Foti Benlisoy
Shifting Relations Between Turkey and the U.S. and the State of the Turkish Left
Left Voice recently spoke with Foti Benlisoy of Başlangıç Dergisi, a socialist organization in Turkey, to discuss the political context and changing dynamics between Turkey and the U.S. in the wake of upcoming elections.
Foti Benlisoy
January 4, 2018Turkey’s Fragile Bonapartism
Turkey may hold a referendum on the transition to an authoritarian presidential system as soon as late March; however, Erdoğan’s Bonapartist shift does not herald stability for the ruling class, nor a solution to the crisis of neoliberalism.
Foti Benlisoy
January 6, 2017‘Pure’ democracy against the extreme right?
The marriage between capitalism and democracy was one of convenience or interest, the product of a very specific period. The divorce between 'the markets' and democracy is not an issue of these recent years, but dates back to the beginnings of neoliberalism.
Foti Benlisoy
November 30, 2016