Tag Archives: Turkey

The End of Turkey’s Europeanization?

Is the EU still instrumental to Turkey’s modernization?

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Brazil and Turkey: The Global Middle Class Rises

Why are Brazil and Turkey both facing mass protests right now? What makes the two cases similar and what makes them different?

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The View from Taksim Square

What experiences did protesters in Istanbul go through during the June 2013 protests?

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Press Freedom in the G-20

Which country in the G-20, after China and Saudi Arabia, have the worst records on press freedom? Is it Turkey, Russia, India or Mexico?

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Erdogan’s Fundamental Miscalculation

Why do the AK Party’s own followers have doubts about Erdogan’s path for Turkey’s future?

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The Balkans: Europe’s Soft Underbelly

Can Europe prosper while ignoring the Balkans? Anyone remember what triggered the first world war?

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Pakistan’s Elections: How to Remake a Society

Could all the suicide bombings and car bombs indicate that the forces of medievalism are losing the battle for Pakistan?

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Education: The Key to Turkey’s Prosperity

Why does Turkey’s Finance Minister see education reform as his country’s biggest development challenge?

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Turkey’s Conundrum: Women and Modernity

How did Turkey’s ban on head scarves inhibit the advancement of women’s rights?

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Being a Woman in Turkey and in the Middle East

What did the Arab Spring do for the rights of women in the Middle East? And how can the West help?

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