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Political leaders and democracy in Turkey / edited by Metin Heper and Sabri Sayari.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Politicians--Turkey--Biography.
- Politicians.
- Turkey.
- Prime ministers--Turkey--Biography.
- Prime ministers.
- Turkey--Politics and government--1960-1980.
- Politics and government.
- Turkey--Politics and government--1980-.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- x, 259 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, [2002]
- Summary:
- Since the founding of the modern Turkish republic in 1923, Turkey's political leaders have been decisive in shaping the development of their country's democratic patterns and processes. Beginning with Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, Political Leaders and Democracy in Turkey analyzes the origins, political careers, beliefs, and policies of eleven of modern-day Turkey's most influential leaders. The chapters offer a unique perspective into the complex and fascinating world of Turkish political leadership and the transition to, and consolidation of, democracy. This crucial addition to Turkish studies and comparative politics is the first book to undertake a systematic study of the role political leaders have played in shaping the successes, as well as the shortcomings, of Turkey's grand democratic experiment.
- Contents:
- Atatürk : founding father, realist, and visionary / Andrew Mango
- Ismet Inönü : a rationalistic democrat / Metin Heper
- Celal Bayar : conspiratorial democrat / George Harris
- Adnan Menderes : between democratic and authoritarian populism / Sabri Sayari
- Süleyman Demirel : national will and beyond / Yesim Arat
- Bülent Ecevit : from idealist to pragmatist / Frank Tachau
- Necmettin Erbakan : democracy for the sake of power / Elizabeth Özdalga
- Alparslan Türkes : a colonel turned politician / Jacob M. Landau
- Turgut Özal : pious agent of liberal transformation / Feride Acar
- Mesut Yilmaz : from Ozal's shadow to mediator / Alev Çinar and Ergun Özbudun
- Tansu Çiller : lusting for power and undermining democracy / Ümit Cizre.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [239]-247) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0739103520
- OCLC:
- 49044381
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