Turkish soccer brawls: The battle for the future of the Kemalist state
By James M. Dorsey Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan dresses up his increasing authoritarianism with nationalist and religious...
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James M. Dorsey
- May 15, 2016
- 6 min
Turkey and Egypt: The Battle to Control Dissent Pitches Fans against Autocrats
(JMD in Research Turkey) Turkey and Egypt: The Battle to Control Dissent Pitches Fans against Autocrats Author: James M. Dorsey Date: May...
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James M. Dorsey
- May 3, 2016
- 5 min
Turkish stadiums: A contested political battleground
By James M. Dorsey Last month’s opening of storied Istanbul soccer club Besiktas JK’s renovated Vodafone Arena stadium was laden with...
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James M. Dorsey
- Oct 30, 2015
- 5 min
Turkish soccer offers Erdogan headaches instead of voters in walk-up to election
By James M. Dorsey Turkish soccer has offered President Recep Tayyip Erdogan more headaches than likely votes as the Turkish leader...
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James M. Dorsey
- Jun 13, 2015
- 5 min
Stadium construction: A political barometer
By James M. Dorsey Politics is never divorced from sports, not even when it comes to the construction of stadia. Budgets however have...
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James M. Dorsey
- Jan 28, 2015
- 17 min
Government and Fans Battle in Court and on the Pitch in Egypt and Turkey (JMD in Research Turkey)
Government and Fans Battle in Court and on the Pitch in Egypt and Turkey Author: James M. Dorsey, Writer, Journalist, Senior Fellow at...
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James M. Dorsey
- Jan 15, 2015
- 5 min
Turkish soccer: Illiberal President Erdogan’s latest victim
Tayip Recep Erdogan helps carry the coffin of Ulker founder Sabri Ulker to its final resting place in 2012 By James M. Dorsey Turkish...
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James M. Dorsey
- Dec 13, 2014
- 6 min
Government and fans battle in court and on the pitch in Egypt and Turkey
Ahlawy: Football is for Fans (Source: Ahram Online / Shereen Abd El-Azeem By James M. Dorsey Egyptian and Turkish soccer pitches are set...
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James M. Dorsey
- Sep 9, 2014
- 4 min
Turkish prosecutor demands life sentences for protesting soccer fans
By James M. Dorsey Newly elected Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan joined this week a host of Middle Eastern and North African...
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James M. Dorsey
- May 2, 2014
- 4 min
The battle for Taksim, a battle for Turkey’s soul
Carsi demonstrates in Besikats By James M. Dorsey Militant supporters of Istanbul’s top three soccer clubs added muscle to thousands of...
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James M. Dorsey
- Oct 9, 2013
- 5 min
Turkish soccer’s financial crisis potentially sharpens political divide
By James M. Dorsey Financially stressed Turkish soccer clubs are becoming pawns in the political struggle between Prime Minister Recep...
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James M. Dorsey
- Sep 30, 2013
- 6 min
Turkish and Egyptian ultras fight for their existence
Besiktas fans invade the pitch By James M. Dorsey Much like the Muslim Brotherhood, militant soccer fans in Egypt and Turkey are fighting...
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James M. Dorsey
- Sep 25, 2013
- 5 min
Turkish soccer pitches re-emerge as political battlefields
By James M. Dorsey Turkish soccer pitches have reasserted themselves as political battlefields following the death of a protester and the...
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James M. Dorsey
- Aug 27, 2013
- 6 min
Turkey moves to prevent protests in stadiums and on campus
By James M. Dorsey Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government has announced a series of measures to prevent soccer stadiums...
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James M. Dorsey
- Aug 23, 2013
- 1 min
The politics of Indonesian and Turkish soccer: a comparative analysis (with Leonard Sebastian)
Soccer & Society Volume 14, Issue 5, 2013 Special Issue: Football in Asia Select Language​▼ Translator disclaimer The politics of...
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James M. Dorsey
- Aug 6, 2013
- 3 min
Turkish government bans political slogans during soccer matches
By James M. Dorsey Turkish interior minister Muammer Güler has banned the chanting of political slogans during the country’s next soccer...
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James M. Dorsey
- Jul 13, 2013
- 4 min
Tactical retreat: Ultras absent from protests in Egypt and Turkey
By James M. Dorsey Militant, highly politicized soccer fans who played key roles in the toppling of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak,...
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