Turkey In Turmoil

Author : Berna Pekesen
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2020-06-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9783110654509

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Turkey in Turmoil by Berna Pekesen Pdf

The essays in this book are the first scholarly attempt to examine the complex interrelation of social change and political radicalization during the 1960s. In analyzing topics ranging from the 1968 student uprising, working class politics and trade unionism, Anti-Americanism, right-wing and left-wing militant action, communitarian violence, state coercion, and the artistic representation of these phenomena the contributors offer insights to help to answer why the experiences of this decade turned so radical with lasting polarizing effects on contemporary Turkish society today. Even though issues surrounding the topic are at the very center of intellectual and political debates in today ́s Turkey, such as the collective remembrance of the Turkish “68ers” and of the anti-communist state persecution and prosecution after the military intervention in 1980, a cohesive analysis of this era is still strikingly absent in scholarly works. Thus, “Turkey in Turmoil” is unique in many regards. As important as the presented diversity in research perspectives, the volume will also showcase multiple and, at some point, contesting and even provocative perspectives on the subject at hand.

Author : George S. Harris
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2023-01-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000817126

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Turkey by George S. Harris Pdf

First published in 1985, Turkey: Coping with Crisis is a comprehensive survey of the Turkish experience tracing the Turks through the ages to provide the background essential to understanding contemporary Turkey. Noting the problems that possession of an empire left for its modern successor state and evaluating the role of the military in Turkish politics, Dr Harris provides insight into the political challenges facing the country and finds that the success of policies for economic development is the key to overall political success of modern Turkey. He analyses the constitutional structure, showing how modifications in proportional representation have helped create a more effective government. Dr Harris concludes that Turkey has the resources and dedication to representative government necessary to solve its most pressing problems. This is an essential read for students of international politics, Turkish politics, Turkish history, and Middle East studies.

Author : Berna Pekesen
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2020-06-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9783110650754

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Turkey in Turmoil by Berna Pekesen Pdf

The essays in this book are the first scholarly attempt to examine the complex interrelation of social change and political radicalization during the 1960s. In analyzing topics ranging from the 1968 student uprising, working class politics and trade unionism, Anti-Americanism, right-wing and left-wing militant action, communitarian violence, state coercion, and the artistic representation of these phenomena the contributors offer insights to help to answer why the experiences of this decade turned so radical with lasting polarizing effects on contemporary Turkish society today. Even though issues surrounding the topic are at the very center of intellectual and political debates in today ́s Turkey, such as the collective remembrance of the Turkish “68ers” and of the anti-communist state persecution and prosecution after the military intervention in 1980, a cohesive analysis of this era is still strikingly absent in scholarly works. Thus, “Turkey in Turmoil” is unique in many regards. As important as the presented diversity in research perspectives, the volume will also showcase multiple and, at some point, contesting and even provocative perspectives on the subject at hand.

Author : Nikos Christofis
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2019-10-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000734225

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Erdoğan’s ‘New’ Turkey by Nikos Christofis Pdf

Demonstrating how Turkey’s politics have developed, this book focuses on the causes and consequences of the failed coup d'état of 15 July 2016. The momentous event and its aftermath challenges us to ask if the coup was the cause of Turkey’s present crisis, or simply an accelerant of trends already in motion, and thus a catalyst for the realization of Erdoğan’s latent authoritarian impulses. Bringing together approaches from politics, sociology, history and anthropology, the chapters shed much-needed light on these crucial questions. They offer scholars and nonspecialists alike a comprehensive overview of the implications of the coup attempt and its aftermath on the issues of religion, democracy, the Kurds, the state, resistance and more besides. Its effects have been felt in almost every aspect of Turkish society from religion to politics, yet it came at a time when Turkey was already experiencing significant social and political turmoil under the increasingly authoritarian leadership of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Readers interested in contemporary politics, Turkish and Middle Eastern studies will find the volume useful, as they ponder other cases in this era of democratic retrenchment and global turmoil.

Author : Fahrettin Altun
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Turkey
ISBN : 1680537598

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Türkiye as a Stabilizing Power in an Age of Turmoil by Fahrettin Altun Pdf

Author : Soner Cagaptay
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2020-02-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781838600600

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The New Sultan by Soner Cagaptay Pdf

*New Edition of the Leading Work on Modern Turkey* In a world of rising tensions between Russia and the United States, the Middle East and Europe, Sunnis and Shiites, Islamism and liberalism, Turkey is at the epicentre. And at the heart of Turkey is its right-wing populist president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Since 2002, Erdogan has consolidated his hold on domestic politics while using military and diplomatic means to solidify Turkey as a regional power. His crackdown has been brutal and consistent - scores of journalists arrested, academics officially banned from leaving the country, university deans fired and many of the highest-ranking military officers arrested. In some senses, the nefarious and failed 2016 coup has given Erdogan the licence to make good on his repeated promise to bring order and stability under a 'strongman'. Here, leading Turkish expert Soner Cagaptay will look at Erdogan's roots in Turkish history, what he believes in and how he has cemented his rule, as well as what this means for the world. The book will also unpick the 'threats' Erdogan has worked to combat - from the liberal Turks to the Gulen movement, from coup plotters to Kurdish nationalists - all of which have culminated in the crisis of modern Turkey.

Author : Bülent Aras
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2022-01-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9780815655350

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Turkey's State Crisis by Bülent Aras Pdf

What accounts for the regression of Turkey’s stature from a "model" country to one riddled with state crisis and conflict? Unable to adapt to the challenges of the era and failing to respond to ethnic and multicultural political demands for reform, the Turkish state has resisted change and stuck to its ideological roots stemming from the 1930s. In Turkey’s State Crisis, Aras delves into the historical, political, and geopolitical background of the country’s decline. In an effort to delineate the origin of the crisis, Aras investigates several perspectives: the political elites’ attempt to change the administrative system to create a performance-oriented one; the bureaucracy’s response, concerns, and resistance to change; the state’s conflict resolution capacity; and the transformation of foreign/security policy. Providing a comprehensive portrait of the Turkish state’s turmoil, Aras creates a blueprint for the ways in which much-needed reforms can break vicious cycles of political polarization, rising authoritarianism, and weak state institutions.

Author : Kemal Kirisci
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2017-12-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780815730019

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Turkey and the West by Kemal Kirisci Pdf

Turkey: A necessary ally in a troubled region With the new administration in office, it is not clear whether the U.S. will continue to lead and sustain a global liberal order that was already confronted by daunting challenges. These range from a fragile European Union rocked by the United Kingdom’s exit and rising populism to a cold war-like rivalry with Russia and instability in the Middle East. A long-standing member of NATO, Turkey stands as a front-line state in the midst of many of these challenges. Yet, Turkey is failing to play a more constructive role in supporting this order--beyond caring for nearly 3 million refugees, mostly coming from the fighting in Syria--and its current leadership is in frequent disagreement with its Western allies. This tension has been compounded by a failed Turkish foreign policy that aspired to establish its own alternative regional order in the Middle East. As a result, many in the West now question whether Turkey functions as a dependable ally for the United States and other NATO members. Kemal Kirisci’s new book argues that, despite these problems, the domestic and regional realities are now edging Turkey toward improving its relations with the West. A better understanding of these developments will be critical in devising a new and realistic U.S. strategy toward a transformed Turkey and its neighborhood. Western policymakers must keep in mind three on-the-ground realities that might help improve the relationship with Turkey. First, Turkey remains deeply integrated within the transatlantic community, a fact that once imbued it with prestige in its neighborhood. It is this prestige that the recent trajectory of Turkish domestic politics and foreign policy has squandered; for it to be regained, Turkey needs to rebuild cooperation with the West. The second reality is that chaos in the neighborhood has resulted in the loss of lucrative markets for Turkish exports—which, in return, increases the value to Turkey of Western markets. Third, Turkish national security is threatened by developments in Syria and an increasingly assertive Russia, enhancing the strategic value of Turkey’s “troubled alliance” with the West. The big question, however, is whether rising authoritarianism in Turkey and the government’s anti-Western rhetoric will cease and Turkey’s democracy restored before the current fault lines can be overcome and constructive re-engagement between the two sides can occur. In light of these realities, this book discusses the challenges and opportunities for the new U.S. administration as well as the EU of re-engaging with a sometimes-troublesome, yet long-time ally.

Author : Ali Askerov
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2018-06-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781498553247

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Contemporary Russo–Turkish Relations by Ali Askerov Pdf

This book examines events around the crisis between Russia and Turkey (2015–2016), offering insights into this conflict and its resolution.

Author : Frederick Davis Greene
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2015-07-05
Category : History
ISBN : 1330769589

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The Armenian Crisis in Turkey by Frederick Davis Greene Pdf

Excerpt from The Armenian Crisis in Turkey: The Massacre of 1894, Its Antecedents and Significance With a Consideration of Some of the Factors, Which Enter Into the Solution of This, Phase of the Eastern Question This is an important book. It deals with a burning question, and in a way which will command public attention and public confidence. The author is thoroughly equipped for his task. Birth, residence, and travel in Turkey have made him personally acquainted with the situation which he discusses, and the independence of his position enables him to write without restraint and without prejudice. After nearly four years of service as a missionary of the American Board in Van, the centre of Armenia, during which no criticism of his course was ever made either by the Board or by the Turkish Government, he was recently ordered by his physician to return to America. Having resigned his connection with the American Board, he writes as the representative of no society, religious or political, and is connected with none. In issuing this book he is simply discharging what to him is a personal and unavoidable obligation; and as he frankly avows its authorship, it will be impossible for. the Turkish Government to hold any one else responsible for it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Nesecan Balkan,Sungur Savran
Publisher : Nova Biomedical Books
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015055092822

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The Politics of Permanent Crisis by Nesecan Balkan,Sungur Savran Pdf

Politics of Permanent Crisis - Class, Ideology & State in Turkey

Author : Jon Grainge
Publisher : Blurb
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2017-01-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1366525523

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TURMOIL IN TURKEY by Jon Grainge Pdf

Another book in Jon Grainge's library of novels. The tide of refugees into Europe from Turkey was of epic proportions. Something had to be done so Dick Barton and a team of SAS were ordered into Turkey to eliminate the problem. Unfortunately for Barton his confused personal feelings were to led to an unfortunate conclusion.

Author : Serdar Palabıyık
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9752208258

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Turkish and Greek relations in an age of turmoil (1821-1922) by Serdar Palabıyık Pdf

Author : Frederick Davis Greene
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 127 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2021-11-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:4066338084842

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The Armenian Crisis in Turkey by Frederick Davis Greene Pdf

This book is an attempt to introduce to the U.S. public the matter of the Armenian Genocide, which was the systematic destruction of the Armenian people and identity in the Ottoman Empire during World War I. Spearheaded by the ruling Committee of Union and Progress (CUP), it was implemented primarily through the mass murder of around one million Armenians during death marches to the Syrian Desert and the forced Islamization of Armenian women and children.

Author : Sinan Ülgen,George Perkovich
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2015-03-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780870034176

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Turkey's Nuclear Future by Sinan Ülgen,George Perkovich Pdf

Turkey, with a robust modern economy and growing energy needs, is pursuing a switch to nuclear power. But that shift is occurring in an environment fraught with security challenges: Turkey borders Iraq, Syria, and Iran—all states with nuclear or WMD ambitions or capabilities. As a NATO member, Turkey also hosts U.S. nuclear bombs on its territory, although some question the durability of this relationship. This dynamic has naturally led to speculation that Turkish leaders might someday consider moving beyond a civilian course to develop nuclear weapons. Yet there has been remarkably little informed analysis and debate on Turkey's nuclear future, either within the country or in broader international society. This volume explores the current status and trajectory of Turkey's nuclear program, adding historical perspective, analytical rigor, and strategic insight.