It's the (Political) Economy, Aptal!
Turkey's regime type is most frequently characterized with this two-word term by political scientists.
What is competitive authoritarian?
Turkish Airlines removed the content of this dizi from its inflight programming after President Erdoğan complained that it insulted Turkish history.
Muhteşem Yüzyıl nedir? What is Magnificent Century?
The four contiguous states in which the territory Kurds call their homeland lies.
What are Turkey, Iraq, Syria, and Iran?
These are six of the eight countries with which Turkey shares a land border.
What are Bulgaria, Greece, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia?
The exiled cleric Fethullah Gülen, whom the Turkish government blames for orchestrating the 2016 coup, lives in this US state.
What is Pennsylvania?
With membership in its board of directors allotted based on parliamentary distribution, the AKP has powerful influence over this media watchdog.
What is the Supreme Board of Radio and Television (RTÜK)?
Emre Çetin uses this term to refer to the AKP's closure of certain Alevi TV outlets in the diaspora.
What is communicative ethnocide?
A top-down nationalization campaign of eradicating Kurdish identity spread the idea that Kurds didn't exist, they were merely this type of Turk who had forgotten they were Turkish.
What is "mountain Turk"?
This ill-fated conflict resolution initiative was meant to pave the way for FM Ahmet Davutoğlu's vision of Strategic Depth, in which Turkey takes (re)cultivates historical and cultural ties in its region.
What is zero problems with neighbors?
The 1980 coup took place in large part to quell raging street violence between far-leftist groups and far-right groups like this colorful youth organization.
What is the Grey Wolves?
Crony capitalist ties among the AKP and major holding companies means the party has influence over approximately this percentage of private media.
What is 90-95%?
The Turkish state-owned digital streaming service Tabii broadcast Metamorfoz, a dizi with a villainous character strongly resembling this jailed philanthropist.
Who is Osman Kavala?
The Turkish state's peace process ("solution process") with the Kurds ended in this year after a pro-Kurdish party won seats and parliament and a PKK youth wing assassinated two police officers.
What is 2015?
The year in which the EU allowed the Republic of Cyprus to join, arguably throwing away an opportunity for resolving the island's divided status and hampering Turkey's EU bid.
What is 2004?
The year of Turkey's first coup, which ousted the Democrat Party and saw three of its leaders hanged.
What is 1960?
A nearly $3 billion fine against this media group for alleged tax evasion, imposed following its news outlets' critical coverage of a government-linked charity, led to the group being sold to pro-AKP Demirören Group in 2018.
What is the Doğan Media Group?
The Netflix series Kulüp (The Club), served to raise awareness within Turkey of how Turkish non-Muslim minorities were heavily discriminated against with this 1942 policy.
What is the Welfare Tax?
The conflict between the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and the Turkish state began in this year, and led to more than 40,000 deaths.
What is 1984?
Earthquake diplomacy in 2023 proved more effective than football diplomacy in 2008 in resolving Turkey's tensions with these two countries, respectively.
What are Greece and Armenia?
The TV station President Erdoğan called to speak live on air during the 2016 coup via FaceTime, arguably turning the tide by showing proof of life and calling people into the streets.
What is CNN Türk?
Fear of losing their jobs, especially in a precarious economy, means that many artists as well as journalists in Turkey engage in this.
What is self-censorship?
In contrast to the harems and palace intrigues of Muhteşem Yüzyıl (Magnificent Century), Diriliş: Ertuğrul (Resurrection: Ertuğrul) depicts the battle-filled adventures of the father of Osman, founder of the Ottoman Empire, and aired on this TV channel.
What is TRT, state-owned Turkish Radio and Television?
Turkey objects to the US arming of this Syrian Kurdish militant group in the fight against ISIS.
What is the People's Protection Units (YPG)?
The international event and year in which President Erdoğan made his "one-minute" speech, telling Israeli President Shimon Peres "you know well how to kill" before leaving the stage.
What is the 2009 Davos World Economic Forum?
The Islamist party that was ousted from power in 1997 in a "soft" coup by ultimatum, precipitating a crackdown of pious individuals that led accused putschist Gülen to flee to the US.
Refah Partisi nedir? What is the Welfare Party?