Back to a Predominant Party System: The November 2015 Snap Election in Turkey

Sayarı, Sabri

doi:10.1080/13608746.2016.1170254

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“…The referendum was thus held in a context in which the state of emergency allowed provincial governors and security forces to restrict freedom of speech, movement, and assembly. As such, the campaign period confirmed the findings of recent studies on democratic breakdown in Turkey (Somer 2016, Esen & Gümüşçü 2016 and further indicated the consolidation of the rising competitive authoritarian regime in its stead (Esen & Gümüşçü 2016, Özbudun 2015, Sayarı 2016a). Attesting to this fact, the AKP ran a one-sided campaign aided by the state apparatus that dominated the media and public space.…”

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confidence: 83%

“…Several factors played a role in the surprisingly high 'No' vote in the referendum. First, voters seem to have reacted negatively to the recent economic slowdown that has seen growth rates fall since 2012 (Kalaycıoğlu 2017;Sayarı 2016a). Since the 2016 failed coup, political instability and growing authoritarianism further eroded consumer and investor confidence-with perverse effects for the party's low-income base.…”

Section: Referendum Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The CHP vehemently rejected the AKP's claim that the presidential system could ever solve Turkey's long-lasting problems. As it had done in the elections of June (Kemahlıoğlu 2015) and November 2015 (Sayarı 2016a), the CHP portrayed the constitutional amendments as a deliberate plan by Erdoğan to establish his personal rule. Kılıçdaroğlu tried to draw parallels between the proposed regime and Turkey's military rule between 1980 and 1983, based on the enormous powers given to the president in both cases.…”

Section: Chp: Against One-man Rulementioning

confidence: 99%

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A Small Yes for Presidentialism: The Turkish Constitutional Referendum of April 2017

Esen¹,

Gümüşçü²

2017

South European Society and Politics

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Following four elections in three years, on 16 April 2017 Turkish voters once again went to the polls-this time under the emergency law established after the failed coup attempt of July 2016-to vote on constitutional amendments aimed at replacing the existing parliamentary system with an executive presidency. This article reviews the content of the proposed constitutional amendments, analyses the campaign including the strategies employed by the main political actors in the 'Yes' and 'No' camps and the resource advantages enjoyed by the ruling party, assesses the electoral performance of both sides through a summary of results from provincial areas and geographical regions, and considers how Turkish politics are likely to take shape under the new system.

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confidence: 83%

Section: Referendum Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Chp: Against One-man Rulementioning

confidence: 99%

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A Small Yes for Presidentialism: The Turkish Constitutional Referendum of April 2017

Esen¹,

Gümüşçü²

2017

South European Society and Politics

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“…4 By the time the election was repeated on 1 November 2015, a further 153 security personnel had been killed in rapidly escalating terror attacks. Kemahlıoğlu (2015) and Sayarı (2016) provide detailed accounts of this series of events.…”

Section: Data and Designmentioning

confidence: 99%

Rallies around the flag-draped coffins: the electoral effects of security force casualties in terror attacks

Umit

2021

PSRM

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Security forces are one of the main targets of political violence. This paper examines the effect of their casualties on electoral outcomes. Between two general elections in 2015, Turkey experienced a series of attacks that killed 153 members of its security forces. Based on the as-if random assignment of their funerals across the country, I estimate that government vote share increases in the funeral places of security force terror victims. However, in the localities with recurring funerals, it decreases by a similar percentage. These non-linear changes provide strong evidence for the rally theory.

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“…"Th e independence of the mainstream media continued to be undermined by its close business links with the government. More independent-minded journalists were forced out of their jobs by editors who were fearful of upsetting government and media owners" (Sayari, 2016). Th ereupon Dogan Media Group was sold to the pro-government and pro-Erdogan (Turkish President) Demiroren Holding in March 2018.…”

Section: Background Of Fake News and Media In Turkeymentioning

confidence: 99%

Fake News as a Tool of Populism in Turkey: The Pastor Andrew Brunson Case

Akgül

2019

Polish Political Science Review

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This study examines how populist politicians made sense of the issue of fake news. They generally consider fake news as a valuable propaganda tool for their political interests. According to the Reuters Digital News Report in 2018, Turkey ranks first on the list of countries where people complain about completely made-up stories. The study researched how fake news is helping facilitate the rise of populism in Turkey. There is plenty of fake news aired by pro-government media. Therefore, the Turkish government is emerging as a suspect behind the fake news cycle. The fact is that most of the fake news is published for the benefit of the government. Research shows that, paradoxically, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is regarded as one of the most important populist politicians in the world. These two different indicators can be valuable data in revealing the relationship between fake news and populist politicians. The aim of this paper is to consider the significance of this apparent relationship between fake news and President Erdogan. In order to do this, a critical discourse analysis method was based on the fake news about the pastor Brunson case, because Turkish readers came across a huge amount of fake news regarding his case in pro-government media.

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Back to a Predominant Party System: The November 2015 Snap Election in Turkey

Cited by 36 publications

References 9 publications

A Small Yes for Presidentialism: The Turkish Constitutional Referendum of April 2017

A Small Yes for Presidentialism: The Turkish Constitutional Referendum of April 2017

Rallies around the flag-draped coffins: the electoral effects of security force casualties in terror attacks

Fake News as a Tool of Populism in Turkey: The Pastor Andrew Brunson Case

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