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South European Society & Politics @sespjournal.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

📚 In our Collection on THE LEFT IN SOUTHERN EUROPE Strategic dualism: CHP’s cleavage politics and the evolution of opposition coordination in #Turkey #FreeAccess ⏳ Read the article by @berkesen.bsky.social, Şebnem Yardımcı-Geyikçi, and Hakan Yavuzyılmaz here 👇 tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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South European Society & Politics @sespjournal.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

💡NEW STUDY FINDS…💡 #Turkey "the rise of regime cleavage is not merely a structural phenomenon, but a deliberate process strategically driven by opposition leaders" Read the article by @berkesen.bsky.social, Şebnem Yardımcı-Geyikçi & Hakan Yavuzyılmaz here 👇 doi.org/10.1080/1360...

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Council of European Municipalities and Regions @ccre-cemr.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

📻 As concerns over #LocalDemocracy in #Türkiye continue to grow, this Call Simone episode is worth revisiting Recorded last September with journalist @nevsinmengutv.bsky.social and political scientist @berkesen.bsky.social, the discussion remains highly relevant today

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“I hope many will pick up the phone” - Why Turkish Mayors Stand Up Against Central Power

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Perinemely @perinemely.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

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.

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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...

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Review of Democracy @revdem2020.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

🎙️ 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

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Review of Democracy @revdem2020.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

🎙️ 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

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Council of European Municipalities and Regions @ccre-cemr.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

📞 “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

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C. Engström @charlotteengstrom.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

Yıllarca , her olayda sadece “derin endişe duyuyorum” dediniz ama gerekeni yapmayıp, seyirci gibi koltuğunuzdan izlediniz. Lütfen şimdi de uzaktan izlemeye devam ediniz!!! #mutfaktakalKK

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Ms. Clementine @clementinesd.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

@berkesen.bsky.social 'in bu yazısı, yaşadığımız süreçte kimlerin hangi rolü oynadığı ve kiminle yanana durduğunu tarihe not düşmek açısından çok önemli

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Nate Schenkkan @nateschenkkan.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Erdoğan continues to seek a new alliance with the Kurdish movement as part of the consolidation of authoritarianism

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Nate Schenkkan @nateschenkkan.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Berk Esen saying what needs to be said about responsibility as an academic and an expert in @turkeybooktalk.bsky.social

I am a university professor. I write and teach about democratic erosion and autocratisation. So when such processes happen in my country, I cannot remain silent. I owe that to my students and my profession. Hopefully I'll be around in future to continue to comment on and analyse what is going on. But we'll see. A lot of people have made enormous sacrifices in this country, far more than me. A lot of people have made sacrifices for more rights and democratisation efforts elsewhere. Now it's my turn and it's the turn of many other people who are currently protesting. I am taking a lot of risks but hopefully they will have positive results.

I'm a citizen of this country. I'm deeply committed to the Republican, secular tradition of this country and would like to see my country become democratic again. I find normative and political value in this fight. When I say "fight", I'm not a politician and I'm not organising people on the street. So in that sense, I'm not leading a political fight. I'm an academic. So my fight is to get the word out, describe what is currently happening in Turkey, in Turkish and English as much as possible, and academically analyse and interpret where the events are headed. If anyone follows me, I want to make some policy and strategy suggestions for opposition activists, politicians and people who are on the street.

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Istanbul Policy Center | İstanbul Politikalar Merkezi @ipc-ipm.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

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

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Sinan Ciddi @sinanciddi.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

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

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Siyaset Bilimci Berk Esen İmamoğlu için 3 önemli soru sordu: Mansur Yavaş, DEM Parti ve CHP...

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Riccardo Gasco @riccardogasco.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

🇹🇷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 ⬇️ www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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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...

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