Berk Esen
berkesen.bsky.social
Berk Esen
@berkesen.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Political Science & Doçent @ Sabancı University, PhD @Cornell'15 #Turkish politics #populism #democratic backsliding
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En Turquie, malgré l’accélération du tournant autoritaire, le système reste instable : trop de fractures, trop de diversité pour un autoritarisme total. Très bon entretien avec le politiste @berkesen.bsky.social dans Le Monde pour comprendre où en est la Turquie.
Berk Esen, politologue : « En Turquie, le pouvoir est devenu autoritaire et hégémonique »
Arrestations massives, destitutions de maires, répression des manifestants et des médias indépendants… Depuis mars, le gouvernement turc s’emploie à éliminer toute forme de compétition politique, esti...
www.lemonde.fr
November 15, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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For those who understand Turkish, I highly recommend this programme with Berk Esen. Drawing on the latest developments in 🇹🇷, particularly Fidan's statements following Erdogan's visit to the 🇺🇸, he explains that the major conflict within the ruling bloc concerns how the post-Erdogan era will be shaped
October 1, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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"From Competitive Authoritarian to Hegemonic: Berk Esen on the Decline of Turkish Democracy and the Prospects for Its Revival" with @berkesen.bsky.social and Ece Özbey. [3/5]
From Competitive Authoritarian to Hegemonic: Berk Esen on the Decline of Turkish Democracy and the Prospects for Its Revival (Part 2) | Review of Democracy
In Part 2 of our latest episode in the special series produced in partnership with the Journal of Democracy, Berk Esen turns to the other side of the equation: how Turkey’s opposition is pushing back ...
revdem.ceu.edu
September 28, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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🎙️ In Part 1 of our latest podcast in the special series produced in partnership with @jodemocracy.bsky.social, @berkesen.bsky.social unpacks how Turkey’s competitive authoritarian regime is veering toward full autocracy. 🇹🇷🇹🇷

🎧 Listen to it now:
👉 tinyurl.com/mw9dpb83
August 13, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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🎙️ In Part 2 of our latest episode in the special series produced in partnership with @jodemocracy.bsky.social, @berkesen.bsky.social explains how Turkey’s opposition is pushing back against an increasingly hegemonic regime. 🇹🇷🇹🇷

🎧 Listen to it now:
👉 tinyurl.com/te3m6wkr
August 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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📞 “I hope many will pick up the phone”
Who do you call if you want to speak to Europe? Call Simone, explores local democracy & power.

Nevsin Mengu & Berk Esen on Turkish mayors and #LocalDemocracy

🎧https://open.spotify.com/episode/2AGaMmzBoOjKRqfWPJotEC?si=EuLHIiikTjqHXjAIJMVKsA
#Turkey #imamoğlu
September 18, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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"Understanding Turkey’s political transition with @berkesen.bsky.social" hosted by @diegocupolo.bsky.social. [5/5]
Understanding Turkey’s political transition with Berk Esen
YouTube video by Turkey recap
www.youtube.com
June 22, 2025 at 6:48 AM
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Yıllarca , her olayda sadece “derin endişe duyuyorum” dediniz ama gerekeni yapmayıp, seyirci gibi koltuğunuzdan izlediniz.
Lütfen şimdi de uzaktan izlemeye devam ediniz!!!
#mutfaktakalKK
May 30, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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@berkesen.bsky.social 'in bu yazısı, yaşadığımız süreçte kimlerin hangi rolü oynadığı ve kiminle yanana durduğunu tarihe not düşmek açısından çok önemli
April 11, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqYK...
@medyascope.tv üzerinden

@berkesen.bsky.social Hocamı dinleyin dinletin.
(galp)
Erdoğan hangi koşulda "erken seçim" der? | Berk Esen ile Kritik #165
YouTube video by Medyascope TV
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April 10, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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Erdoğan continues to seek a new alliance with the Kurdish movement as part of the consolidation of authoritarianism
April 9, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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Berk Esen saying what needs to be said about responsibility as an academic and an expert in @turkeybooktalk.bsky.social
April 1, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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The views of Berk Esen from Sabancı University on the ongoing boycott in Turkey
@berkesen.bsky.social

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www.ft.com/content/2ad6...
Turkish students call on consumers to ‘buy nothing’ following crackdown
[FREE TO READ] Boycott campaign aims to increase pressure on President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan after arrest of opposition leader
www.ft.com
April 2, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Berk Esen ile Kritik (164): Gençler otoriter rejimden çıkışın yolunu açabilir mi?
Berk Esen ile Kritik (164): Gençler otoriter rejimden çıkışın yolunu açabilir mi?
Berk Esen ile Kritik'in bu haftaki bölümünde İBB Başkanı Ekrem İmamoğlu'nun tutuklanmasının ardından başlayan ve gençlerin öncülüğünde gelişen protestoları değerlendirdik.
medyascope.tv
March 26, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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Nasıl bir Dünya? Nasıl bir Türkiye?
Eşikteki Türkiye

🎙Şebnem Gümüşçü
🎙Berk Esen
🎤Senem Görür Yücel

🗓28 Mart, Cuma
🕘18.00
🔗https://youtu.be/PAJ71jK_lrA
March 28, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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With thanks to @monicamarks.bsky.social, @selimkoru.bsky.social and Berk Esen
March 24, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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Berk Esen ile Kritik (163): İmamoğlu'na yargı darbesi
Berk Esen ile Kritik (163): İmamoğlu’na yargı darbesi
Berk Esen İmamoğlu'na yargı darbesi başlıklı videoda değerlendirdi.
medyascope.tv
March 19, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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Proud to see my bestie @berkesen.bsky.social offering his views on Ekrem Imamoglu’s (from inside Turkey) arbitrary and unlawful arrest, signaling the Turkish regime’s curtailment of basic democratic norms

Berk is one of the bravest human beings I know
Siyaset Bilimci Berk Esen İmamoğlu için 3 önemli soru sordu: Mansur Yavaş, DEM Parti ve CHP...
YouTube video by Tele1
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March 19, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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NEW: Syria terminates Russia's 49-year lease of Tartous port. A different era for Moscow post-Assad: www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
Syria’s new government ends Russian lease of Tartous port: What we know
The new authorities in Syria ended an agreement with the Russian company managing the key port of Tartous in the latest sign of Russia's waning influence in the country after the fall of the regime.
www.al-monitor.com
January 22, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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🇹🇷Turkey’s 2024 municipal elections. A turning point for democratic resilience?

Our latest with Samuele Abrami and @berkesen.bsky.social
out on Medit_Politics!

📌What led #CHP to overtake #AKP at the national level for the first time?

Find out more
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www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Turkey’s 2024 municipal elections. A turning point for democratic resilience?
The 2024 local elections in Turkey represented an important signal for the country’s changing political environment. The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) suffered its most severe electora...
www.tandfonline.com
January 29, 2025 at 3:10 PM