CIAO DATE: 02/2012

Insight Turkey †

A publication of:

SETA Foundation for Political, Economic and Social Research

Volume: 14, Issue: 1

January-March 2012

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• Commentaries

  • September 11, 1683: Myth of a Christian Europe and the Massacre in Norway

    Şener Aktürk

  • A New Deal for Arab People

    Francis Ghilès

  • Why Turkey Needs a Post-Kemalist Order

    İhsan Dağı

• Articles

  • Turkey's Search for a New Constitution

    Ergun Özbudun

  • The Constitutional Challenges in Post-Mubarak Egypt (PDF)

    Mahmoud Hamad

    Writing a democratic constitution is the main task in the transition from authoritarianism to democracy. There are many opposing views about many challenging questions in Egypt today. The generals believe that they should remain above civilian control while democrats argue that the army is no different than other state institutions and hence should be subject to the scrutiny of elected representatives. In regard to the role of Islam in politics, some argue for full implementation of Sharia, while others advocate a completely secular state. Many want to scrap altogether the centralized presidential system in favor of a parliamentary regime while others are afraid that a Westminster form of government might not be suitable to Egypt’s current stage of political development. This paper argues that compromise and accommodation are much needed to write a constitution that garners respect of all Egyptians. This can be done despite the extremely short time available, provided the main players do not adhere to a zero-sum mindset and look at the constitution as a living document.

  • Monarchical Pluralism or De-democratization: Actors and Choices in Jordan

    Nur Köprülü

  • Cyprus: A Last Window of Opportunity?

    Chrysostomos Pericleous̈

  • Heading Towards the Defining Moment in Cyprus: Public Opinion vs Realities on the Ground

    Ahmet Sözen

  • Turkey in the Balkans: Taking a Broader View

    Dimitar Bechev

  • The Trajectory of Left-Liberalism in Turkey and Its Nemesis: The Great Rupture in the Turkish Left

    Doğan Gürpınar

• Book Reviews

  • Turkey: A Short History By Norman Stone • The Ottoman Crimean War (1853-1856) By Candan Badem • Orienting Istanbul: Cultural Capital of Europe Edited by Deniz Göktürk, Levent Soysal, İpek Türeli (PDF)

    Laurence Raw

  • Muslim Reformers in Iran and Turkey, The Paradox of Moderation, by Güneş Murat Tezcur (PDF)

    Marcia Hermansen

  • Exploring Turkish Culture: Essays, Interviews and Reviews (PDF)

    Reem Abou-El-Fadl

  • Opposition and Legitimacy in the Ottoman Empire, by Florian Riedler (PDF)

    Fariba Zarinebaf

  • American Image in Turkey: U.S. Foreign Policy Dimensions, by Giray Sadik (PDF)

    Masaki Kakizaki

  • Russian Eurasianism: An Ideology of Empire, by Marlene Laruelle (PDF)

    Norman Stone

  • Exploring the Caucasus in the 21st Century: Essays on Culture, History and Politics in a Dynamic Context, Edited by Françoise Companjen, László Marácz and Lia Versteegh (PDF)

    Michael Bishku

  • A Companion to the Muslim World, Edited by Amyn B. Sajoo (PDF)

    Brannon Wheeler

  • Islamic Reform and Arab Nationalism: Expanding the Crescent from the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean (1880s-1930s), by Amal N. Ghazal (PDF)

    Mohamed Saleh

  • The Unfamiliar Abode: Islamic Law in the United States and Britain, by Kathleen M. Moore (PDF)

    Mark Hanshaw

  • Gender and Islam in Africa: Rights, Sexuality and Law, Edited by Margot Badran (PDF)

    Araceli González-Vázquez

  • The Rise of Islamic Capitalism: Why the New Muslim Middle Class is the Key to Defeating Extremism, by Vali Nasr (PDF)

    Joseph Hammond

  • Muslim Marriage in Western Courts: Lost in Transplantation, by Pascale Fournier (PDF)

    Ann Stewart