because the internet | Assistant Prof. in political economy @UvA_Amsterdam | previously, political behavior @HumboldtUni | PhD from @KingsCollegeLon
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Today was my last official day @COVIDEUProject @HumboldtUni. After spending nearly 2 years in Berlin as a postdoc with @HeikeKluever and her brilliant team, I am very happy to start a new position as an Assistant Prof. in European Political Economy (TT) at @UvA_Amsterdam
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A new political order is taking shape in Turkey, built on threats, judicial coercion, and the absorption of opposition into the regime.
The regime is giving opposition mayors two choices: Join the AKP (governing party) or go to prison. Those with integrity go to prison. The others join the AKP.
The judiciary is carrying out this operation. Sadly, Turkey’s judiciary has been turned into an instrument for clearing the way for a political project. Those within the judiciary who are troubled by this remain silent. They know what will happen to them if they speak out.
We are facing a regime of threats and blackmail.
The “Terror-Free Turkey” process must also be understood in this light.
There is a pretense of negotiations with the “Kurdish movement.” But there are no real negotiations. There is co-optation, absorption, and instrumentalization.
As I have written before: This political project has room for everything except the people.
The investment fund scandal suddenly exposed the anatomy of the regime to the public.
We will see how people respond to all of this.
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Sözümona kültürel hegemonyamızı bitireceklerdi. Gele gele bir stand-up için hutbe okutur hale geldiler.
📢 Call for Papers
We invite submissions for the workshop Labor Market & Political Polarization: The Impact of Technological Change and Globalization at the University of Amsterdam (10–11 Sept. 2026).
📅 Deadline: 21 July
🔗 forms.gle/uXTJxuer3inCSd5S9
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Avukat Mehmet Pehlivan
“Ben kuyu tipi hapishanede kalıyorum Çorlu’da.
Kuyu tipi hapishaneyi biliyor musunuz Sn Başkan, Sn. Savcım.
Kuyu tipi hapishanenin duvarları yassı ve güneşin en dikey olduğu saatte bile sadece DUVARA yansıyan güneşten 1 saat yararlanabiliyoruz. Akşam olduğunda da hava kararınca kuyunun kapağı kapanmış gibi hissediyorsunuz,
Benim kaldığım cezaevine Bölge İdari Hakimini yaralayan savcı geldi ve 60 saat kalamadı.
Tahliyesi istendi kendine zarar verir kararıyla tahliye edildi.i”
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Özgür Özel, tek tek tapu kayıt numaralarını vermiş, “isteyen girsin baksın” diyor
Akın Gürlek ise çıkmış “ispatla” diyor
O dedi-Bu dedi ile Ekrem İmamoğlu başta olmak üzere 17 belediye başkanını tutuklayanlar, ID numarasıyla ispatı kabul etmiyor
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KUYU TİPİ CEZAEVİ • ÇORLU | Mehmet Pehlivan, bugün Çorlu Cezaevi’nden kızıyla birlikte olan fotoğrafını paylaştı.
Bu fotoğrafın hesabını vermeyeceğinizi mi sanıyorsunuz? Meslektaşımız Mehmet Pehlivan 137 gündür tutuklu. Tutuklu olma sebebi, Ekrem İmamoğlu’nun avukatı olması. Tek sebep bu.
Bir babayı çocuğundan aylardır uzak tutacak kadar vicdansızlarla mücadele ediyoruz. Bu fotoğrafa bakıp da içinden parça kopmayan yoktur…
Savunmayı savunacağız, susturamayacaksınız.
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💡New to the blog!💡Preference reversals in asylum policy: how multidimensional incentives reshape elite decision making
Thank you @aslunn !✨
policyandpoliticsblog.com/20…
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Can media stories about immigrant success shift public opinion? Unan shows German coverage of BioNTech’s Turkish-German founders boosted support for easing immigration, evidence that positive exposure can reshape perceptions. #Immigration
Read more:
link.springer.com/article/10…
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📢 Call for papers: "Political Identities in Europe" workshop, Nov 13-14, 2025
@UvA_Amsterdam @UvA_Humanities @eudentify @TheresaJKuhn
How are political identities constructed across Europe?
Deadline: Sept 26, 2025.
🔗 Info & submission:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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Yalnızca İmamoğlu ve Erdoğan’ın Cumhurbaşkanı adayı olduğu senaryoyu 8 ay boyunca sorduk.
Haziran ayı itibarıyla Ekrem İmamoğlu %58.6 ile önde görünüyor.
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AKP bir cemaatler, tarikatlar ve şirketler koalisyonudur ve bu koalisyonu bir arada tutmak için sürekli rant yaratmak ve ortaklarına aktarmak zorundadır.
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🆕 Can political leaders shift public opinion during crises? 📷
Using experimental evidence, Unan, Klüver, Hobolt & Rodon show that communicative interventions significantly boost support for leaders in times of crisis.
🔗ow.ly/ZjwG50VSyQb #OA #PoliticalCommunication
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🚧 Closed borders, closed minds? 🧠🌍
New research, by @LisaHerbig, @aslunn, @TheresaJKuhn, @irewrl, @tonirodon & @HeikeKluever, explores how COVID-19 border closures shaped EU support and attitudes toward immigrants. #PolSci
📖 Read more: ow.ly/2FXq50VM2w3 #OA
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To reflect on “Why Turkey’s democratic future matters for the world” take a look at my Op-Ed published by @FT this morning.
« The global wave of democratic backsliding may have begun in Turkey. I believe the pushback will begin here, too. »
ft.com/content/4bf40350-ea4f…
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Turkish Lira has settled near the $/TRY 38.00 threshold. When Lira settles at this kind of arbitrary threshold, it's a sign heavy intervention is likely trying to stop Lira from falling further in the face of capital flight. Erdogan's latest assault on democracy is to blame...
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In Istanbul’s Maltepe district, an extraordinary crowd—over 2.2 million citizens, according to organizers—has taken to the streets. Students, mayors, workers, families: a human tide demanding democracy, justice, and freedom in the face of Erdoğan’s increasingly authoritarian rule. This happened despite arrests, intimidation, and the expulsion of journalists and political activists.
This is not just a protest. It is a historic call for dignity, for the rule of law, for the right to choose.
The European Democratic Party stands with all those who raise their voice for democracy—anywhere it is threatened.
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En temel siyasi haklarımızı kısıtlamaya yönelen ağır bir otoriterleşme tehdidi ile karşı karşıyayız. Akademisyenler olarak, bu sürece en yüksek perdeden tepki göstermek ve karşı çıkmak, her gün ders verdiğimiz öğrencilerimize ve bu ülkenin geleceğine karşı sorumluluğumuzdur. Türkiye, bu yönetim tarzını ve iktidarı haketmiyor.
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