The Election Tricycle
Turkey Rises Up: Can Turkey resist the far-right?
Published: 27 March 2025 at 10:57 Europe/London
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Mass demonstrations have erupted in Turkey after the jailing of Istanbul’s mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu. Thousands have gone to the streets to protest the silencing of President Erdogan’s most obvious opponent for the 2028 elections.
What does this public anger tell us about the regime’s current strength in Turkey? And are there through lines with other far right governments world-wide?
Tom Hamilton, Emily Tamkin and Rohan Venkat are joined by Selim Koru, the author of New Turkey and the Far Right.
Here are the Trike Recommendations from this episode:
- https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/is-turkeys-declining-democracy-a-model-for-trumps-america
- https://kalamweekly.substack.com/p/will-the-monarchy-return
- https://amitavghosh.com/parallel-journeys-turkeys-experience-of-akp-rule-and-its-portents-for-india-under-the-bjp/
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