Author: Baris Karaagac

Baris Karaagac teaches international political economy and economic development at Trent University and researches European social democracy, state theory, and Turkish political economy. He is the editor of Accumulations, Crises, Struggles: Capital and Labour in Contemporary Capitalism (2013).

Opposing Western Intervention and the Iranian Regime

As the United States and Israel escalate their military campaign against Iran, the war is being justified through a familiar vocabulary: security, deterrence, and the elimination of existential threats. Yet … Keep reading »

International Relations • April 8, 2026 • Samira Mohyeddin and Baris Karaagac
Turkish Elections, Looming Fascism and Left Politics

The elections on 24 June in Turkey for a new president and parliament, which took place under a state of emergency, constitute an historic moment in Turkish republican history with … Keep reading »

International Relations • July 6, 2018 • Baris Karaagac
Organized Labour in the Gezi Process

Reflections on a Popular Uprising and Weakened Organized Labour The recent wave of resistance that spread from a park in one of the historic neighbourhoods of Istanbul, Turkey has evoked … Keep reading »

Labour, Social Movements • July 3, 2013 • Baris Karaagac and Gaye Yilmaz

Author: Baris Karaagac

Opposing Western Intervention and the Iranian Regime

Turkish Elections, Looming Fascism and Left Politics

Organized Labour in the Gezi Process