PSA Turkish Politics Specialist Group

We are pleased to invite you to the Autumn 2024 Turkish Politics Online Workshop, a forum for scholarly discussions on key political issues shaping contemporary Turkey. Organized by Assistant Professor Aykut Ozturk (University of Glasgow) and Assistant Professor Digdem Soyaltin-Colella (University of Aberdeen), this workshop is open to all academics and researchers with a focus on Turkish politics. The event will take place via Zoom.

The workshop is structured to provide detailed and constructive feedback on working papers, offering presenters the opportunity to engage critically with both scholars and participants. This collaborative environment is intended to support the refinement and advancement of ongoing research. Each session is designed to foster rigorous academic exchange and encourage interdisciplinary dialogue.

The topics covered in the workshop will address significant aspects of Turkey’s political landscape, such as electoral strategies involving the nomination of (un)veiled women, the interplay between political trust and citizen participation in the wake of the recent earthquake, the effects of neoliberal transformations on social dynamics, and the impact of economic crises in accelerating privatization processes.

For further information and dates, please refer to the attached program and see the joining links below.

Joining Links

Please find the registration link for to the presentations below:

11th of November: Does Islamic Religiosity Constrain Democratic Attitudes https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIofu6srT8rGdC5b44HzFOZaWfdzeE78E-1#/registration

18th of November: Socialisation dynamics and the neoliberal transformation in Turkey https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0tf-mgqj4uHdbur68FS3yo46qvtcIbXQs3#/registration

9th of December: Crisis-Stimulated Change: Rapid Privatization During Times of Dual Crisis https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAlc-yoqzwrE9SezFM8zwZHww1RooTUzCXU#/registration

The PSA Greek and Turkish Specialist Groups are delighted to announce a virtual book launch event for One Hundred Years of Greek-Turkish Relations: The Human Dimension of an Enduring Conflict by Samim Akgönül. This event will take place on Friday, 13th September, at 16:30 BST.

The event will feature Bahar Baser (Durham University) and Nikos Christofis (University of Thessaly) as discussants. The discussion will be moderated by Özlem Kayhan Pusane.

To join the event, please register in advance through the provided Zoom link.

The PSA Greek Politics and Turkish Politics Specialist Groups are inviting you to a virtual roundtable to discuss the domestic and international dynamics of the post-electoral context in Turkey and Greece on 20 November 2023 from 16:30 – 17:30 GMT.

The event will host:

Professor Myrto Tsakatika (University of Glasgow)

Dr Özlem Kayhan Pusane (Işık University)

Dr Leonidas Karakatsanis (University of Macedonia)

Dr Buğra Güngör (American University of Central Asia)

The discussion will be moderated by Dr Georgios Giannakopoulos and Dr Begum Zorlu (City, University of London).

Registration can be made via the Zoom link: https://newcastleuniversity.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qD658d76RuWl9dNla6Targ#/registration

About the Speakers:

Professor Myrto Tsakatika’s research mainly centers on European Union politics and public policy, with a particular emphasis on exploring the concept of the ‘democratic deficit,’ and shifts in public Euroscepticism. She is also conducting a comparative study of radical left parties, with a special focus on Southern European countries.

Dr Özlem Kayhan Pusane’s broader research and teaching interests lie in the areas of security studies, civil-military relations, counterinsurgency, and counterterrorism. Özlem Kayhan Pusane is also the International Relations officer of the PSA Turkish Politics Specialist Group.

Dr Leonidas Karakatsanis’s research interests include the politics of identity and reconciliation, peace and conflict transformation, nationalism, minority rights, immigration, civil society and the politics of resistance. His theoretical interests include discourse theory, theory of deconstruction, theories of affect, post-structuralist political theory and interdisciplinary approaches to social and political sciences. The area of his research is Turkey and its neighbours in the Caucasus, the Balkans, the Middle East, and the Mediterranean.

Dr Buğra Güngör’s research interests include conflict processes, soft power, public diplomacy, foreign policy analysis, and Turkish foreign policy. He has extensive experience with managing development and humanitarian projects commissioned by various UN agencies, IOs, and INGOs in Switzerland and Turkey. He is also the co-convenor and chair of the PSA Turkish Politics Specialist Group.