Berk Esen on whether Turkey has shifted from authoritarianism to autocracy

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Berk Esen, political scientist at Sabanci University, on whether Ekrem Imamoglu’s arrest heralds Turkey’s shift from competitive authoritarianism to autocracy. The conversation addresses the dynamics driving the government’s intensifying crackdown, the international context for this escalation, and the critical choices facing the country’s embattled opposition. Support Turkey Book Talk on Patreon or Substack. Supporters get a 35% discount on all Turkey/Ottoman History books published by IB Tauris/Bloomsbury, transcripts of every interview, and links to articles related to each episode. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=2998854&fan_landing=true Substack: https://turkeybooktalk.substack.com/

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