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Dr. Salim Çevik

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Turkey/CATS CATS Fellow

salim.cevik@swp-berlin.org

Curriculum Vitae
Publications

Areas of Expertise

Turkey

Turkey
Elites and elite change
Human rights
Nation- and state-building
Political Islam / Islamism
Political systems
Populism

Focus

State and Religion, Islamist Movement, Political Islam, Domestic Politics, Populism, Nationalism, Turkey in the Middle East

Short Curriculum vitae

2020- 2023 Associate at the Centre for Applied Turkey Studies (CATS), SWP (Germany)

2016-2017 Post-Doctoral Fellow at Lund University Center for Middle Eastern Studies (Sweden)

2013-2016 Lecturer at Ipek University Political Science Department (Turkey)

2011-2012 Visting Scholar at Lund University Center for Middle Eastern Studies (Sweden)

2009-2011 Research Assitant at Istanbul Bilgi University (Turkey)

2008-2009 Visting Scholar at Columbia University (USA)

SWP Publications

Turkey’s New Cabinet

A Wind of Change in Turkish Politics?

SWP Comment 2023/C 42, 19.07.2023, 7 Pages

doi:10.18449/2023C42
- Hürcan Aslı Aksoy
- Salim Çevik
One man rule: What Erdoğan’s re-election means for Turkey’s political system and foreign policy

Turkey’s President Erdoğan is entering his third decade in power after winning a tightly contested run-off election. Hürcan Aslı Aksoy and Salim Çevik discuss how he managed to secure a third term, why the opposition failed to unseat the president and what the election results mean for Ankara’s relations with NATO allies, the EU and Germany.

SWP Podcast 2023/eP 02, 02.06.2023
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- Hürcan Aslı Aksoy
- Salim Çevik
Possible transfer of power in Turkey: Would Erdoğan concede defeat?

As Turkey heads to the polls on May 14, many fear that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan might not respect the election results if he is defeated. Aslı Aksoy and Salim Çevik argue that a violent rejection of the transfer of power is unlikely.

Point of View, 12.05.2023
- Hürcan Aslı Aksoy
- Salim Çevik
Is extensive election fraud possible in Turkey’s fiercest elections?

Turkey will soon vote for a new parliament and president. With the electoral process lacking in fairness, there are fears of fraud. Aslı Aksoy and Salim Çevik explain why this is unlikely.

Point of View, 10.05.2023
- Hürcan Aslı Aksoy
- Salim Çevik
At a crossroads: What is at stake in Turkey‘s elections?

On May 14, Turkish voters head to the polls. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is running for reelection. Six opposition parties have united to compete against him. Hürcan Aslı Aksoy and Salim Çevik are taking a look at the candidates, the prospect of political change and how the results could impact relations between Turkey and the EU. Host: Esme Nicholson.

SWP Podcast 2023/eP 01, 25.04.2023
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- Hürcan Aslı Aksoy
- Salim Çevik
Political and Economic Implications of the Turkish Earthquakes

Centralisation of power has eroded state capacity

SWP Comment 2023/C 19, 23.03.2023, 6 Pages

doi:10.18449/2023C19

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External publications

- Salim Çevik
Erdoğan Seeks Better Relations with the West after His Reelection

in: Arab Center Washington DC, 07.08.2023 (online)
- Salim Çevik
New Turkey and Management of the Religious Realm: Continuities and Ruptures

in: Sinem Adar (ed.): “New Turkey”: Continuities With and Ruptures From the Past, European Journal of Turkish Studies, Vol. 34, 2023, p. 87-105 (online)

doi:10.4000/ejts.8122
- Salim Çevik
Prospects for Turkish-Syrian Reconciliation

As Turkey mends its ties with the UAE, Israel, Egypt and Saudi Arabia, many have started to think that Syria might be the next on the list. Will Turkey mend its ties with the Assad regime ?

in: Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI), 26.06.2023 (online)
- Salim Çevik
- Pelin Ayan Musil
Regime trajectories of Tunisia and Turkey: a comparative analysis

in: British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, 12.06.2023 (online)

doi:10.1080/13530194.2023.2219637
- Salim Çevik
Erdogan's victory amid controversy: Understanding the reelection in Turkey

In his victory speech, the 69-year-old newly re-elected President Erdogan pledged to unite a country deeply divided. Claiming 52.1 per cent of the run-off vote, Erdogan emerged victorious yet again.

Interview by Gavin Lee, in: FRANCE24, Perspective, 29.05.2023 (video)
- Salim Çevik
Türkei-Experte zu Präsidentschaftswahl: "Medienlandschaft in der Türkei nahezu vollständig gleichgeschaltet"

Interview mit Salim Çevik; in: web.de 16.05.2023 (online)

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