| | | | | | | | | | Dear Sir or Madam,
we would like to invite you to our first event in the new series:
"Shaping Turkey's Democratic Future"
which is jointly organised by the Austrian Institute for International Affairs (oiip) and the Kreisky Forum:
Turkey at the Crossroads – Is this the End or the Beginning of Democracy?
March 19, 2025, marked a turning point in Turkish history. The detention of Ekrem İmamoğlu, the mayor of Istanbul and President Erdoğan's main political challenger, has been seen as an attack on Turkish democracy — or what remains of it. İmamoğlu's arrest triggered the largest protests in years. Starting from universities, thousands of people have taken to the streets. The government has responded with police repression and legal prosecution. Students, journalists, and critics have been arrested. However, the regime’s repressive measures have so far led to more rather than less public fury and protest. And the main opposition and (in current polls) first party CHP (Republican People's Party) has been able to keep the momentum and channel resistance to new areas, such as an economic boycott of pro-government enterprises and a mass signature campaign demanding İmamoğlu’s release and early elections. Turkey is at a critical juncture: will the regime maintain the repressive course or at some point comprise? Will the opposition be able to translate social resistance into a process of change, beginning with İmamoğlu challenging Erdoğan in elections as a free man?What role do — and should — external actors play? What role does the diaspora play?
Participants:
Şebnem Gümüşçü
Middlebury College
Seren Selvin Korkmaz
IstanPol Istitute, IPC at Sabancı University
Murat Somer
Özyeğin University, CEU
Chair:
Cengiz Günay
Austrian Institute for International Affairs
Location:
oiip - Austrian Institute for International Affairs
Währinger Straße 3/12, 1090 Vienna
Date & Time:
29.04.2025
5.00 pm -6.30pm
REGISTRATION
In cooperation with the Ministry of Defence bmlv.
Best regards,
Petra Podesser
Österreichisches Institut für Internationale Politik
Währinger Straße 3/12
A-1090 Wien
Tel. +43 1 581 11 06-12
petra.podesser@oiip.ac.at
www.oiip.ac.at
By participating in the event, you consent to the publication of photos and (video) recordings taken during the event. | |
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oiip - Österreichisches Institut für Internationale Politik
Währinger Straße 3/12
1090 Wien
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