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“I don’t think there’s any doubt that what’s happening now is that Erdogan’s using the excuse of a genuine coup attempt to try to remove people he doesn’t think are sufficiently loyal to him personally, from the apparatus of state, including thousands of judges and prosecutors, thousands of police and thousands of members of the military.”

During the spring semester of 2016, Dr. Niklas Swanström, Director of ISDP, taught two classes at Sichuan University in Chengdu, China, where he is a Guest Professor. The courses covered the subjects International Negotiations, and China´s Regional Neighborhood: Opportunities and Challenges for China under the OBOR Initiative respectively. During his visit to Sichuan University, Dr. Swanström also […]

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August 8th, 2016: Halil Karaveli was quoted in the Radio Free Europe Radio Libery article Erdogan Goes To Russia: Turkish Leader Seeks To Mend Fences With Kremlin. “This is the subtext…of the meeting” between Putin and Erdogan, Karaveli says: “Demonstrating to Washington that ‘Hey, we can also talk to others, you are not our only option.’”

August 5, 2016: Halil Karaveli was quoted in the Expressen article Erdogan: Härskaren. “Varken Erdogan eller gülenisterna är några demokrater men Erdogan är i alla fall demokratiskt vald. Han har därför någon sorts legitimitet och kan också väljas bort”

– Det kan komma fler kupper och det kan bli ännu blodigare än sist. EU måste förstå detta. Även om Erdoğan är auktoritär är han demokratiskt vald och EU-länderna måste i någon mån solidarisera sig med den demokratiska regimen i EU, säger han.

“These are very uncertain times for Turkey. Discipline has broken down, the hierarchy has broken down  . . . What we are seeing is a desperate attempt by the government to remain in control of an armed forces that has imploded.”

“Kuppförsöket slogs visserligen ned, men den turkiska staten har i stort sett kollapsat som ett resultat. Nu försöker regimen försäkra sig om att de inte ska bli utsatta för fler kupper och utrensningarna är ett försök att bryta ner Güllenrörelsen och dess makt”

“With its main pillar, the military, broken, the Turkish state will no longer be able to check a divided society or effectively counter security threats”

“What we have seen in the last few days is the start of a process which will have an impact on Turkey and its armed forces for the next 20-30 years. It is monumental”