Democratization in the Middle East: Turkey–How Far From Consolidation?

In the West, Turkey is considered a model for a secular democracy in the Muslim world, yet the country finds itself mired in a crisis of civil rights and liberties…

After enduring years of paternalism punctuated by trauma, Turkish voters have pointed their country in a new direction.

In power since 2002, the Justice and Development Party (AKP) of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan seemed as if it might be losing its hold when Turkish voters went to the polls…