opposition Win Shows Country Still Capable of Competitive Poll
Turkey’s opposition victory in Istanbul mayoral election was ratified Monday, with analysts showing the country is capable of a competitive elections.
Opposition Candidate Wins Istanbul Mayoral Seat
Turkey’s opposition won decisively in the controversial re-vote in the Istanbul mayoral election. The victory is a significant defeat for President Erdogan .
Deposed Istanbul Mayor Blasts ‘Lies’ Used to Annul Election
Istanbul’s deposed mayor Ekrem says no one believed the “lies” used to overturn his recent election and called on voters to “correct this great shame” .