The Military's Role in Secularism and Democracy in Turkey

If you were to visit Turkey years ago, it might’ve felt both Middle Eastern and European. It was Muslim and secular. It was, more or less, free and democratic.  

Host Cliff May says the food was great, too. 

Now? Well, he’s told the food is still great.  

To explain what has happened and what is happening in Turkey, Cliff is joined by his FDD colleague Sinan Ciddi.

About Sinan

Sinan is also an Associate Professor of National Security Studies at the Marine Corps University in Quantico. Earlier, Sinan was Executive Director of the Institute of Turkish Studies, based at Georgetown University. He continues to serve as an Adjunct Associate Professor at Georgetown’s School of Foreign Service. He received his doctorate from the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London. He’s the author of Kemalism in Turkish Politics: The Republican People’s Party: Secularism and Nationalism.