Murat Somer

Murat Somer is a professor of political science and international relations at Koç University Istanbul, and a visiting scholar at Stanford University.

Articles by Murat Somer
People in a restaurant watch a televised lived debate between mayoral candidates Binali Yildirim and Ekrem Imamoglu in Istanbul on June 16.
People in a restaurant watch a televised lived debate between mayoral candidates Binali Yildirim and Ekrem Imamoglu in Istanbul on June 16.

Turkish Democracy Is Still Alive
Argument
Murat Somer
ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images
ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images

Turkey’s Way Out
The Middle East Channel
Murat Somer
MIRA/AFP/Getty Images
MIRA/AFP/Getty Images

Not the same old protests in Turkey
The Middle East Channel
Murat Somer
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