Making sense of politics in Turkey requires more than an understanding of one man or one party. Turkey is country where multiple parties, ideologies, and politicians compete for the allegiance of voters. Feminists, Turkish nationalists, religious minorities, Maoists, Kurdish nationalists, the real-estate lobby, Islamists, environmentalists, and secularists are just some of the groups that vie for influence—and even these groups are fractured. By looking closely at recent political conflicts and illustrating their connections to a longer history of social struggles, this book presents an account that remains readable without sacrificing the level of detail that is essential for fully appreciating those conflicts. Politics in Turkey looks at each of the major political parties in Turkey and tells the stories of the personalities and conflicts that shaped them. Rather than focusing solely on party leaders, the book considers the lives of supporting figures, power brokers, and politicians who bridge divides within their parties.
Künye
Kitabın Adı: |
Politics in Turkey: Parties, Politicians and the Struggle for Power |
Yazan: |
Reuben Silverman |
Dizi Adı: |
History: 253 |
Baskı Adedi: |
100 |
Yayın Yılı: |
2018 |
Sayfa: |
305 |
Ebat: |
13,5 x 21 cm. |
Kağıt: |
Enzo 70 gr. |
Kapak: |
Çağlar Yalçın |
Cilt/Kapak: |
250 gr. Mat, Amerikan Bristol, 4 renk |
ISBN/Barkod: |
978-605-2380-68-0 |
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABBREVIATIONS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1
THE JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY (I): GÜLENISTS VS ERDOĞANISTS FOR CONTROL OF THE STATE
The "December 17th Incidents"
The Government Strikes Back
The Battle for the Courts
The Battle for the Borders
The Battle for the Airwaves
Newpapers
Television
Regulation
The War of Leaks
Victory on All Fronts
CHAPTER 2
THE REPUBLICAN PEOPLE’S PARTY:MUSTAFA SARIGÜL, URBAN POLITICS, AND THE CENTER-LEFT
Two Generations of a CHP Family: Politics Under İsmet İnönü
Year of Possibility: The CHP Under Bülent Ecevit
The World Beyond Politics: The Center-Left in the Wilderness
Punching Up: The Center-Left Returns to Parliament
Plan B: Taking a Break From Politics
The Center-Left in Power: Sarıgül as Mayor of Şişli
Fighting for Position: Leadership Struggles on the Center Left
Refocusing on Istanbul: Mayoral Politics
The Campaign of 2014
Conclusion
CHAPTER 3
THE NATIONALIST ACTION PARTY: DEVLET BAHÇELI AND THE IDEALISTS
Devlet Bahçeli in Aksaray
Tuğrul Türkeş and the Cult of the "Leader"
Atila Kaya, Celal Adan, and the Idealists
Ruhsar Demirel and Moderation
Conclusion
CHAPTER 4
THE JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY (II): BINALI YILDIRIM AND MAKING POLICY CONCRETE
Bureaucrats and Theocrats: Yıldırım Enters Politics
Making Policy Concrete: Yıldırım as Minister of Transportation
Un-Friending Social Media: Yıldırım vs. YouTube
Pool Party: Business, Media and, Yıldırım
Interlude: Media Matters
Shadow Prime Minister: The Davutoğlu Administration
Exit Davutoğlu
Conclusion
CHAPTER 5
THE PEOPLES’ DEMOCRATIC PARTY: FILIZ KERESTECIOĞLU AND THE STRUGGLE FOR RIGHTS
In Parliament: The Workers' Party of Turkey (1961-1971)
On the Streets: Workers, Students, and Lawyers (1971-1980)
The Coup Years (1980-83)
On the Streets: The Feminist Movement (1983-2002)
The Women’s Movement Before the 1980s
Consciousness Raising in the Early 1980s
The Activist Phase
Institution Building in the 1990s
Legal Victories and the Limits of the Law
In the Courtrooms: The Modern Lawyers Group (2002-2012)
Back in Parliament: The Peoples' Democratic Party (2012-2016)
The People’s Democratic Party and Its Origins
Joining the Party
No Room For Moderates: The HDP Between the PKK and the State
Liberals in an Illiberal State
Conclusion
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
