opposition – Ekrem Eddy Güzeldere

Two Turkeys and the opposition at a crossroads, Progressive Post

Posted on30/05/202330/05/2023

Article for the Progressive Post on what the elecions in Turkey mean for the opposition: The Turkish election results mean continuity in domestic and foreign policy with a tendency to more authoritarianism at home and an eastward-looking foreign policy. For the opposition, the cards are being reshuffled and it seems that for now, the time of more liberal experiments is over. Full article: https://progressivepost.eu/two-turkeys-and-the-opposition-at-a-crossroads/

Democratic-values against authoritarianism? In the end it will be [again] the economy, stupid!

Posted on29/07/202229/07/2022

Eliamep policy brief (28 July 2022) summarising the main aspects of the the fourth episode of the ELIAMEP-MEDYASCOPE MEDIA SERIES (ELIMED), entitled “Value-based opposition against authoritarianism” (28 June 2022). The participants of the program, which I moderated, were Özge Mumcu Aybars, Sezin Öney and Osman Sert. Link to the pdf: https://www.eliamep.gr/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Policy-brief-167-ELIMED-final.pdf Summary Οpposition parties around the world (e.g., in Hungary, Poland, Brazil and Turkey) have started to form alliances against Read More …

Habibi Kiosk 7: Wie geht politische Vielfalf?

Dersimli Kemal for President? Eliamep policy paper

Eliamep policy paper on the opposition’s presidential candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu and the position, debate and standing of Alevis in Turkey. Full paper as pdf: https://www.eliamep.gr/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Policy-paper-129-Ekrem.pdf

Brasilien fast ohne Klischees …

Im Dezember 2014 ist mein erstes journalistisches Buch erschienen, das Eindrücke einer Reise von Rio Grande do Sul bis nach Fortaleza beinhaltet, vor, während und nach der Fußball-WM. „Um país de todos“, ein Land für alle. Großartiges Marketing eines Landes, das weiß zu verführen, aber auch zu blenden. Ein Brasilien-Buch ohne Karneval, Schönheitsoperationen, Samba, Fußball, Havaianas, Bulmenau-Oktoberfest und Urwald-Indianer, ohne Rio de Janeiro und São Paulo. Kein Problem. Brasilien bietet Read More ...