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Yaprak Gürsoy
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Professor of European Politics & Chair in Contemporary Turkish Studies, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) European Institute. Posts in English and Turkish
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🌍 What’s really changing in Türkiye - and what’s staying the same?
Join us for a timely conversation:
Türkiye in 2025: structural continuities beneath apparent transformation
📅 Thursday 11 December 2025
⏰ 6:00–7:30pm (Online)
🎓 Hosted by Contemporary Turkish Studies, LSE
November 27, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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🚨New online event #LSETürkiye
Türkiye in 2025: Structural Continuities Beneath Apparent Transformation
📅 11 Dec | 6pm GMT (9pm TR time)
🎙️ Speakers: Pelin Ayan Musil, Esra Çuhadar, Işık Özel & Buğra Süsler
🔍 Review the year and explore what’s changing (and not) in TR
💻 Register via link👇
November 20, 2025 at 12:08 PM
🚨New online event #LSETürkiye
Türkiye in 2025: Structural Continuities Beneath Apparent Transformation
📅 11 Dec | 6pm GMT (9pm TR time)
🎙️ Speakers: Pelin Ayan Musil, Esra Çuhadar, Işık Özel & Buğra Süsler
🔍 Review the year and explore what’s changing (and not) in TR
💻 Register via link👇
November 20, 2025 at 12:08 PM
📣 FINAL REMINDER: Public Event TOMORROW!
🗓 Wednesday, 12 Nov | 🕕 6PM
📍 LSE Campus | Reception to follow
Panel on how marginalised refugee youth use art to participate in politics in Türkiye, South Africa & Uganda
🎤 Melis Cin, Rahime Süleymanoğlu-Kürüm, Manu Lekunze, Craig Walker
November 11, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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🎤 Speakers: Melis Cin, Rahime Süleymanoğlu-Kürüm, Craig Walker
💬 Discussant: Manu Lekunze
🔗 Register: lse.ac.uk/contemporary...

#LSEEvents #LSETurkiye
@lse-ei.bsky.social @lsects.bsky.social @lseevents.bsky.social
Alternative forms of political participation: youth, co-production and participatory art
lse.ac.uk
November 5, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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📣 Join us for a public event hosted by LSE Contemporary Turkish Studies!
🗓️ Wed, 12 Nov | 🕕 6PM
📍LSE | Reception to follow
🎤 Panel on how marginalised youth use art & co-production to transform exclusion into engagement in Türkiye, South Africa & Uganda.
November 5, 2025 at 6:17 PM
📣 Join us for a public event hosted by LSE Contemporary Turkish Studies!
🗓️ Wed, 12 Nov | 🕕 6PM
📍LSE | Reception to follow
🎤 Panel on how marginalised youth use art & co-production to transform exclusion into engagement in Türkiye, South Africa & Uganda.
November 5, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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🚨New LSE Event🚨
Türkiye, South Africa & Uganda
Alternative Forms of Political Participation: Youth, Co-Production and Participatory Art
🗓 Wednesday 12 Nov 2025 | 6–7.30 pm | Thai Theatre, CKK (In-person)
Register to attend: www.lse.ac.uk/contemporary...
@lse-ei.bsky.social @africaatlse.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 11:06 AM
🚨New LSE Event🚨
Türkiye, South Africa & Uganda
Alternative Forms of Political Participation: Youth, Co-Production and Participatory Art
🗓 Wednesday 12 Nov 2025 | 6–7.30 pm | Thai Theatre, CKK (In-person)
Register to attend: www.lse.ac.uk/contemporary...
@lse-ei.bsky.social @africaatlse.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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Happy first day of the Autumn Term! 🍂

This academic year is an extra special one as we are celebrating LSE’s 130th anniversary 🎂

The theme is centred around LSE’s impact, past and present. Look out for celebratory events, freebies, exciting announcements, and much more from October onwards! 🎉
September 29, 2025 at 9:30 AM
My recent blog post on seeing NATO through the Turkish lens has been published by the Conflict and Civicness Research Blog at LSE. blogs.lse.ac.uk/crp/2025/08/...
@lse-ei.bsky.social @lse-ei.bsky.social
Rethinking NATO Through Türkiye’s Lens - Conflict and Civicness Research Blog
With the start of the second Trump administration, a pressing question has surfaced in European capitals: Can the United States and NATO still be trusted to deter Russian aggression? This uncertainty ...
blogs.lse.ac.uk
August 29, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Excited to share my latest co-authored article with @toygarsinanbaykan.bsky.social in @democratization.bsky.social
“The Frenemy Within: Populism’s Dual Role in Democratization”
We explore how populism can both revive and erode democracy.
🔗 tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@lse-ei.bsky.social
The frenemy within: populism’s dual role in democratization
Different approaches to democracy and populism lead to varied conclusions about their relationship. Some see populism as a threat to democracy, while others argue that it can contribute to democrat...
tandfonline.com
August 3, 2025 at 11:26 AM
More than a Bundle Story: An Interview with Emel Sevinç
#LSETürkiye @lsects.bsky.social

How have Turkish communities in the 60s & 70s navigated their belonging in the UK? Don't miss the display at Hackney Museum in London until 16 August.

Watch the interview here: echo360.org.uk/media/d2844d...
Turkish Politics And Society In Flux: Identity, Policy, And Transnational Dynamics 20250607
echo360.org.uk
June 23, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Great panels and speaker line-up for last Saturday's BATAS Symposium at #LSETürkiye @lsects.bsky.social
All-star line-up. Thank you to all the speakers and attendees for the excellent discussions and for sharing new research projects and ideas.
June 12, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Great lecture by @selvademiralp.com last Thursday, followed by excellent discussions & questions by Orkun Saka & the audience. Watch this space and @lsects.bsky.social for the recording and more #LSETürkiye
@lse-ei.bsky.social @kocuniversity.bsky.social
June 10, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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It was a pleasure to part of this daily event on Turkish politics and society organized by LSE ContemporaryTurkish Studies.
I had a great conversation with colleagues, friends and wider public!
@ygursoy.bsky.social @mustafakutlay.bsky.social @ozihnioglu.bsky.social
@emelin777.bsky.social
June 7, 2025 at 6:11 PM
#LSETürkiye has two events coming up this week.
1. Thu, 05/06 @selvademiralp.com lecture on inflation
2. Sat, 07/06 BATAS symposium on foreign policy & displacement
Register to both events: www.lse.ac.uk/contemporary...
Keeping busy during #eid
@lsects.bsky.social @lse-ei.bsky.social
June 2, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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Amazing speakers for this Symposium on Turkish Politics at the LSE on June 7th. All welcome. Full details and registration here: www.lse.ac.uk/contemporary...
Turkish Politics and Society in Flux: Identity, Policy, and Transnational Dynamics
The 34th BATAS Spring Symposium
www.lse.ac.uk
May 29, 2025 at 12:30 PM
One week from now, on June 5, @lsects.bsky.social will host @selvademiralp.com to discuss inflation in the US and Türkiye. Orkun Saka will be the discussant. Don't miss this timely event and register here: www.lse.ac.uk/contemporary...
@lse-ei.bsky.social
Upcoming Events
Public events organised by the Chair for Contemporary Turkish Studies
www.lse.ac.uk
May 29, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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The @civica.bsky.social Global Forum took place May 6-7 on IE University's campus in Madrid, where our Professor Yaprak Gürsoy @ygursoy.bsky.social @lsects.bsky.social offered an overview of recent developments in the #Turkish #highereducation sector.

🔗 Find out more: info.lse.ac.uk/staff/divisi...
May 27, 2025 at 4:34 PM
📆Thursday, 5 June
🕕18:00
📢 Lecture by @selvademiralp.com
🍷 followed by a drinks reception
🎟Don't forget to register via our website: lse.ac.uk/contemporary-t…
@lse-ei.bsky.soci
a#LSETürkiyeye
May 24, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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Turkish Politics and Society in Flux
📍 LSE Campus | 7 June | 10am to 5pm
A full-day symposium on identity, foreign policy, diaspora and political change in Türkiye
Hosted by LSE and BATAS
🎟 Free event
🔗 More: www.lse.ac.uk/contemporary...
#LSETürkiye
May 22, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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🎙️ Inflation & Institutions: Türkiye, the US & Price Stability
📍 LSE Campus | 🗓 5 June | 🕕 6pm
Prof. Selva Demiralp on politics, credibility & inflation control.
🍷 Reception after
🎟️ Free & open to all: www.lse.ac.uk/contemporary...
May 20, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Thank you @ieuniversity.bsky.social for hosting the @civica.bsky.social Global Forum. Excellent line up of speakers and panels to discuss how to collaborate against challenges in the European Higher Education sector. Proud to be a part of the LSE team and the CIVICA alliance @lse-ei.bsky.social
May 8, 2025 at 10:19 AM