Berk Esen
@berkesen.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Political Science & Doçent @ Sabancı University, PhD @Cornell'15 #Turkish politics #populism #democratic backsliding
💡NEW STUDY FINDS…💡 #Turkey "the rise of regime cleavage is not merely a structural phenomenon, but a deliberate process strategically driven by opposition leaders" Read the article by @berkesen.bsky.social, Şebnem Yardımcı-Geyikçi & Hakan Yavuzyılmaz here 👇 doi.org/10.1080/1360...
📻 As concerns over #LocalDemocracy in #Türkiye continue to grow, this Call Simone episode is worth revisiting Recorded last September with journalist @nevsinmengutv.bsky.social and political scientist @berkesen.bsky.social, the discussion remains highly relevant today
“I hope many will pick up the phone” - Why Turkish Mayors Stand Up Against Central Power
Call Simone · Episode
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En Turquie, malgré l’accélération du tournant autoritaire, le système reste instable : trop de fractures, trop de diversité pour un autoritarisme total. Très bon entretien avec le politiste @berkesen.bsky.social dans Le Monde pour comprendre où en est la Turquie.
Berk Esen, politologue : « En Turquie, le pouvoir est devenu autoritaire et hégémonique »
Arrestations massives, destitutions de maires, répression des manifestants et des médias indépendants… Depuis mars, le gouvernement turc s’emploie à éliminer toute forme de compétition politique, esti...
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"From Competitive Authoritarian to Hegemonic: Berk Esen on the Decline of Turkish Democracy and the Prospects for Its Revival" with @berkesen.bsky.social and Ece Özbey. [3/5]
From Competitive Authoritarian to Hegemonic: Berk Esen on the Decline of Turkish Democracy and the Prospects for Its Revival (Part 2) | Review of Democracy
In Part 2 of our latest episode in the special series produced in partnership with the Journal of Democracy, Berk Esen turns to the other side of the equation: how Turkey’s opposition is pushing back ...
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🎙️ In Part 1 of our latest podcast in the special series produced in partnership with @jodemocracy.bsky.social, @berkesen.bsky.social unpacks how Turkey’s competitive authoritarian regime is veering toward full autocracy. 🇹🇷🇹🇷 🎧 Listen to it now: 👉 tinyurl.com/mw9dpb83
🎙️ In Part 2 of our latest episode in the special series produced in partnership with @jodemocracy.bsky.social, @berkesen.bsky.social explains how Turkey’s opposition is pushing back against an increasingly hegemonic regime. 🇹🇷🇹🇷 🎧 Listen to it now: 👉 tinyurl.com/te3m6wkr
📞 “I hope many will pick up the phone” Who do you call if you want to speak to Europe? Call Simone, explores local democracy & power. Nevsin Mengu & Berk Esen on Turkish mayors and #LocalDemocracy 🎧https://open.spotify.com/episode/2AGaMmzBoOjKRqfWPJotEC?si=EuLHIiikTjqHXjAIJMVKsA #Turkey #imamoğlu
"Understanding Turkey’s political transition with @berkesen.bsky.social" hosted by @diegocupolo.bsky.social. [5/5]
Understanding Turkey’s political transition with Berk Esen
YouTube video by Turkey recap
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Yıllarca , her olayda sadece “derin endişe duyuyorum” dediniz ama gerekeni yapmayıp, seyirci gibi koltuğunuzdan izlediniz. Lütfen şimdi de uzaktan izlemeye devam ediniz!!! #mutfaktakalKK
@berkesen.bsky.social 'in bu yazısı, yaşadığımız süreçte kimlerin hangi rolü oynadığı ve kiminle yanana durduğunu tarihe not düşmek açısından çok önemli
Erdoğan continues to seek a new alliance with the Kurdish movement as part of the consolidation of authoritarianism
medyascope@medyascope.tv · last yr.Erdoğan, Külliye'de sadece Sırrı Süreyya Önder ve Pervin Buldan'ı kabul edecek
Berk Esen saying what needs to be said about responsibility as an academic and an expert in @turkeybooktalk.bsky.social
Berk Esen ile Kritik (164): Gençler otoriter rejimden çıkışın yolunu açabilir mi?
Berk Esen ile Kritik (164): Gençler otoriter rejimden çıkışın yolunu açabilir mi?
Berk Esen ile Kritik'in bu haftaki bölümünde İBB Başkanı Ekrem İmamoğlu'nun tutuklanmasının ardından başlayan ve gençlerin öncülüğünde gelişen protestoları değerlendirdik.
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Nasıl bir Dünya? Nasıl bir Türkiye? Eşikteki Türkiye 🎙Şebnem Gümüşçü 🎙Berk Esen 🎤Senem Görür Yücel 🗓28 Mart, Cuma 🕘18.00 🔗https://youtu.be/PAJ71jK_lrA
With thanks to @monicamarks.bsky.social, @selimkoru.bsky.social and Berk Esen
Abby Sewell@sewella.bsky.social · last yr.The imprisonment of Istanbul’s opposition mayor has come at a time when Turkey finds itself at the center of geopolitical turmoil that observers say has freed President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to target his most dangerous opponent Via @andywilks61.bsky.social apnews.com/article/imam...
Berk Esen ile Kritik (163): İmamoğlu'na yargı darbesi
Berk Esen ile Kritik (163): İmamoğlu’na yargı darbesi
Berk Esen İmamoğlu'na yargı darbesi başlıklı videoda değerlendirdi.
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Proud to see my bestie @berkesen.bsky.social offering his views on Ekrem Imamoglu’s (from inside Turkey) arbitrary and unlawful arrest, signaling the Turkish regime’s curtailment of basic democratic norms Berk is one of the bravest human beings I know
Siyaset Bilimci Berk Esen İmamoğlu için 3 önemli soru sordu: Mansur Yavaş, DEM Parti ve CHP...
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NEW: Syria terminates Russia's 49-year lease of Tartous port. A different era for Moscow post-Assad: www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
Syria’s new government ends Russian lease of Tartous port: What we know
The new authorities in Syria ended an agreement with the Russian company managing the key port of Tartous in the latest sign of Russia's waning influence in the country after the fall of the regime.
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🇹🇷Turkey’s 2024 municipal elections. A turning point for democratic resilience? Our latest with Samuele Abrami and @berkesen.bsky.social out on Medit_Politics! 📌What led #CHP to overtake #AKP at the national level for the first time? Find out more ⬇️ www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Turkey’s 2024 municipal elections. A turning point for democratic resilience?
The 2024 local elections in Turkey represented an important signal for the country’s changing political environment. The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) suffered its most severe electora...
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