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From purges to a ‘new Turkey’ – the final stage of the state’s reconstruction. OSW Commentary NUMBER 228 | 07.12.2016

Chudziak, Mateusz (2016) From purges to a ‘new Turkey’ – the final stage of the state’s reconstruction. OSW Commentary NUMBER 228 | 07.12.2016. [Policy Paper]

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    Abstract

    The purges in the state apparatus which have been underway in Turkey since the failed military coup represent a decisive stage in the construction of a ‘new Turkey’, involving both the final elimination of the remaining elements of the old Kemalist establishment and the crackdown on the group centred around Fethullah Gülen, a preacher and former government ally accused of plotting the coup. The authorities view him as the greatest threat. In a broader context, the aim of the purges is to ultimately replace the present elites with new ones. This may lead to the elimination of any conceivable opposition capable of threatening the rule of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

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    Item Type: Policy Paper
    Subjects for non-EU documents: Countries > Turkey
    Subjects for EU documents: UNSPECIFIED
    EU Series and Periodicals: UNSPECIFIED
    EU Annual Reports: UNSPECIFIED
    Series: Series > Centre for Eastern Studies (OSW) > OSW Commentary
    Depositing User: Phil Wilkin
    Official EU Document: No
    Language: English
    Date Deposited: 12 Jan 2017 13:01
    Number of Pages: 8
    Last Modified: 12 Jan 2017 13:01
    URI: http://aei.pitt.edu/id/eprint/83419

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