1st Edition

Presidentialism in Turkey Instability and Change

By Serap Gur Copyright 2017
104 Pages
by Routledge

104 Pages 13 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

104 Pages 13 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Parliamentarism has been a presiding characteristic of the Turkish political tradition since the 1876 Ottoman constitution. In 1923, with the founding of the Turkish Republic, modern parliamentarism was implemented in Turkey. Since that time, Turkish politics has been turbulent, with four military coups, a number of short-lived multiparty coalitions, and several ineffective governments. Many... Read more

1 Introduction 2 The Structure of the Modern Turkish Republic 3 Is the Party Structure of Turkey Applicable to a Presidential System? 4 The Impacts of Form of Government Formation on Political, Economic and Social Development 5 Conclusion Appendix

Biography

Serap Gur is currently an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Political Science at Northern Illinois University. Her research interests include comparative politics (political institutions), international relations (Middle East, women-democracy) and Turkish politics.