Turkey
Ağustos 18, 2020
Following a brief introduction of the literature on the role of public opinion in international relations, the author analyzes the fluctuations of public opinion in Turkey towards the UN and the EU. The factors that trust in these institutions depends on and the variations within different segments of the Turkish society are dissected. View full text: http://turkishpolicy.com/files/articlepdf/determinants-of-turkish-citizens-attitudes-towards-international-institutions-winter-2007-en.pdf
Ağustos 18, 2020
“Nowadays, we are all ‘modern.’ But we became modern in very different ways” (Therborn 2012: 71). The implication here is that modernity is a global reality, based on different histories, and different social and cultural backgrounds. This also holds for Turkey; where interesting stories of (human) development and (social) progress gradually unraveled throughout the modernization process of the country. According to Therborn, there are four different paths to modernity defined by the conflict lines for and against the “new” based […]
Ağustos 18, 2020
In this article the author argues that Turkey can be a positive catalyst for democratic change in the Middle East. In its evaluation of the potential success of the democratization process, the article analyzes eight indicators of the democratic requirements for countries in need of change in the region: their economic situation, the international climate, a past democratic experience, the existence of past democratic culture and institutions, and the role of ethnicity and civil society. View full text: http://turkishpolicy.com/dosyalar/files/esi_turkey_tpq_id_29.pdf
Ağustos 18, 2020
Perceived uncertainty and anger lead people to investigate with respect to the establishment, and politicians who are seen as reckless within society. In this sense, populist discourse paved a way to respond by glorifying one group of people and scapegoating others that emerge as group differentiation. Critical moments especially illustrate mutual constructive identification through the discourse of political actors. This article explores a contextual change in the populist discourse of the Justice and Development Party (JDP) leaders by observing the […]
Ağustos 18, 2020
Children consist of one-third of the population of Turkey that has the second highest level of child poverty among the OECD countries. Child labour is widely observed, especially in the poor families, according to the last official statistics obtained in 2013 in Turkey more than 900.000 children are working. Child labour deprives children of their childhood with short-term and long-term negative consequences. Not only those children who work under the legal age but also children aged 15–18 who can legally […]
Ağustos 18, 2020
Recent developments in US-Turkey relations, especially with regard to Turkish public opinion, have attracted the attention of decision makers. Sparked by the findings of some public opinion polls, the media has engaged in a discussion of the “anti-Americanism” of the Turkish public. This paper aims to elaborate the attitudes of the Turkish public towards the US, using the findings of several public opinion polls conducted recently. Polls show that anti-Americanism has increased in recent years, probably as a result of […]