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Analyses |
| Adam Michalski, Marek Matusiak
On 2 May, Turkey’s ministry of trade announced its decision to completely halt its trade with Israel due to “the mounting humanitarian tragedy” unfolding in the Palestinian territories in connection with the Israeli offensive in the Gaza…
Analyses |
| Zuzanna Krzyżanowska, Marek Matusiak
The second round of Turkey’s presidential election was held on 28 May. According to partial results reported by the Supreme Election Commission (with more than 99% of the votes counted), the incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdoğan won the election…
Point of View |
| Marek Matusiak
Since 2002 Turkey has seen a replacement of the state’s elites, a real change of the political system and a redefinition of the state identity.
Analyses |
| Marek Matusiak
The informal system of power focused around Erdogan will cause Turkey to continue drifting away from the standards of liberal democracy.
Analyses |
| Marek Matusiak
The election results indicate that despite the increasingly autocratic character of Erdogan’s rule, he is still highly trusted by the public.
Analyses |
| Marek Matusiak
The crisis between the Prime Minister Erdogan and Fethullah Gulen’s religious-social movement has been deteriorating for several years.
OSW Commentary |
| Marek Matusiak
For the first time in a decade, the AKP government is encountering major impediments both domestically and internationally, and the party’s image has been tarnished.
Analyses |
| Marek Matusiak
On 30 September the Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced a long-awaited package of laws aimed at improving democratic standards in Turkey. The new legislation addresses a number of deficits in the Turkish democracy…
Analyses |
| Marek Matusiak
On 5 August, an Istanbul court passed sentences in the Ergenekon case, which has been ongoing since 2008. Along with ‘Balyoz’, a similar case concerning conspiracy concluded last autumn, it was an attempt to deal legally with the ‘Kemalist…
Analyses |
| Marek Matusiak
At the root of events in Turkey lies a powerful protest by society against the government’s autocratic style and certain elements of its moral, economic and foreign policies. They do not, however, have deep systemic causes (economic or…