Assessing the Outcomes of Turkey’s Elections
Friday, June 17, 2011, 3:00 — 4:30 pm
The Brookings Institution, Falk Auditorium, 1775 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Washington, DC
Thanks to a growing economy and relative political stability, there is little doubt that Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) will win a third consecutive victory in the June 12 general elections. What remains to be seen is the size of Prime Minister Erdoğan's new majority, which hinges on how well the opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), Nationalist Action Party (MHP) and Kurdish independents perform. Once the dust of the Turkey’s election settles, a number of critical issues await the new government, all with implications for the geopolitically strategic nation, its relations with the West and its emerging influence as a global power. Will a new Constitution be written that delivers the promise of a more democratic Turkey? Will Turkey continue its pursuit to reconcile ethnic tensions and the demands of its increasingly outspoken Kurdish minority? Is Turkey heading towards a presidential system with Erdoğan as President? How will the new government address its unsolved foreign policy issues?
On June 17, the Center on the United States and Europe at Brookings (CUSE) will host a discussion to analyze the Turkish elections with leading Turkish experts. Panelists include Fuat Keyman of Sabancı University, Nonresident Senior Fellow Ömer Taşpınar, and Nuh Yılmaz of the Foundation for Political, Economic and Social Research (SETA).
Senior Fellow and CUSE Director Fiona Hill will moderate the discussion and provide introductory remarks. After the program, the speakers will take audience questions.
On June 17, the Center on the United States and Europe at Brookings (CUSE) will host a discussion to analyze the Turkish elections with leading Turkish experts. Panelists include Fuat Keyman of Sabancı University, Nonresident Senior Fellow Ömer Taşpınar, and Nuh Yılmaz of the Foundation for Political, Economic and Social Research (SETA).
Senior Fellow and CUSE Director Fiona Hill will moderate the discussion and provide introductory remarks. After the program, the speakers will take audience questions.
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Fiona Hill Senior Fellow and Director, Center on the United States and Europe The Brookings Institution |
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Panelists |
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Fuat Keyman Director, Istanbul Policy Center Professor, Sabancı University |
Ömer Taşpınar Nonresident Senior Fellow and Director, Turkey Project The Brookings Institution |
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Nuh Yılmaz Director Foundation for Political, Economic and Social Research (SETA), Washington , DC |
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