Sebnem Gumuscu
@sebnemgumuscu.bsky.social
Political scientist, studies democratic basksliding, Islamist parties, Turkish politics
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8. "How to Fight Turkey’s Authoritarian Turn" by
@berkesen.bsky.social and @sebnemgumuscu.bsky.social
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@berkesen.bsky.social and @sebnemgumuscu.bsky.social
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Project MUSE - How to Fight Turkey’s Authoritarian Turn
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July 2, 2025 at 2:57 PM
8. "How to Fight Turkey’s Authoritarian Turn" by
@berkesen.bsky.social and @sebnemgumuscu.bsky.social
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@berkesen.bsky.social and @sebnemgumuscu.bsky.social
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An article strongly recommended for those interested in the struggle for democracy against populism.
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How to Fight Turkey’s Authoritarian Turn
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How to Fight Turkey’s Authoritarian Turn
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July 3, 2025 at 8:15 PM
An article strongly recommended for those interested in the struggle for democracy against populism.
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How to Fight Turkey’s Authoritarian Turn
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How to Fight Turkey’s Authoritarian Turn
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Our latest article with Berk Esen is published (free to read—link below):
We argue that Erdoğan’s increasingly authoritarian regime may soon reach its material and coercive limits, inhibiting Turkey’s transition to hegemonic authoritarianism.
We argue that Erdoğan’s increasingly authoritarian regime may soon reach its material and coercive limits, inhibiting Turkey’s transition to hegemonic authoritarianism.
8. "How to Fight Turkey’s Authoritarian Turn" by
@berkesen.bsky.social and @sebnemgumuscu.bsky.social
muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...
@berkesen.bsky.social and @sebnemgumuscu.bsky.social
muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...
Project MUSE - How to Fight Turkey’s Authoritarian Turn
muse.jhu.edu
July 3, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Our latest article with Berk Esen is published (free to read—link below):
We argue that Erdoğan’s increasingly authoritarian regime may soon reach its material and coercive limits, inhibiting Turkey’s transition to hegemonic authoritarianism.
We argue that Erdoğan’s increasingly authoritarian regime may soon reach its material and coercive limits, inhibiting Turkey’s transition to hegemonic authoritarianism.
Bugun 19:00’da Apaçık Radyo Bilim Sohbetlerinde!
Politik kutuplaşmanın önüne nasıl geçeriz? Birbirimizle konuşabilir miyiz?
20 Mayıs, 19.00'da Apaçık Radyo Bilim Sohbetleri'nde konuğumuz Şebnem Gümüşçü ile kutuplaşmayı azaltan etkin yöntemleri konuşuyoruz.
@sebnemgumuscu.bsky.social
@defneucer.bsky.social
20 Mayıs, 19.00'da Apaçık Radyo Bilim Sohbetleri'nde konuğumuz Şebnem Gümüşçü ile kutuplaşmayı azaltan etkin yöntemleri konuşuyoruz.
@sebnemgumuscu.bsky.social
@defneucer.bsky.social
May 20, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Bugun 19:00’da Apaçık Radyo Bilim Sohbetlerinde!
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In their introduction to the issue, the editors reflect on challenges ahead given ongoing attacks against free speech in academia, with Middle East studies at its centre. They also push us, however, to not lose sight of developments in the region. The contributions to the issue aim to do both.
May 15, 2025 at 3:13 PM
In their introduction to the issue, the editors reflect on challenges ahead given ongoing attacks against free speech in academia, with Middle East studies at its centre. They also push us, however, to not lose sight of developments in the region. The contributions to the issue aim to do both.
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Congratulations to the new editorial team for a wonderfully rich first issue!
Very pleased to share the Spring 2025 issue of the @apsamena.bsky.social newsletter, co-edited with @samershehata.bsky.social and @sebnemgumuscu.bsky.social:
zenodo.org/records/1538...
zenodo.org/records/1538...
May 15, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Congratulations to the new editorial team for a wonderfully rich first issue!
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Another really interesting (and useful for teaching) issue of the @apsamena.bsky.social Newsletter... with special sections of the question of a "New Regional Order" in the Middle East and the legacies of the Biden Administration's policy towards the Middle East.
Dear colleagues studying Middle East politics: The latest issue of our APSA section newsletter MENA Politics is now out -- 80+ pages of important updates, reports, and analysis. You can find it here: zenodo.org/records/1538... #Menasky #Polisky
MENA Politics, Spring 2025
zenodo.org
May 13, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Another really interesting (and useful for teaching) issue of the @apsamena.bsky.social Newsletter... with special sections of the question of a "New Regional Order" in the Middle East and the legacies of the Biden Administration's policy towards the Middle East.
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Pleased to have contributed to the APSA MENA Newsletter Thanks to the editors @dbgreenwald.bsky.social @sebnemgumuscu.bsky.social @samershehata.bsky.social for putting together such an amazing collection!
My piece: zenodo.org/records/1533...
The Issue: zenodo.org/records/1538...
My piece: zenodo.org/records/1533...
The Issue: zenodo.org/records/1538...
May 15, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Pleased to have contributed to the APSA MENA Newsletter Thanks to the editors @dbgreenwald.bsky.social @sebnemgumuscu.bsky.social @samershehata.bsky.social for putting together such an amazing collection!
My piece: zenodo.org/records/1533...
The Issue: zenodo.org/records/1538...
My piece: zenodo.org/records/1533...
The Issue: zenodo.org/records/1538...
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Very pleased to share the Spring 2025 issue of the @apsamena.bsky.social newsletter, co-edited with @samershehata.bsky.social and @sebnemgumuscu.bsky.social:
zenodo.org/records/1538...
zenodo.org/records/1538...
May 13, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Very pleased to share the Spring 2025 issue of the @apsamena.bsky.social newsletter, co-edited with @samershehata.bsky.social and @sebnemgumuscu.bsky.social:
zenodo.org/records/1538...
zenodo.org/records/1538...
I’m delighted to share the spring issue of MENA Politics—APSA MENA Section’s Newsletter. This is our first issue as the incoming editorial team with amazing Diana Barbara Greenwald and Samer S Shehata.
You can download the full issue or individual essays here:
zenodo.org/records/1538...
You can download the full issue or individual essays here:
zenodo.org/records/1538...
May 17, 2025 at 6:52 PM
I’m delighted to share the spring issue of MENA Politics—APSA MENA Section’s Newsletter. This is our first issue as the incoming editorial team with amazing Diana Barbara Greenwald and Samer S Shehata.
You can download the full issue or individual essays here:
zenodo.org/records/1538...
You can download the full issue or individual essays here:
zenodo.org/records/1538...
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Find here the recording of our panel on 29/4
Turkey at the Crossroads – Is this the End or the Beginning
In cooperation with @kreiskyforum.bsky.social
With @sebnemgumuscu.bsky.social, @selvinkorkmaz.bsky.social, @muratsomer-eng.bsky.social, @cengizgunay.bsky.social
www.oiip.ac.at/publikation/...
Turkey at the Crossroads – Is this the End or the Beginning
In cooperation with @kreiskyforum.bsky.social
With @sebnemgumuscu.bsky.social, @selvinkorkmaz.bsky.social, @muratsomer-eng.bsky.social, @cengizgunay.bsky.social
www.oiip.ac.at/publikation/...
May 5, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Find here the recording of our panel on 29/4
Turkey at the Crossroads – Is this the End or the Beginning
In cooperation with @kreiskyforum.bsky.social
With @sebnemgumuscu.bsky.social, @selvinkorkmaz.bsky.social, @muratsomer-eng.bsky.social, @cengizgunay.bsky.social
www.oiip.ac.at/publikation/...
Turkey at the Crossroads – Is this the End or the Beginning
In cooperation with @kreiskyforum.bsky.social
With @sebnemgumuscu.bsky.social, @selvinkorkmaz.bsky.social, @muratsomer-eng.bsky.social, @cengizgunay.bsky.social
www.oiip.ac.at/publikation/...
A must-read on Erdogan’s coercive capacity and what Turkish armed forces may or may not deliver in case of full-scale crackdown
Turkey is in a precarious limbo between competitive authoritarianism and outright dictatorship.
Erdogan Risks Overplaying His Hand
The increasingly repressive Turkish leader can’t rely on the military’s loyalty.
foreignpolicy.com
April 26, 2025 at 10:09 AM
A must-read on Erdogan’s coercive capacity and what Turkish armed forces may or may not deliver in case of full-scale crackdown
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Join our panel on 29 April at 17:00:
Turkey at the Crossroads – Is this the End or the Beginning of Democracy?
With
@sebnemgumuscu.bsky.social @selvinkorkmaz.bsky.social @muratsomer-eng.bsky.social
@cengizgunay.bsky.social
@kreiskyforum.bsky.social
Register 👉 www.oiip.ac.at/events/shapi...
Turkey at the Crossroads – Is this the End or the Beginning of Democracy?
With
@sebnemgumuscu.bsky.social @selvinkorkmaz.bsky.social @muratsomer-eng.bsky.social
@cengizgunay.bsky.social
@kreiskyforum.bsky.social
Register 👉 www.oiip.ac.at/events/shapi...
April 15, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Join our panel on 29 April at 17:00:
Turkey at the Crossroads – Is this the End or the Beginning of Democracy?
With
@sebnemgumuscu.bsky.social @selvinkorkmaz.bsky.social @muratsomer-eng.bsky.social
@cengizgunay.bsky.social
@kreiskyforum.bsky.social
Register 👉 www.oiip.ac.at/events/shapi...
Turkey at the Crossroads – Is this the End or the Beginning of Democracy?
With
@sebnemgumuscu.bsky.social @selvinkorkmaz.bsky.social @muratsomer-eng.bsky.social
@cengizgunay.bsky.social
@kreiskyforum.bsky.social
Register 👉 www.oiip.ac.at/events/shapi...
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This is Autumn. She was born without one paw. Gets along just fine with three, but still sometimes uses a prosthetic leg when she wants to blend in. 13/10
April 10, 2025 at 5:41 PM
This is Autumn. She was born without one paw. Gets along just fine with three, but still sometimes uses a prosthetic leg when she wants to blend in. 13/10
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Elections have consequences
April 9, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Elections have consequences
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Elektrik faturasında enerji bedeli, sadece % 19,1.
Vergi ve fonlar ise % 10.
Geri kalan yüzde 70,9, elektrik dağıtım şirketlerine akıyor.
Zamanında fazilet gibi anlatılan özelleştirme tablosu böyle.
"Alın terimiz holdinglere akarken"
Bugünkü yazı:
t24.com.tr/yazarlar/cig...
Vergi ve fonlar ise % 10.
Geri kalan yüzde 70,9, elektrik dağıtım şirketlerine akıyor.
Zamanında fazilet gibi anlatılan özelleştirme tablosu böyle.
"Alın terimiz holdinglere akarken"
Bugünkü yazı:
t24.com.tr/yazarlar/cig...
Alın terimiz holdinglere akarken
"Devlet elektrik mi satar" diye özelleştirmeyi adeta fazilet mertebesine yücelttikleri yeni düzende, enflasyon altında ezilen dar gelirli milyonlarca vatandaş, bugün iştahı hiç kapanmayan holdinglerin...
t24.com.tr
April 9, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Elektrik faturasında enerji bedeli, sadece % 19,1.
Vergi ve fonlar ise % 10.
Geri kalan yüzde 70,9, elektrik dağıtım şirketlerine akıyor.
Zamanında fazilet gibi anlatılan özelleştirme tablosu böyle.
"Alın terimiz holdinglere akarken"
Bugünkü yazı:
t24.com.tr/yazarlar/cig...
Vergi ve fonlar ise % 10.
Geri kalan yüzde 70,9, elektrik dağıtım şirketlerine akıyor.
Zamanında fazilet gibi anlatılan özelleştirme tablosu böyle.
"Alın terimiz holdinglere akarken"
Bugünkü yazı:
t24.com.tr/yazarlar/cig...
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Once again, I ask what exactly folks have seen over the last three months to make them really believe that the 2026/28 elections will be free, fair, & competitive?
Liar Greg Abbott says he has refused to set a special election to fill the seat of recently diseased Democratic Rep. Sylvester Turner because he says Harris County doesn’t do their elections properly.
April 5, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Once again, I ask what exactly folks have seen over the last three months to make them really believe that the 2026/28 elections will be free, fair, & competitive?
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I have never seen anything like this in NYC. 5th Ave covered from 42nd St well to the 20s. Nobody prepared for this volume. Volunteers are holding the traffic on all the side streets. No police in sight. #handsoff
April 5, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I have never seen anything like this in NYC. 5th Ave covered from 42nd St well to the 20s. Nobody prepared for this volume. Volunteers are holding the traffic on all the side streets. No police in sight. #handsoff
Ekrem Imamoglu ve takiminin tutuklanmasiyla birlikte Turkiye icin beliren yol ayrimini Fayn’in bu haftaki yayini icin konustuk
“Şu anda tam bir dönüm noktasındayız. Rekabetçi otoriter bir yoldan geliyoruz. Geriye dönmek yok ve önümüzde iki yol var. Ya tam bir otokrasi olacağız ya da demokratikleşmeye doğru gideceğiz.”
Siyaset bilimci Şebnem Gümüşçü anlatıyor:
Siyaset bilimci Şebnem Gümüşçü anlatıyor:
Siyaset bilimci Şebnem Gümüşçü: “Ya tam otokrasi ya demokrasi, geri dönüşü olmayan bir yol ayrımındayız”
Siyaset bilimi teorisinin anlattığı demokratik gerilemenin üç aşaması Türkiye’de nasıl yaşandı? Otoriterlikten önceki son çıkış nerede kaçtı? Bundan sonra demokratikleşme mümkün mü? Bu yoldaki tuzakl...
www.fayn.press
April 5, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Ekrem Imamoglu ve takiminin tutuklanmasiyla birlikte Turkiye icin beliren yol ayrimini Fayn’in bu haftaki yayini icin konustuk
Turkish tweeps and timeline is migrating to bluesky! Welcome everyone!
Hosgeldin Turkiye timeline’i ve eski-twitter ahalisi :)
Hosgeldin Turkiye timeline’i ve eski-twitter ahalisi :)
April 4, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Turkish tweeps and timeline is migrating to bluesky! Welcome everyone!
Hosgeldin Turkiye timeline’i ve eski-twitter ahalisi :)
Hosgeldin Turkiye timeline’i ve eski-twitter ahalisi :)
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"Crushing the CHP means crushing whatever is left of democracy in Turkey. More precisely, it means transforming Turkey's elected authoritarian regime into a fully authoritarian one" #AFP
With comments from @yunussozen.bsky.social and @sebnemgumuscu.bsky.social
With comments from @yunussozen.bsky.social and @sebnemgumuscu.bsky.social
Erdogan turns sights on opposition CHP with his main rival in jail
With the jailing of Istanbul's mayor on corruption charges, Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan has got rid of his most powerful opponent.It was a slap in the face for Erdogan, who lost Istanbul to CHP in 2...
sg.news.yahoo.com
March 29, 2025 at 2:11 PM
"Crushing the CHP means crushing whatever is left of democracy in Turkey. More precisely, it means transforming Turkey's elected authoritarian regime into a fully authoritarian one" #AFP
With comments from @yunussozen.bsky.social and @sebnemgumuscu.bsky.social
With comments from @yunussozen.bsky.social and @sebnemgumuscu.bsky.social
Erdogan government cracks down on independent media in Turkey for airing protests and CHP’s rallies, as lawyers and deputies report horrific rights violations of detained student protestors at courthouses.
March 27, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Erdogan government cracks down on independent media in Turkey for airing protests and CHP’s rallies, as lawyers and deputies report horrific rights violations of detained student protestors at courthouses.
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Another must-read from the best duo of political scientists on democratic backsliding in Turkey. Congrats to Sebnem & Berk Esen for this timely piece. 🇹🇷👏
And if you’re interested in democracy, follow @jodemocracy.bsky.social! It’s that rarest of things: a relevant & readable scholarly journal! 🔥🤓
And if you’re interested in democracy, follow @jodemocracy.bsky.social! It’s that rarest of things: a relevant & readable scholarly journal! 🔥🤓
We wrote a short piece on Turkey’s protests and how/why we arrived at this moment with Berk Esen for @jodemocracy.bsky.social
We also discuss what may come next:
www.journalofdemocracy.org/online-exclu...
We also discuss what may come next:
www.journalofdemocracy.org/online-exclu...
March 26, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Another must-read from the best duo of political scientists on democratic backsliding in Turkey. Congrats to Sebnem & Berk Esen for this timely piece. 🇹🇷👏
And if you’re interested in democracy, follow @jodemocracy.bsky.social! It’s that rarest of things: a relevant & readable scholarly journal! 🔥🤓
And if you’re interested in democracy, follow @jodemocracy.bsky.social! It’s that rarest of things: a relevant & readable scholarly journal! 🔥🤓
We wrote a short piece on Turkey’s protests and how/why we arrived at this moment with Berk Esen for @jodemocracy.bsky.social
We also discuss what may come next:
www.journalofdemocracy.org/online-exclu...
We also discuss what may come next:
www.journalofdemocracy.org/online-exclu...
March 26, 2025 at 3:36 PM
We wrote a short piece on Turkey’s protests and how/why we arrived at this moment with Berk Esen for @jodemocracy.bsky.social
We also discuss what may come next:
www.journalofdemocracy.org/online-exclu...
We also discuss what may come next:
www.journalofdemocracy.org/online-exclu...
15 million people voted in today’s primary. That’s one out of four voters in Turkey.
March 23, 2025 at 7:31 PM
15 million people voted in today’s primary. That’s one out of four voters in Turkey.