Turkey’s ongoing protests may yet lead to a backlash from the government’s supporters and a new ‘Turkish winter’

Kadercan, Burak (2013) Turkey’s ongoing protests may yet lead to a backlash from the government’s supporters and a new ‘Turkish winter’. LSE European Politics and Policy (EUROPP) Blog (13 Jun 2013). Website.

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As street protests in Turkey continue, and the government’s response has begun to harden, many are now talking about a coming ‘Turkish spring’. Burak Kadercan warns against such an analysis of these events, arguing that the protestors have no collective vision of change, and that Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan remains a relatively popular leader. He writes that if the ruling AKP party is able to mobilise thousands of its supporters against the protestors we may well see the onset of full-blown authoritarianism and civil strife.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/
Additional Information:	© 2013 The Author(s)
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe)
Date Deposited:	05 Apr 2017 12:36
Last Modified:	16 May 2024 07:08
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/72586

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