The Immunities of Authoritarianism: The Turkish Non-Responses to COVID-19


Topal Yilmaz A.

IIPEE Annual Conference, London, England, 12 - 19 September 2021, pp.1-4

  • Publication Type: Conference Paper / Unpublished
  • City: London
  • Country: England
  • Page Numbers: pp.1-4
  • Middle East Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

My talk will be focusing on Turkey scrutinizing the state’s responses to COVID19 from broader perspective. I will not be dealing with health policies, per se, but rather providing the broader context of the current crisis. Presently the daily number of COVID-19 cases rose to over 20.000 with number of daily fatalities exceeding 250. In the face of these numbers, I will try to identify the immunities of authoritarianism even when the worse has come to worst.