On the occasion of the centenary of the Russian Revolutions of 1917, the Center for the Study of the Russian, Caucasian and Central European Worlds (Cercec), in partnership with the Center of Excellence Tepsis, is organising several scientific events around this revolutionary moment and its echoes to the present day.
Turkey has been, since President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s authoritarian drift, at the heart of the key issues affecting, both the national and international marketplace. The Entries presented here raise the question of the relationship to power in a long-term perspective. They highlight the role played by different social actors such as the State, the local notables, etc., in the process of modernisation as well as the ways of channelling the state domination yesterday and today.