Author: Soli Özel | Journal of Democracy

Soli Özel is professor of political science and international relations at Istanbul Kadir Has University as well as foreign editor and columnist for the daily newspaper Habertürk.

October 2011, Volume 22, Issue 4

Do New Democracies Support Democracy? Turkey’s Dilemmas

Soli Özel
Gencer Özcan

Long an “ultrarealist” power, Turkey has over the last decade begun taking human rights and democracy more seriously as aspects of its diplomacy, albeit still in a decidedly selective way.

April 2003, Volume 14, Issue 2

Turkey at the Polls: After the Tsunami

Soli Özel

After enduring years of paternalism punctuated by trauma, Turkish voters have pointed their country in a new direction.

Islam and Democracy in the Middle East

Marc F. Plattner
Larry Diamond
Daniel Brumberg