Turkey protests
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George Monastiriakos (English, French, & Greek)
Part-time professor, Faculty of Law
Professor Monastiriakos is an expert in Greek and Turkish politics, as well as international affairs related to US foreign policy, Ukraine and Israel.
“The protests are a symptom of Türkiye’s democratic backsliding, which includes President Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) consolidating power in the executive branch at the expense of the judiciary and the legislature, replacing judges and prosecutors with AKP loyalists, and engaging in lawfare against high profile opposition figures like the leader of the Kurdish Democratic Party Selahattin Demirtas and Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu.”
Omer Livvarcin (English & Turkish)
Part-time professor, Political Studies, Faculty of social sciences
Professor Livarccin is an expert in international human rights law and Middle East politics.
“What is happening in Turkey is a troubling setback in Turkey’s democratic progress and modernization efforts.”
Aylin Seçkin (English, French, & Turkish)
Invited professor, Public and International Affairs, Faculty of social sciences
Professor Seçkin can comment on the economic dimension of these protests.