The article concludes with a note on the implications of this finding for contemporary Turkish party politics.doi:10.1080/14683849.2015.1021247DemirkolDepartment of Political Sciences, Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey;?zhanDepartment of Political Sciences, Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey;...
Sener served until 2007 as a deputy prime minister in the AKP governments before cutting off his ties with the party in 2008. Erdogan's discourse about democracy has not been found convincing by many. "The political system in Turkey can no longer be described as democratic given that the se...
Current ruling party is not Communist Turkey: Political Power: +120 If does not have the following trade law, change Trade law to Free Trade: Construction Speed: +15.00% Research Speed: +10.00% Factory output: +15.00% Dockyard output: +15.00% Resources to Market: +80% Civilian Intelligenc...
"Because with the new model under the presidential system, the lawmakers rather than political parties will be at the forefront," he noted at a meeting in Ankara. Under the present election threshold, in general elections a political party must receive 10 percent of the votes nationwide for any...
Description of electoral system: The President is elected by absolute majority vote through a two-round system to serve a 5-year term. Candidates must be members of the Grand National Assembly supported by 20 of its members, or nominees by political parties that have attained more than 10 perc...
Hezbollah, the Lebanese political party-cum-militia, has doubled down on its support for the regime of Syrian President Bashir al-Assad. Based on reports of fighting in Qusair in western Syria, Hezbollah has launched a fierce campaign alongside Syrian government forces. Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, He...
“Mustafa Kemal Ataturk differed from the dictators of his age in two significant respects; his foreign policy was based not on expansion but on retraction of frontiers; his home policy on the foundation of a political system which could survive his own time. It was in this realistic spirit ...
The Demise of Brazilian Developmental State: Political Constraints and the Role of Finance It argues that Dilma Rousseff's deposition in Brazil in 2016 is a result of the financial sector dropping out of the coalition, that had promoted such a U-turn in Brazilian politics, and then proceeding ...
9 billion in 2011. Results during recent years improved because of strong financial support from the IMF and tighter fiscal policy. A major political and economic issue over the next decade is whether or notTurkeywill become a member of the EU. But further economic and judicial reforms and ...
Most opposition parties, including the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), are against changing the political system. They argue the constitutional amendments to be voted in the referendum would lead to a one-man rule, as the president is granted sweeping powers while parliamentary pow...