There you go, etyen mahcupyan speaking about democracy in turkey and the “ergenekon” “scandal”, tomorrow, at the brookings Institution.UPCOMING EVENT
A CENTER ON THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE EVENT
Turkey’s Political Journey: From Where to Where?
Turkey, Politics, Democracy Promotion, Islamic World
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EVENT SUMMARY
Civil-military relations took a complex turn in Turkey in the last couple of years, particularly with the emergence of the Ergenekon, an underground organization investigated for plotting a military coup. In addition to the traditional actors of the Turkish political scene–the civilian government, military, media, and legislative body–a new player, the judiciary, is now taking center stage in the political struggle between the pro- and anti- Justice and Development Party (AKP) camps. In light of the recent arrest of retired and active duty military officers, important questions are emerging: is Turkey becoming more or less democratic? Is the power struggle between Islam and secularism or between democracy and authoritarianism?
Event Information
When
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Where
Falk Auditorium
The Brookings Institution
1775 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC
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Event Materials
Reuters/U. Bektas
Contact: Brookings Office of Communications
E-mail: events@brookings.edu
Phone: 202.797.6105
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On April 20, the Center on the United States and Europe will host a discussion focusing on the current political dynamics in Turkey. Panelists include Gareth Jenkins, nonresident senior fellow with the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute and Etyen Mahcupyan, director of the democratization program at the Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV). Brookings Nonresident Senior Fellow Ömer Taşpınar will provide introductory remarks and moderate the discussion.
After the program, the panelists will take audience questions.
PARTICIPANTS
Introduction and Moderator
Ömer Taşpınar
Nonresident Fellow, Foreign Policy
Panelists
Gareth Jenkins
Nonresident Senior Fellow, Central Asia-Caucasus Institute and Silk Road Studies Program Joint Center
Etyen Mahcupyan
Director, Democratization Program, TESEV
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