The Republic of Turkey was established 100 years ago. Since then, the country has experienced a transition from a one-party to a multi-party system, a military coup in the 1960s, nearly a decade of violence on its streets in the 70s, followed by another coup, and several unstable coalition governments in the 90s. , and in 2002 an Islamist came to power.
The Turkish state built on Western ideals of democracy, equality, rule of law and secularism has survived amidst all these setbacks big and small and will celebrate its centenary year next year.
However, how resilient are Turkey’s democratic institutions as it turns 100?