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WHY TURKEY IS AUTHORITARIAN: FROM ATATÜRK TO ERDOĞAN

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2026-05-07
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While the book offers a compelling reinterpretation of Turkish political history, its strong structural emphasis at times limits attention to contingency and ideological differences.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This review analyzes Halil Karaveli’s Why Turkey is Authoritarian, which explains the persistence of authoritarianism in Turkey through a structural and class-based framework.
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Key Findings & Data:Rejecting cultural explanations centered on secular–Islamist conflict, Karaveli argues that continuity lies in the enduring alliance between state power and capitalist interests from the late Ottoman period to the Erdoğan era.
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Conclusion & Impact:While the book offers a compelling reinterpretation of Turkish political history, its strong structural emphasis at times limits attention to contingency and ideological differences.
🔬Design:Review & Systematic Survey
📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:Authoritarianism · Kemalism · Islamism

Abstract

This review analyzes Halil Karaveli’s Why Turkey is Authoritarian, which explains the persistence of authoritarianism in Turkey through a structural and class-based framework. Rejecting cultural explanations centered on secular–Islamist conflict, Karaveli argues that continuity lies in the enduring alliance between state power and capitalist interests from the late Ottoman period to the Erdoğan era. While the book offers a compelling reinterpretation of Turkish political history, its strong structural emphasis at times limits attention to contingency and ideological differences.

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Bu inceleme, Halil Karaveli’nin Why Turkey is Authoritarian adlı eserini ele almakta ve Türkiye’de otoriterliğin sürekliliğini yapısal ve sınıf temelli bir çerçeve üzerinden açıklamaktadır. Seküler–İslamcı çatışmasına dayalı kültürel yorumları reddeden Karaveli, geç Osmanlı döneminden Erdoğan dönemine uzanan süreçte sürekliliğin devlet gücü ile kapitalist çıkarlar arasındaki kalıcı ittifaktan kaynaklandığını savunmaktadır. Kitap, Türkiye siyasal tarihine güçlü bir yeniden yorum sunmakla birlikte, yapısal vurgusu zaman zaman olumsallık ve ideolojik farklılıklara daha sınırlı yer vermektedir.

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Kalelioğlu, U. B. (2026). WHY TURKEY IS AUTHORITARIAN: FROM ATATÜRK TO ERDOĞAN. Journal of International Relations and Political Science Studies, Sayı: 16. https://ajindex.com/articles/1618731

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