The Routledge Handbook of Turkish Politics

Alpaslan zerdem is Professor of Peacebuilding and Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor Research at Coventry University, UK. He is co-editor of Human Security in Turkey (2013); Local Ownership in International Peacebuilding (2015); co-author of Peacebuilding: An Introduction (2015), co-editor of Conflict Transformation and the Palestinians (2017) and co-editor of Comparing Peace Processes (2019). Matthew Whiting is a lecturer in comparative politics at the University of Birmingham. His research examines the moderation and radicalisation of non-state armed groups, with a particular interest in Turkey and Northern Ireland. His recent work has appeared in Government and Opposition, Middle East Policy and Ethnopolitics, as well as a book entitled Sinn Fin and the IRA. From Revolution to Moderation (2018).

Introduction PART I: HISTORY AND THE MAKING OF CONTEMPORARY TURKEY 1. Turkish Politics: Structures and Dynamics Samim Akgnl & Baskin Oran 2. Turkeys Never Ending Search for Democracy lter Turan 3. Turkish Secularism: Looking Forward and Beyond the West Murat Somer 4. Political Islam Kristin Fabbe & Efe Murat Balkolu 5. The Politics of Turkish Nationalism: Continuity and Change Durukan Kuzu PART II: POLITICS AND INSTITUTIONS 6. Elections, Parties and the Party System Ersin Kalaycolu 7. The Presidency: From Independence to the AKP Menderes nar & Nalan Soyark entrk 8. Civil Military Relations Metin Heper 9. NGOs and Civil Society Markus Ketola 10. The Media and Media Policy Eylem Yanardaolu PART III: THE ECONOMY, ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT 11. Political Economy Alu Burak Gven 12. Energy Security and Policy: Between Bandwagoning and Hedging H. Akn nver 13. The Politics of Environment and Climate Change mit ahin 14. The Eonomic Role of Cities Stephen Karam 15. Governing the Diaspora(s) and the Limits of Diaspora Diplomacy Bahar Baer 16. Disaster Management Policy and Governance Helena Hermansson & Naim Kapucu PART IV: THE KURDISH INSURGENCY AND SECURITY 17. The Kurdish Question Zeynep N. Kaya & Matthew Whiting 18. The Kurdish Insurgency David Romano 19. The Perennial Kurdish Question and Failed Peace Processes Cengiz andar 20. Terrorism, Counter-Insurgency and Societal Relations Gareth Jenkins 21. The Village Guard System: Counter-Insurgency and Local Collaboration Evren Balta 22. The 15 July 2016 Failed Coup and the Security Sector Yaprak Grsoy PART V: STATE, SOCIETY AND RIGHTS 23. Human Rights Zehra F. Kabasakal Arat 24. Politics and the Womens Movement Sevgi Adak 25. Religious Minorities Samim Akgnl 26. Religious Education Bekir S. Gr 27. The Transformation of Health and Healthcare Enis Bari PART VI: EXTERNAL RELATIONS 28. Foreign Policy, 1923-2018 Mustafa Aydn 29. Resetting Foreign Policy in a Time of Global Turmoil E. Fuat Keyman 30. Turkey and its Neighbours in the Middle East: Iran, Iraq and Syria Behll zkan 31. US-Turkish Relations in Turmoil Kemal Kirici 32. Turkey and Russia Pavel K. Baev 33. Forgotten Promises and the Possibilities for Reviving Relations between Turkey and the EU Fsun zerdem 34. Turkeys Cyprus Policy in Transition Birol A. Yeilada 35. Turkey-NATO Relations: Strategic Imperatives, Identity-Building and Predicaments Mge Knacolu 36. Turkey and UN Peace Keeping Missions Haluk Karada 37. Turkey as an Emerging Global Humanitarian and Peacebuilding Actor Alpaslan zerdem Conclusion