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The Republican People's Party (CHP), the oldest political party of Turkey, celebrated its 100th anniversary on September 9th, 2023. The CHI? can be seen as the product of the national liberation struggle pursued against the Allied and Greek occupation forces between 1919 and 1922. However, its historical roots stretch back to the early modernization efforts in Ottoman Empire at the turn of 18th century. After governing Turkey 27 years uninterruptedly, 15 years of which under the leadership of Kemal Ataturk, the CHP handed over power to the Democrat Party peacefully with the 1950 elections. The CHP did not have the possibility to govern Turkey alone since then but proved to be a resilient and persistent political actor which played an important role in Turkish politics during most of the time following the 1950 critical juncture. In the formation years of the republic and the party itself, the CHP stood as a solidarist party, sometimes ideologically ambiguous, seeking to stand above all social classes and even ideologies. The CHP's main role was then modernizing the society and polity, along with leading the nation-building process. It was during the 1960s that the CHP started to position itself on the centre-left of the political spectrum. CHP underwent significant transformations, revised its policy objectives, and had either broadening or shrinking electoral bases throughout its history. Such changes bolstered CHP's power in many instances but brought about divisions and declines as well. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, the approach of Turkey's social democracy to the globalization issue is to be scrutinized. In the first part of this article, based on the field research conducted in five different cities of Turkey (Bursa, Erzurum, Gaziantep, Izmir, and Kocaeli) by the method of semi-structured and in-depth interviews, the literature on the globalization issue is discussed, and in the second part, in accordance with the field research data, the views of Turkey's social democracy towards the globalization age is analyzed. In this article, it is claimed that the globalization for Turkey's social democracy is understood as an indispensible and opportunity created process. Keywords: Globalization, Social Democracy, RPP, Third Way, Internationalism. Bu calismada, Turkiye'de sosyal demokrasinin kuresellesme meselesine olan yaklasimi mercek altina alinmaktadir. Turkiye'nin 5 farkli ilinde (Bursa, Erzurum, Gaziantep, Izmir ve Kocaeli) yari-yapilandirilmis ve derinlemesine mulakat biciminde gerceklestirilen alan arastirmasina dayanan bu makalenin ilk kisminda, kuresellesme tartismalarina deginilmekte; ikinci kisminda ise Turkiye'de sosyal demokrasinin kuresellesme donemine bakisi alan arastirmasi verileriyle analiz edilmektedir. Bu makalede, Turkiye sosyal demokrasisi acisindan kuresellesmenin dunyadaki Ucuncu Yol tartismalarina benzer bir bicimde kacinilmaz ve firsatlar yaratan bir surec olarak anlasildigi savunulmaktadir. Anahtar Kelimeler: Kuresellesme, Sosyal Demokrasi, CHP, Ucuncu Yol, Enternasyonalizm., ********** Kuresellesme, tanimi itibariyla uzerinde oydasma olmayan; ancak verimli tartismalara imkan veren bir kavramdir. Bu yonuyle kuresellesme kavrami, cesitli disiplinler icerisinde analiz edilmis ve geride, uzerine bina edilen kapsamli bir [...]

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The twists and turns of Turkish foreign policy under Justice and Development Party (AKP) rule have been a matter of interest not only in the scholarly literature, but also in common discourse. This article traces the unfolding of this policy in Turkey's neighbourhood and in relation to its quest for EU membership, particularly since 2006, and also discusses the milestones that have been shaping it. Drawing upon the categories of change Charles Hermann identified, this article illustrates the magnitude and direction of change in Turkish foreign policy during this period and critically evaluates its implications for this policy today. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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