Turkey recap editor-in-chief Diego Cupolo spoke with Lisel Hintz, assistant professor of International Relations at Johns Hopkins University SAIS and author of the book: “Identity Politics Inside Out: National Identity Contestation and Foreign Policy in Turkey.”

They discussed how narratives in pro-government media aim to create cultural and political hegemony in Turkey under Pres. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his Justice and Development Party (AKP).

Topics covered include the PKK peace process, ongoing judicial pressure on the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) and the AKP’s grand strategy for the so-called ‘New Turkey’.

Also referenced in this talk:

Published article: "Cooking Shows as Conservative Gender Edutainment in Authoritarian Regimes: Recipe for (New) Turkey," in Politics & Gender.

Forthcoming article co-authored with Jonas Bergan Draege: "Film-Making the Nation Great Again: Audio-Visualizing History in the Authoritarian Toolkit" in Perspectives on Politics.

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Diego Cupolo, Editor-in-chief

Emily Rice Johnson, Deputy editor

Günsu Durak, Turkey recap Türkçe editor

Ceren Bayar, Parliament correspondent

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