Türkei/CATS Gastwissenschaftler
Staat und Religion, Islamistische Bewegungen, Politischer Islam, Innenpolitik, Populismus, Nationalismus, Türkei im Nahen Osten
2020- 2023 Wissenschaftler am Centrum für angewandte Türkeistudien (CATS), SWP
2016-2017 Post-Doc-Stipendiat am Zentrum für Nahoststudien der Universität Lund, Schweden
2013-2016 Dozent an der politikwisschenschaftlichen Fakultät der Ipek-Universität, Türkei
2011-2012 Gastwissenschaftler am Zentrum für Nahoststudien der Universität Lund, Schweden
2009-2011 Forschungsassistent an der Bilgi-Universität, Istanbul, Türkei
2008-2009 Gastwissenschaftler an der Columbia-Universität, USA
Turkey’s political landscape is shifting. President Erdoğan and his AKP party suffered their biggest defeat in more than two decades at the country’s recent municipal elections. Turkey’s western allies will be looking to see whether the changing tide at home may affect Ankara’s foreign policy.
A Wind of Change in Turkish Politics?
doi:10.18449/2023C42
Turkey’s President Erdoğan is entering his third decade in power after winning a tightly contested run-off election. Hürcan Aslı Aksoy and Salim Çevik discuss how he managed to secure a third term, why the opposition failed to unseat the president and what the election results mean for Ankara’s relations with NATO allies, the EU and Germany.
As Turkey heads to the polls on May 14, many fear that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan might not respect the election results if he is defeated. Aslı Aksoy and Salim Çevik argue that a violent rejection of the transfer of power is unlikely.
Turkey will soon vote for a new parliament and president. With the electoral process lacking in fairness, there are fears of fraud. Aslı Aksoy and Salim Çevik explain why this is unlikely.
On May 14, Turkish voters head to the polls. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is running for reelection. Six opposition parties have united to compete against him. Hürcan Aslı Aksoy and Salim Çevik are taking a look at the candidates, the prospect of political change and how the results could impact relations between Turkey and the EU. Host: Esme Nicholson.