The Degradation of Democracy in Turkey: From Atatürk’s Republic to Erdoğan’s Neo‑Ottoman Ambitions
Introduction For much of the twentieth century, Turkey occupied a unique position between Europe and the Middle East. Founded in the aftermath of the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, the Turkish Republic emerged under the leadership of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk as a secular, nationalist, and modernizing state. It was presented as proof that a predominantly … Read more