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Jenny White

Professor, Anthropology College of Arts & Sciences at Boston University

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Dr. Jenny B. White has authored numerous articles on Turkey and lectures internationally on topics ranging from political Islam and civil society to ethnic identity and gender issues. Dr. White has just published a book on contemporary Turkish nationalism and Islam (Muslim Nationalists and the New Turks [2012, Princeton University press]). She has been following events in Turkey since the mid-1970s. All of her books have been translated into Turkish.

Dr. White is the former president of the Turkish Studies Association and of the American Anthropological Association Middle East Section, and sits on the board of the Institute of Turkish Studies. She has received numerous grants and fellowships from, among others, the Social Science Research Council, the MacArthur Foundation, the National Science Foundation, and Fulbright-Hays. She is author of Muslim Nationalists and the New Turks (2012, Princeton University press), Islamist Mobilization in Turkey: A Study in Vernacular Politics(2002, winner of the 2003 Douglass Prize for best book in Europeanist anthropology) and_Money Makes Us Relatives: Women’s Labor in Urban Turkey_ (second edition, London: Routledge, 2004). Dr. White is Distinguished Visiting Professor, University of Stockholm, for 2013-2014.

She also has written three historical novels set in nineteenth-century Istanbul, The Sultan’s Seal (2006), The Abyssinian Proof (2008), and The Winter Thief . The Sultan’s Seal, translated into fifteen languages, was named one of the top ten first novels of 2006 by Booklist and was shortlisted for the 2006 Ellis Peters Historical Crime Award.

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University in Washington bows to Turkey’s pressure, expels critical student

November 22, 2015

Today’s Zaman Jenny White, College of Arts & Sciences Adem Yavuz Arslan, a prominent Turkish journalist and (until this month) the Washington bureau chief of the Bugün daily, was told that he is no longer welcome at Bahçeşehir University, a newly established school in D.C. seeking state accreditation… Expert quoted: “Many of the scholars who […]

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Another victory for illiberalism

November 5, 2015

The Economist Jenny White, College of Arts & Sciences Optimists might have hoped that after his Justice and Development (AK) party scored a stunning victory in the election on November 1st with 49% of the vote, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey’s president, would turn over a new leaf… Expert quote: “The gloves are off.” View full […]

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Sunday’s Election Last Chance for Erdogan’s “Executive Presidency”

October 30, 2015

The Media Line Jenny White, College of Arts & Sciences Turks will cast their votes on Sunday in a snap election after their government failed to form a coalition for the first time in Turkish history following the June 7 election… Expert quote: “I think the AKP is almost beside the point. What we’re talking […]

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Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s power grab backfires in Turkey as crackdowns on PKK, media prove unpopular

October 12, 2015

Washington Times Jenny White, College of Arts & Sciences For the second time this year, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s quest to consolidate power might be backfiring… Expert quote: “Justice and Development wants those votes back, even if it means overturning a peace deal with the PKK that was on the cusp of implementation and […]

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Turkish election results a huge blow to the president and his party, says

June 8, 2015

ABC “The World Today” (Australia) Jenny White, College of Arts & Sciences Professor Jenny White from Boston University has been following the elections in Turkey closely and says that while this election is a significant blow to the President and his party she wouldn’t rule him out yet… View full article and listen to audio […]

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Why Turkey’s Election Is High Stakes for Women

June 2, 2015

Time Jenny White, College of Arts & Sciences As Turks head to the polls on June 7 for national elections, it’s likely the conservative ruling party, the Justice and Development Party (AKP), will win… Expert quote: “If the AKP were to get a majority and change the rules of the democratic game so that it’s […]

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In Turkey, a show of male solidarity in tackling violence against women

February 23, 2015

Christian Science Monitor Jenny White, College of Arts & Sciences Decked out in miniskirts, dozens of men braved winter weather to march in Turkey’s largest city Saturday to protest rising violence against Turkish women… Expert quote: “Turkish women have succeeded in getting a number of legal protections on paper, but people’s attitudes, especially in the […]

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The Turkish Complex

February 10, 2015

The American Interest By Jenny White, College of Arts & Sciences Turkey’s turn toward pugnacious autocracy over the past few years has caused consternation in Washington and European capitals. Some pundits blame it on the rise of Islam in a country that previously had been ruled by secular Kemalist governments… View full article by expert […]

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Erdogan’s hold on power

January 19, 2015

Gulf News Jenny White, College of Arts & Sciences Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, 60, became the country’s first directly elected president last year and immediately boosted the pomp and powers of the office: Erdogan’s white palace…  Expert quote: “Erdogan [presents himself as] the patriarchal father protecting the honour of his national family and keeping […]

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In dealings with the West, Erdogan holds all the cards

December 19, 2014

Reuters Jenny White, College of Arts & Sciences President Tayyip Erdogan’s tightening grip on power is likely to meet little more than symbolic resistance from the West next year, as Turkey’s G20 presidency and the fight against Islamic State trump concerns about a slide towards authoritarianism… Expert quote: “Erdogan (presents himself as) the patriarchal father protecting the […]

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