T. Deniz Erkmen
@tdenizerkmen.bsky.social
Associate Professor @OZU, University of Michigan and Boğaziçi Alumna, working on protests, repression, autocratization and subjectivities, Turkey.
In my mind, I am a climber as much as an academic (in reality not so much)...
In my mind, I am a climber as much as an academic (in reality not so much)...
Looking forward to see you Ayşegül :))
April 16, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Looking forward to see you Ayşegül :))
Yet what I wrote at the end of the chapter is strangely prescient of the current moment: "While maybe under pressure, Turkish society contains forces that have the potential to surprise even itself, as was clearly revealed during the Gezi protests and very recently during the 2024 local elections."
March 31, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Yet what I wrote at the end of the chapter is strangely prescient of the current moment: "While maybe under pressure, Turkish society contains forces that have the potential to surprise even itself, as was clearly revealed during the Gezi protests and very recently during the 2024 local elections."
As we are going through yet another crucial turning point, this time with the opposition CHP openly acknowledging and supporting protests as legitimate means of dissent (at last), there will be more to add to this chapter. +
March 31, 2025 at 7:33 PM
As we are going through yet another crucial turning point, this time with the opposition CHP openly acknowledging and supporting protests as legitimate means of dissent (at last), there will be more to add to this chapter. +
Really sorry to hear this and what a loss. Such bad times we all live in... Good luck figuring out the next move.
March 31, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Really sorry to hear this and what a loss. Such bad times we all live in... Good luck figuring out the next move.
EI will definitely contest this but a lot will depend on how other oppositional actors will act. It is, however, a sad remainder how far the Turkish autocratization process has come.
March 18, 2025 at 4:52 PM
EI will definitely contest this but a lot will depend on how other oppositional actors will act. It is, however, a sad remainder how far the Turkish autocratization process has come.