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Michael Thumann


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A Very Secular Affair: The Power Struggle of Turkey’s ElitesMay 14, 2010

This paper describes the rise of the periphery elite and sheds light on the fears of the classical centrist elite. It depicts the structural deficits of the Turkish political system that obstruct a smooth transition from the dominance of the classical elite to political competition in a democracy and a fair distribution of power in the country.