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Turkey: Swinging Pendulum Away from the European Union, 2005-2022 (2024)
Journal Article
Gökay, B. (in press). Turkey: Swinging Pendulum Away from the European Union, 2005-2022. Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/19448953.2024.2308963

The past 22 years in Turkey can be divided into two sub-periods: during the 2002–10 period, the first AKP era, the party was broadly positioned as a moderate Islamist party with a clear intent to revive the failing economy of the country. The Turkish... Read More about Turkey: Swinging Pendulum Away from the European Union, 2005-2022.

2023 Elections in Turkey within Global Context: Right Wing Populism in the Era of Global Shift (2023)
Journal Article
Gokay, B., & Aybak, T. (in press). 2023 Elections in Turkey within Global Context: Right Wing Populism in the Era of Global Shift. Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1080/19448953.2023.2258003

Many observers predicted that the catastrophic earthquake of February 2023 and huge and unprecedent problems of high inflation and cost of living crisis would end Erdogan era and his credibility in Turkey. However, despite all ongoing deep problems,... Read More about 2023 Elections in Turkey within Global Context: Right Wing Populism in the Era of Global Shift.

From silence to ‘strategic advancement’: institutional responses to ‘decolonising’ in higher education in England (2021)
Journal Article
Shain, F., Kemal Yıldız, Ü., Poku, V., & Gokay, B. (2021). From silence to ‘strategic advancement’: institutional responses to ‘decolonising’ in higher education in England. Teaching in Higher Education, 26(7-8), https://doi.org/10.1080/13562517.2021.1976749

Amid the rising calls for a ‘decolonised curriculum’, scholars and activists have outlined what needs to be done to ‘decolonise the university’. Yet in practice, those involved in decolonising work often face considerable backlash and institutional r... Read More about From silence to ‘strategic advancement’: institutional responses to ‘decolonising’ in higher education in England.

Turkish Neutrality in the Second World War and relations with the Soviet Union (2021)
Journal Article
Gokay. (2021). Turkish Neutrality in the Second World War and relations with the Soviet Union. Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies, 23(6), https://doi.org/10.1080/19448953.2021.1935082

According to official Turkish and Western historiography, following the key victories against the Nazi German forces, the Soviet leadership changed its position and started putting pressure on Turkey. Accordingly, the Soviet-Turkish relations changed... Read More about Turkish Neutrality in the Second World War and relations with the Soviet Union.

The promised spring: death and neoliberalism in Iraq (2020)
Journal Article
GÖKAY, B., & HAMOURTZIADOU, L. (2020). The promised spring: death and neoliberalism in Iraq. Security Dialogues, 45-60. https://doi.org/10.47054/sd2010045g

Globalisation and modernisation were expected to transform the Middle East, by ending regional conflicts and spreading democracy, freedom, prosperity and peace. However, the oil reserves of the Gulf have been the main stake in Western policies that l... Read More about The promised spring: death and neoliberalism in Iraq.

Lenin’s 'Eastern policy' and communism in Turkey and Greece, 1918-1923 (2020)
Journal Article
Fouskas, V. K., & Gökay, B. (2020). Lenin’s 'Eastern policy' and communism in Turkey and Greece, 1918-1923. Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies, 22(2), 210-221. https://doi.org/10.1080/19448953.2020.1746588

Examining Lenin's strategy towards colonial and semi-colonial periphery is crucial in understanding the way in which early Soviet policy was shaped and implemented towards the crucial conflict in Anatolia between Greece-Britain's proxy-and Turkish na... Read More about Lenin’s 'Eastern policy' and communism in Turkey and Greece, 1918-1923.

Crisis in Eastern Mediterranean and COVID-19 (2020)
Journal Article
Fouskas, V. K., Gökay, B., & Vankovska, B. (2020). Crisis in Eastern Mediterranean and COVID-19. Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies, 22(3), 295-305. https://doi.org/10.1080/19448953.2020.1755154

In this discussion with Vassilis K. Fouskas and Bülent Gökay, Biljana Vankovska explores the complexities of the crisis in the Eastern Mediterranean centred around the issue of refugees/migrants/asylum seekers. Fouskas argues that the Turkish governm... Read More about Crisis in Eastern Mediterranean and COVID-19.

‘Whiter than White’: Race and Otherness in Turkish and Greek National Identities (2016)
Journal Article
Gokay, & Hamourtziadou, L. (2016). ‘Whiter than White’: Race and Otherness in Turkish and Greek National Identities. Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies, 18(2), 177-189. https://doi.org/10.1080/19448953.2016.1141590

Despite the fact that living together in the same geographical space has created many similarities for Turkey and Greece over the centuries, both sides are keen to identify, even exaggerate, the differences between them and other ‘inferiors’. This ar... Read More about ‘Whiter than White’: Race and Otherness in Turkish and Greek National Identities.

Making sense of the protests in Turkey (and Brazil): contesting neo-liberal urbanism in ‘Rebel Cities’ (2015)
Journal Article
Gokay, B., & Shain, F. (2015). Making sense of the protests in Turkey (and Brazil): contesting neo-liberal urbanism in ‘Rebel Cities’. Estudos Ibero-Americanos, 41(2), 242 -261. https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-864X.2015.2.21732

The article is organised in five parts: first, we offer a brief overview of the protests and the concept of the ‘right to the city’; second, we discuss arguments about the role of democracy and representation, and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip... Read More about Making sense of the protests in Turkey (and Brazil): contesting neo-liberal urbanism in ‘Rebel Cities’.