Interview with Professor Ziya Öniş: Explaining the Politics behind Turkey’s Stormy Year Assessment of a Turbulent Year in Turkey Series – I Any observer of Turkish politics will tell you that the past 12 months have been replete with momentous turning points and critical junctures. Beginning last May, the Gezi Park protests, the corruption investigations, local elections of 2014 March, and the Soma mine tragedy made headlines worldwide. The key events, however, did not just take place in domestic politics. Turkey’s continuing involvement in Syria’s civil war and its implications for Turkey together with the developments in Iraq has had […]