Despite high hopes and excitement among the social opposition prior to the elections, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan successfully fortified his power. The opposition has not only failed, but needs to radically rethink its political practices.
Hürkan Urhan holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics from Middle East Technical University in Ankara, Turkey. He further pursued a double Master's degree in Social Sciences, one from Humboldt Universität zu Berlin and the other from Middle East Technical University. Currently, he is engaged in academic studies at Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, focusing on political economy and economic sociology. Additionally, Hürkan Urhan is the publisher of DolmusXpress Magazine, a bilingual (Turkish & English) art and culture magazine that focuses on local cultural aspects of Berlin and Ankara (www.dolmusxpress.com).
