A.Kadir Yildirim

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A Turning Point for Turkey’s Opposition?

The AKP’s losses in key major cities in Turkey’s local elections provide opposition parties the opportunity to hold the ruling party accountable.

  • A.Kadir Yildirim
· April 3, 2019
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Religious Authority in the Middle East: Implications for U.S. Policy
March 19, 2019

Religious authority is an increasingly influential but poorly understood source of power in governments throughout the Middle East. Who speaks for Islam in the region? How do Islamists and fundamentalists harness and exert religious authority, despite Islam’s largely decentralized power structure?

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Erdoğan’s Persistent Popularity

Erdogan has managed to gain appeal across the region by emphasizing his independent foreign policy and successful economic and religious stewardship while still maintaining an appearance of electoral democracy.

  • A.Kadir Yildirim
· June 13, 2018
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The Economic and Political Dissatisfaction Behind Tunisia’s Protests

The continued poor performance of the Tunisian economy and the popular discontent might undermine grassroots trust in democracy across the region.

  • Abdullah Aydogan
  • A.Kadir Yildirim
· January 23, 2018
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