Publications

Journal Articles

Akkus, Muhammet, Ekrem Karakoc, and Marwa Shalaby. 2025. “Ordinary People’s Regime Preferences in the MENA: The Case of Tunisia during the Democratic Transition.” Democratization, July, 1–23.

Book Chapter

Alptekin, H., Sezgin, T., & Akkus, M. (2019). ”An Analysis of Casualties in the Conflict with the PKK.” In An Analysis of PKK Terrorism: Turkey Terror Incidents Database (2004–2018).

Book Review

Akkus, M. (2018). Review of The Caliphate at War: The Ideological, Organizational and Military Innovations of Islamic State, by Ahmed S. Hashim. Insight Turkey, 20(4), 295-297.

Research Projects

Under Review

State Capacity and Political Violence by Non-State Armed Groups: Evidence from Iraq

Works in Progress

Dual Legitimacy: Exploring the Influence of Islamic Movement Affiliation on Support for Democracy (Novel Survey Research on Turkey)

National Religious Interference Practices and Political Violence (with Oner Yigit)

Impact of Emigration on Political Regime Preferences (with Ekrem Karakoc and Abdinnasir Jimale)

Dams: Infrastructural Investment as a Tool of Development and Peace (with Ahmet Akbiyik and Selim Yaman)