The Program on Turkey at CDDRL is a platform for critical analysis and research on politics and society in Turkey. Through research projects, speaker events, and conferences, the Program seeks to provide and facilitate an understanding of the changing internal dynamics and external relations of the country in connection with global and regional developments and highlight potential agents and viable pathways for a democratic and sustainable future.
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Recent Events
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The City Is Ours: Spaces of Political Mobilization and Imaginaries of Nationhood in Turkey | Book Talk with Muna Güvenç
Tue, Feb 17, 2026 12pm to 1:30pm PT
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Neither In Nor Outside the Turkish Nation: The AKP’s Alevi Policies in Historical Perspective | Riza Yildirim
Tue, Jan 20, 2026 12pm to 1:30pm PT
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The Authoritarian Divide: Populism, Propaganda, and Polarization in Latin America & Turkey | Book Talk with Orçun Selçuk
Fri, Oct 17, 2025 1:30pm to 2:50pm PT
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Supporting Shari’a in a Secular State: Understanding Public Opinion in Turkey | Ali Çarkoğlu
Tue, May 27, 2025 4:30pm to 6pm PT
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A Secular Shift under an Islamist Government? Exploring Social Change in Turkey | Aytuğ Şaşmaz
Tue, May 6, 2025 4pm to 5:30pm PT
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Electoral Preferences of Turkey's Elusive Alevi Population | Ali Çarkoğlu
Mon, Mar 31, 2025 12pm to 1:30pm PT
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