Turkey

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Turkey has traveled a long journey over the past eight decades, reconciling its rich traditions with its aspirations toward modernity to bring progress to its people. The country has been a valuable point of stability in the region, yet recent unrest on the streets of Istanbul is raising questions about Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's rule.

A Syrian refugee holds a shovel as her parents work to produce concrete blocks in Bekaa Valley, Lebanon (REUTERS/Jamal Saidi).

Opinion

Syrian Displacement Set To Become Aggravated

October 7, 2013, Kemal Kirişci and Ali E. Erol

The conclusion of the U.S.-Russian deal to remove chemical weapons from Syria has had the unintended consequence of further polarizing Syrian opposition groups and has lead to an increase in violence, argue Kemal Kirişci and Ali E. Erol. Without a resolution of the causes driving Syria's violence, Kirişci and Erol write, it is difficult to expect an end to the sufferings of civilians and a solution to the displacement problem.

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Interview | Today's Zaman

Chemical Deal on Syria is "Kicking the Can Down the Road"

September 17, 2013, Salman Shaikh
Interview | Chautauqua Institution

On the Growth of Protests in Turkey and the Middle East

August 16, 2013, Kemal Kirişci
Podcast

Why Economic Expansion in Places Like Turkey and Russia Won’t Stop Protests

August 13, 2013, Clifford G. Gaddy and Carol Graham
Discussion

Russia and Turkey, Putin and Erdogan: One and the Same?

July 31, 2013, Fiona Hill, Jeremy Shapiro, Kemal Kirişci, Ömer Taşpınar, Clifford G. Gaddy and Hannah Thoburn
Podcast

Protests in Russia and Turkey and the Emerging Role of New Media

July 31, 2013, Fiona Hill and Kemal Kirişci
In the News

In an ironic way, [the protests in Turkey are] a product of the success of this government in helping to develop a stronger middle class, especially the highly educated section of the middle class that lives in the cities. … The government’s failure to hear their voice and the adoption of policies that these people feel are strangling their individualistic liberties.
June 26, 2013, Kemal Kirişci, The Washington Times
In the News

Turkey still is a democracy. I think one could look at what’s happened in the past few days and really see, to a degree, a heavy-handed response. There needs to be an investigation after all of the dust has settled into how the police have really handled this. I think quite poorly at that.
June 19, 2013, Bessma Momani , TVO
In the News

The Turkish government, like all modern democratic governments, needs to have an accountable police force that does not infringe its own authority and at the same time allows people the opportunity to participate in the political decision-making process in between elections through allowing public discourse, a liberal media and empowering civil society.
June 16, 2013, Bessma Momani , Today's Zaman
Interview | The Colbert Report on Comedy Central

The Imploding Muslim Country of the Week - Turkey

June 10, 2013, Ömer Taşpınar
In the News

For some time people had become critical of the American administration's reluctance in bringing up these problems in Turkey I suspect now the U.S. is going to try to make up for it; to try to raise these issues in a much more conspicuous and forceful manner, but I wonder if this is not somewhat late.
June 4, 2013, Kemal Kirişci, ABC News