What Happened in Turkey?
Turkey’s failed military coup wasn’t in service of democracy — but neither is Erdoğan’s countercoup.
25 Article(s) by: Güney Işıkara
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Güney Işıkarais is an associate professor of liberal studies at New York University and the author, with Patrick Mokre, of Marx’s Theory of Value at the Frontiers: Classical Political Economics, Imperialism and Ecological Breakdown.
Turkey’s Decisive Year
Chaos, violence, and authoritarian rule reign in Turkey. Is there any opening for the Kurdish liberation movement?
Erdoğan’s Victory by Violence
The ruling AKP won yesterday’s Turkish election through sheer violence and repression.
Continuing the Struggle
Saturday’s bombing in Ankara shows the urgency of the fight for democracy and justice in Turkey.
Erdoğan’s Violent Last Resort
The ongoing attacks against Kurds in Turkey are part of a last-ditch effort by Erdoğan to hold onto power.