This talk discusses the  critical  upcoming  elections in Turkey in light of the “ghosts of elections past,” the forces, patterns and people  that will help  us make  sense of what  we  will see before and after November 1st when the citizens of Turkey go once again to the polls.

F. Michael Wuthrich is Assistant Professor and Director of the  Global  & International Studies  Program at  KU. He  received his PhD  in Political  Science  from  Bilkent University in Ankara, Turkey in 2011. Dr. Wuthrich lived and worked in Turkey for 9 years. His publications have appeared in the  the  International Journal of Middle East Studies, Middle East Journal, and  Turkish Studies, among others. His book  National Elections in Turkey: People, Politics, and the Party System was released from Syracuse University Press in August 2015. Copies of the book will be available for purchase on site.