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Analysis
Pseudo-transformation of civil-military relations in Turkey
09 July 2014


Abstract

It is not uncommon to assume that the Turkish military’s influence over politics has sharply decreased during the JDP governments. However, the JDP’s de-militarization policy has not produced a consolidated democracy and militarism has not totally disappeared from the legal, economic and social spheres. The JDP has pursued a pragmatic policy that aims to keep the military from toppling civilian governments but avoids  making democratic reforms in order to consolidate its power in domestic politcs. As a result of this policy, state institutions including the Turkish Armed Forces have become non-transparent and non-accountable. In the final analysis, the military has remained a black box despite the fact that its scope and influence has narrowed down.

Burak Bilgehan Özpek, assistant professor at International Relations Department, TOBB University of Economics and Technology (Turkey)


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