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Sevinç Öztürk
@ozturksevinc.bsky.social
Political Scientist at Çukurova University and Visiting Fellow at the University of Glasgow.
Minority political behaviour, authoritarianism , Turkish politics.

https://sevincozturk.github.io
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Authoritarians have greater access to spyware than ever, which means civil society is at a digital disadvantage.

muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...
October 19, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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Matías Bianchi, Nic Cheeseman, and Jennifer Cyr examine an uncomfortable truth: that democracies often fail to reverse the damage after an authoritarian lapse.

"The Myth of Democratic Resilience"

muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...
August 19, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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"Taken together, the combined effect of these factors means that countries are unlikely to improve their democracies after an authoritarian episode—or even to maintain the level of democracy they had before- hand for very long."

Sobering but important read in @jodemocracy.bsky.social
July 29, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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Deadline approaching ⬇️
May 17, 2025 at 8:24 AM
📣 I’m excited to share that we’re organizing the inaugural meeting of the Scotland Workshop dedicated to Turkish Politics!
📍University of Glasgow
🗓️ 18 June 2025
🗓️ Deadline for Abstract Submission: 30 May
We invite abstract submissions from researchers across Scotland working on Turkish Politics.
May 23, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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How do local politics shape where refugees want to live in the host states?

In our new study (w/ Sefa Seçen & Aykut Öztürk), we examine the internal destination preferences of Syrian refugees in Turkey and Germany.

The results are important.👇
May 21, 2025 at 9:18 PM