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Turkey-Egypt: Turkish Model, Political Culture And Regional Power Struggle, Zenonas Tziarras
Turkey-Egypt: Turkish Model, Political Culture And Regional Power Struggle, Zenonas Tziarras
Zenonas Tziarras
This paper argues that although, during the governance of the Muslim Brotherhood, the promotion of the Turkish model through political and economic support was welcomed in Egypt, it is not compatible with the country and cannot be emulated, while there are also different perceptions about the matter on the elite and mass political culture levels. Moreover, based on the political culture(s) of the county, it is very likely that future governments in Egypt would want to assume a greater regional role. Ultimately this means that the Turkish model would have failed as a means of soft power and hegemony, while …
A Turkish Spring Even If Different From The Arab Spring, Ahmed Souaiaia
A Turkish Spring Even If Different From The Arab Spring, Ahmed Souaiaia
Ahmed E SOUAIAIA
The wide-spreading protest movement in Turkey is bringing up the irresistible analogy: Taksim Square is for Turkey what Tahrir Square is for Egypt. Considering that Tahrir Square events were the extension of the protest movement that started it all from Tunisia, it follows that the turmoil in Turkey is similar to the so-called Arab Spring. But most observers and media analysts are dismissing Taksim Square movement arguing that Turkey’s uprising is not similar to the Arab Spring because Erdoğan and his party are democratically elected and that Erdoğan has governed over a period of unprecedented economic prosperity.
Rebuilding 2014 Afghanistan (Pakistan Observer), Shams Uz Zaman Mr.
Rebuilding 2014 Afghanistan (Pakistan Observer), Shams Uz Zaman Mr.
Mr. Shams uz Zaman
Proposes a strategy to rebuild Afghanistan.
European Integration And Democratic Consolidation: Spain, Poland And Turkey In Comparative Perspective, Engin I. Erdem
European Integration And Democratic Consolidation: Spain, Poland And Turkey In Comparative Perspective, Engin I. Erdem
ENGIN I ERDEM Dr.
The study explored when, under what conditions, and to what extent did European integration, particularly the European Union’s requirement for democratic conditionality, contribute to democratic consolidation in Spain, Poland, and Turkey? On the basis of a four-part definition, the dissertation examined the democratizing impact of European integration process on each of the following four components of consolidation: (i) holding of fair, free and competitive elections, (ii) protection of fundamental rights, including human and minority rights, (iii) high prospects of regime survival and civilian control of the military, and (iv) legitimacy, elite consensus, and stateness. To assess the relative significance of …
Turkish Nation-State Identity And Foreign Policy On Armenia: The Roles Of Sèvresphobia And ‘Brotherly’ Azerbaijan, Emre Iseri, Nihat Celik
Turkish Nation-State Identity And Foreign Policy On Armenia: The Roles Of Sèvresphobia And ‘Brotherly’ Azerbaijan, Emre Iseri, Nihat Celik
Emre Iseri
Turkey’s new foreign policy activism heightened expectations regarding Turkish-Armenian reconciliation that remain unmet. Beginning at the nexus of national identity and foreign policy, this article addresses the way in which the Turkish nation-state identity’s constitutive discourse on Sèvres Syndrome and ‘brotherly’ Azerbaijan still play a critical role in Turkey’s foreign policy on Armenia.