Listen in on a discussion on Turkey’s challenges and opportunities in the near future.
What does the outcome of the local elections tell us about AKP’s grip on power in Turkey? Were the elections free and fair or just a play for the galleries? To what extent does the economic crisis affect political developments in Turkey? These and many other questions were discussed at a seminar at The Swedish Institute of International Affairs (UI) on April 2nd, two days after local elections held in Turkey.
Panel:
Cengiz Çandar, Senior Associate Fellow, UI and Distinguished Visiting Scholar, SUITS
Bitte Hammargren, Senior Analyst, Swedish Defence Research Agency and Senior Associate Fellow, UI
Paul Levin, Director of the Stockholm Institute for Turkish Studies (SUITS), Associated Researcher, UI
The seminar was moderated by Aras Lindh, Analyst at UI’s Middle East and North Africa Programme.
