Author: Gülden Özcan

Gülden Özcan is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Carleton University.

Building Solidarity through Standing Up for Truth

Academics for Peace in Turkey The fate of the neoliberal Islamist project of authoritarian restoration in Turkey will be determined by an upcoming referendum on April 16 of this year. The … Keep reading »

International Relations • March 22, 2017 • Caglar Dölek and Gülden Özcan
Talking About Dissent in Turkey? Hush, Hush!

With the successes of the Justice and Development Party (Adalet ve Kalkinma Partisi or AKP) in three consecutive general elections in Turkey (getting 34% of the total votes in 2002, … Keep reading »

Social Movements • December 29, 2011 • Simten Coşar and Gülden Özcan
The Tekel Strike in Turkey

The strike of Turkish workers across the winter of 2009-10 at Tekel, a former state enterprise in the tobacco and alcoholic beverage sector, has attracted the attention of the left … Keep reading »

Labour • March 16, 2010 • Sungur Savran and Gülden Özcan