PIR Fall programme is out @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social @abdnpolir.bsky.social

We invite submissions for the Autumn 2025 Turkish Politics Online Workshops co-convened by @aykutozturk.bsky.social @digdemsoyaltin.bsky.social The series provides an opportunity for feedback on working papers with the aim of supporting junior scholars See 👇 psaturkishpolitics.uk/2025/09/01/c...

Great panels and speaker line-up for last Saturday's BATAS Symposium at #LSETürkiye @lsects.bsky.social All-star line-up. Thank you to all the speakers and attendees for the excellent discussions and for sharing new research projects and ideas.

It was a pleasure to part of this daily event on Turkish politics and society organized by LSE ContemporaryTurkish Studies. I had a great conversation with colleagues, friends and wider public! @ygursoy.bsky.social @mustafakutlay.bsky.social @ozihnioglu.bsky.social @emelin777.bsky.social

Panel 1, Turkish Foreign Policy in a Global Age with @mustafakutlay.bsky.social @ozihnioglu.bsky.social @digdemsoyaltin.bsky.social @emelin777.bsky.social #lseturkiye #academicsky #skystorians #turkiye

A fully packed room for a policy event on #corruption/#anticorruption in #Scotland organized by @abdnpolir.bsky.social in cooperation with @transparencyuk.bsky.social and @opengovpartnership.org in the @royalsoced.bsky.social

🚨 Democracy under threat? 🚨 Join Transparency International UK's @danieljbruce.bsky.social and @muteswann.bsky.social on June 4 in Edinburgh as @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social brings together experts to tackle corruption and strengthen governance in Scotland. www.transparency.org.uk/events/corru...

Turkish Politics and Society in Flux 📍 LSE Campus | 7 June | 10am to 5pm A full-day symposium on identity, foreign policy, diaspora and political change in Türkiye Hosted by LSE and BATAS 🎟 Free event 🔗 More: www.lse.ac.uk/contemporary... #LSETürkiye

*PSA New Blog* Strategic Silence: The West and #Turkey’s Authoritarian Turn. By Begum Zorlu @begumzorlu.bsky.social, Convenor of the PSA Turkish Politics Specialist Group @psaturkish.bsky.social buff.ly/7yIWCVK #Politics #PoliticalStudies #InternationalRelations #PIR

Call for Papers: Scotland Workshop on Turkish Politics 🗓 18 June 2025 📍 University of Glasgow 🕒 Abstract Deadline: 30 May 2025 📧 Submission: [email protected] @digdemsoyaltin.bsky.social @aykutozturk.bsky.social psaturkishpolitics.uk/2025/05/03/s...

📣📣📣Join us for the debate on the ongoing crisis in democracy and corruption and learn more about evidence-based policy insights relevant to #Scotland & its diverse regions. Register here eventbrite.co.uk/e/1332901356839 @transparencyuk.bsky.social @opengovpartnership.org

We invite abstract submissions for the inaugural meeting of theScotland Workshop on Turkish Politics 📍School of Social & Political Sciences, University of Glasgow 📅 18 June 2025 Deadline :30 May @aykutozturk.bsky.social @ugurozdemir.bsky.social

“Buraya Mahir Polat sahip çıktı.” 📍Müze Gazhane #mahirpolatıserbestbırakın #mahirpolatserbestbırakılsın

İzmir Barosu: Hiçbir avukatı yalnız, hiçbir yurttaşı savunmasız bırakmayacağız www.birgun.net/haber/izmir-...

Yolsuzluk soruşturmaları ve demokrasi ❝Demokrasi tarihimiz için karanlık bir sayfa, otoriter ve popülist rejimler bağlamında ise klasik bir hikayeyle karşı karşıyayız.❞ ✍️ Diğdem Soyaltın Colella yazdı

Politics and International Relations at the University of Aberdeen now has a BlueSky account! Follow us @abdnpolir.bsky.social to learn about news, events, publications, our blog, our programs, and exciting research from the department.

A classic story of weaponization of anti-corruption: The mayor of Istanbul who is expected to be confirmed as main opposition challenger to president has been detained along with 100+ others in what government media is reporting as 'a corruption investigation'

Next Monday: @psaturkish.bsky.social Workshop! Sefa Secen, Sevinç Öztürk and @aykut will present "Syrian Refugees Local Destination Preferences: Evidence from Turkey and Germany" **Discussants: Sedef Turper Registration: psaturkishpolitics.uk/2025/02/01/s...

The Council toned down the ambitious recommendations of the Parliament 🇪🇺 Yet, a strong anti-corruption directive could ensure that governments work for citizens. This is highly needed especially at a time when democracies are losing support against corrupt populists!

The Spanish economy grew more than any major economy last year. Why is Spain doing so well? One key reason is immigration. Keir Starmer and other leaders of low-grow economies running out of ideas should take note. My opinion piece @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Power grab in the USA 🇺🇸?! The court orders are defied, judges are accused for ruling against Trump. Vance even portrayed the courts as just another bureaucratic obstacle to the president! Same happened in Turkey, 🇹🇷 Hungary 🇭🇺

The EU-USA 🇪🇺🇺🇸contestation over democracy became crystal clear in Munich. Vance openly accused European leaders of suppressing free speech, failing to halt illegal migration and running in fear from voters’ true beliefs!

"Social Media as a Research Tool: The Winter 2025 Webinar series" starts next Tuesday. Join us to learn about the latest developments in data collection through social media. For more info and registration links: gla.ac.uk/research/az/... Hosted by @anjaneundorf.bsky.social and me

As the convenors we are happy to share the Spring program for the PSA Turkish Politics Online Workshops (TPOWs) @aykutozturk.bsky.social @psaturkish.bsky.social See the link for registration psaturkishpolitics.uk

We are inviting you to our Online Workshop, an academic forum on key political issues on Turkey. We have a diverse line-up, focusing on multiple dimensions of Turkish politics. Organised by @aykutozturk.bsky.social & @digdemsoyaltin.bsky.social 📌 Links & info psaturkishpolitics.uk/category/news/

📚 #CallforPapers Turkish Politics Online Workshops Co-convened by @aykutozturk.bsky.social & @digdemsoyaltin.bsky.social we aim to empower emerging scholars through collaborative research development & supportive academic mentorship. 🚨Deadline: Jan 5 Details ⬇️ psaturkishpolitics.uk/2024/12/18/c...

Charles Grant @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social‬ said the EU demands would be difficult for Starmer but could lead to long-term economic benefits. “Starmer’s reset is going to require him to do some politically difficult things which will anger the Conservatives & Reform.”

We are happy to share our article on Ecofeminist resistance against land grabbing in #Turkey 🇹🇷 Our case of #AkbelenForest illustrates how 🇪🇺 EU’s gender-blind climate policies perpetuate epistemic injustices beyond its borders t.co/T8DQjWPNSh

Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu hakim karşısına çıktı: Hırsıza hırsız dediğim için buradayım www.birgun.net/haber/kemal-...

📢 Join us for our online workshop on 9 December (15:00, UKT) Ali Bayramoğlu will present his work titled: “Crisis-Stimulated Change: Rapid Privatization During Times of Dual Crisis.” Discussants: •Umut Aydın •Mustafa Kutlay For joining links see ⬇️ psaturkishpolitics.uk/2024/10/15/j...

Bracing myself for 8 (!) pages of comments sent by reviewer 2 🧘🏻‍♀️🧘🏻‍♀️🧘🏻‍♀️

Join us for our online workshop where Pelin Akkaya Yerli will present her work “Socialisation dynamics and the neoliberal transformation in Turkey” on 18 November (14:15, UKT). The work will be discussed by Seda Demiralp and Kerem Çoban. Joining links ⬇️ t.co/b6lnB9cTN0

Such an important piece by @jreland.bsky.social for @ukandeu.bsky.social (you should follow them both). Labour seems to want to align. Would be nice to have a proper debate about where that makes sense and where it doens't! ukandeu.ac.uk/labours-regu...

Including my views on how drones promote regime survival in Turkey 🇹🇷

There is a serious risk that #COP29 will be co-opted by Azerbaijani political elites, oil and gas companies, and lobbyists to promote a pro-fossil fuel industry agenda. Read the article from our Climate and Environment Lead Brice Böhmer ⬇️ https://buff.ly/4eqx1ig

#COP29 ➡️ Over the last years, an increasing number of fossil fuel lobbyists have been attending the conference, resulting in weak fossil fuel related decisions. 🚨 Failing to address conflicts of interest and undue influence in climate will put millions of lives at risk.