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    Parallels between Turkish soccer and general elections could prove uncanny
    James M. Dorsey
    • Jun 10, 2018
    • 4 min

    Parallels between Turkish soccer and general elections could prove uncanny

    By James M. Dorsey With electoral upsets having become the norm, the latest upheaval that last week swept aside the long-standing...
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    Power in Turkey: Islamist power struggle returns to the pitch
    James M. Dorsey
    • Jun 16, 2016
    • 4 min

    Power in Turkey: Islamist power struggle returns to the pitch

    By James M. Dorsey The opening of a court case against Turkish soccer star Hakan Sukur on charges of insulting the president takes Recep...
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    Turkish soccer brawls: The battle for the future of the Kemalist state
    James M. Dorsey
    • May 29, 2016
    • 5 min

    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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    Turkish-Russian tension set to spill onto European pitches
    James M. Dorsey
    • Dec 16, 2015
    • 4 min

    Turkish-Russian tension set to spill onto European pitches

    By James M Dorsey The escalating Turkish-Russian crisis following Turkey’s downing in November of a Russian war plane promises to spill...
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    Turkish soccer offers Erdogan headaches instead of voters in walk-up to election
    James M. Dorsey
    • Oct 29, 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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    Turkish soccer: Illiberal President Erdogan’s latest victim
    James M. Dorsey
    • Jan 14, 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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    The battle for Taksim, a battle for Turkey’s soul
    James M. Dorsey
    • May 1, 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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    Erdogan chooses soccer for first-post election strike against Islamist opponents
    James M. Dorsey
    • Apr 11, 2014
    • 4 min

    Erdogan chooses soccer for first-post election strike against Islamist opponents

    Hakan Sukur Stadium no more By James M. Dorsey Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Recep Erdogan, fresh from a resounding victory in municipal...
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    Turkish soccer politics: a mesh of murky politics and alleged corruption
    James M. Dorsey
    • Mar 11, 2014
    • 8 min

    Turkish soccer politics: a mesh of murky politics and alleged corruption

    Aziz Yildirim during mass anti-government protest By James M. Dorsey A stocky military contractor and football club president convicted...
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    Murky Turkish soccer politics mesh with massive corruption scandal
    James M. Dorsey
    • Feb 17, 2014
    • 5 min

    Murky Turkish soccer politics mesh with massive corruption scandal

    Fenerbahce fans protest By James M. Dorsey Always murky, Turkish soccer politics have become even murkier as a politics-laden...
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    Turkish match fixing: A precursor to corruption scandal rocking the government
    James M. Dorsey
    • Jan 20, 2014
    • 5 min

    Turkish match fixing: A precursor to corruption scandal rocking the government

    Aziz Yildirim: Culprit, Pawn or Victim? By James M. Dorsey When Aziz Yildirim, the head of Turkey’s foremost soccer club, Fenerbahce SK,...
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    Turkish and Egyptian ultras fight for their existence
    James M. Dorsey
    • Sep 29, 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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    Turkish soccer pitches re-emerge as political battlefields
    James M. Dorsey
    • Sep 24, 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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    Turkey moves to prevent protests in stadiums and on campus
    James M. Dorsey
    • Aug 26, 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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    The politics of Indonesian and Turkish soccer: a comparative analysis (with Leonard Sebastian)
    James M. Dorsey
    • Aug 22, 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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    Turkish government bans political slogans during soccer matches
    James M. Dorsey
    • Aug 5, 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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    Tactical retreat: Ultras absent from protests in Egypt and Turkey
    James M. Dorsey
    • Jul 12, 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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