Joachim Becker 
The hopes of Turkey’s opposition forces for a victory in the Turkish elections have been dashed. Incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan narrowly won the second round of the presidential election against Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu of the centrist Cumhuriyeti Halk Partisi (CHP). The Cumhur İttifakı of the ruling nationalist-religious Adalet ve Kalkınma Parti (AKP), the ultra-nationalist MHP … Read more
By its eighteenth year of rule, the Justice and Development Party has strayed far from securing the prosperity it promised. Joachim Becker, professor at the University of Economics in Vienna, analyses the current political and economic situation in Turkey.
What is the European nationalist right, when did it emerge and why is it on a steady course of success? Joachim Becker has some answers.
Erdoğan and AKP have won another election in Turkey. The electoral process and the rhetoric of the ruling party, as well as the notable economic crisis, show that the Turkish state will tighten its repressive nationalist policies.
