Politics Program
The primary aim of the program is to conduct competent analyses of Türkiye’s political problems and processes and to share these studies with political decision-makers and the public. The Politics Program focuses on Turkish politics, specifically on internal and external factors affecting this field. Political parties, the state, pressure groups, and democratic processes constitute its main areas of interest. In this context, it aims to contribute to Türkiye’s accumulated knowledge through field studies, publications, workshops, panels and conferences.
It builds on being “independent” and producing “community-oriented” ideas, by being aware of the difficulties in its field of activity in Türkiye, where political polarization is high.
Recent public opinion polls in Türkiye indicate that the AK Party, which emerged as the leading party in the 2023 elections, has seen a relative decline in its vote share and has dropped to second pla...
During the top-down appointment of a rector at Boğaziçi University, many people reacted against a columnist’s characterization of “elitism”.
Within opposition circles, every eye is fixed on the “Congress-annulment lawsuit” scheduled for 30 June. The prospect that the results of the CHP’s 38th Ordinary Congress—where the party leadership changed...
Today, we will focus on a concept that, unfortunately, is on the verge of being forgotten—a concept for which we can no longer find a clear terminological equivalent, and therefore cannot put into practice...
If a Turk is in power, they are considered an “equal citizen,” but if they are in opposition, they are no longer seen as one. The exact same applies to the Kurds. In fact, it's difficult to say that anyone...
The Institute for Social Studies’ report titled “Who Are These Young People? – Participant Analysis of the İmamoğlu Protests (Ankara Case)” provides, in my view, highly significant data for understanding...
Turkiye, where the Saraçhane events began, has long been in economic crisis, its political atmosphere has become quite authoritarian, and according to international indexes, it is a Turkiye of very unhappy...
We are living in a time when we have moved beyond the threshold of debating the reasons, the mechanics, or the endless list of “what-ifs” behind the annulment of a university diploma earned more than thirty...
It is impossible to deny that political parties are among the phenomena that have most profoundly transformed the fundamental concepts of constitutional law and political science.
In the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye (TBMM) formed after the most recent general election, four of the five youngest MPs belong to the AK Party, while one is from the DEM Party. The sixth- and seventh-youngest...
