Interviews
Interview 1C1 (2019). Personal Interview with an AKP sub-provincial chair in İstanbul – Jan 4.
Interview 1C2 (2019). Personal interview with an AKP sub-provincial vice-chair in İstanbul – Jan 9.
Interview 1C5 (2019). Personal interview with an AKP sub-provincial branch founding member in İstanbul – Feb 11.
Interview 2C2 (2019). Personal interview with an AKP sub-provincial administration board member in İstanbul – May 21.
Interview 2C4 (2019). Personal interview with an AKP sub-provincial women’s branch chair and a provincial administration board member in İstanbul – May 21.
Interview 2C5 (2019). Personal interview with an AKP sub-provincial youth branch vice-chair in İstanbul – May 22.
Interview 2C7 (2019). Personal interview with an AKP neighbourhood representative in İstanbul – May 22.
Interview 2C8 (2019). Personal interview with an AKP municipal assembly member in a peripheral sub-province of İstanbul – July 4.
Interview 3A3 (2019). Personal interview with a İYİ Party sub-provincial executive secretary in İstanbul – Aug 29.
Interview 3C1 (2019). Personal interview with AKP sub-provincial vice-chairs in İstanbul – Sep 5.
Interview 3C2 (2019). Personal interview with an AKP sub-provincial chair in İstanbul – Sep 6.
Interview 3C3 (2019). Personal interview with an AKP sub-provincial youth branch chair and a municipal assembly member – Sep 11.
Interview 3C5 (2019). Personal interview with an AKP sub-provincial youth branches administration board member – Sep 18.
Interview 4A1 (2020). Group interview with sub-provincial İYİ Party chair and the executive secretary in İstanbul – Jan 17.
Interview 4C6 (2020). Group interview with the AKP sub-provincial women’s branch chair and an executive board member – Feb 18.
Interview 4C7 (2020). Personal interview with the AKP sub-provincial youth branch chair in İstanbul – Feb 19.
Interview 6C3 (2020). Personal interview with an AKP provincial vice-chair in provincial Turkey– Jul 9.
Interview 6C5 (2020). Personal interview with the AKP provincial women’s branch chair and vice-chair in provincial Turkey – Jul 10.
Interview 7C1 (2020). Personal interview with an AKP provincial vice-chair in an Eastern Black Sea province – Aug 25.
Interview 7C2 (2020). Personal interview with an AKP youth branch chair in an Eastern Black Sea province – Aug 25.
Interview 7C3 (2020). Personal interview with an AKP women’s branch chair in an Eastern Black Sea province – Aug 28.
Interview 7C5 (2020). Personal interview with an AKP neighbourhood representative in an Eastern Black Sea province – Aug 31.
Interview 8C4 (2020). Personal interview with an AKP sub-provincial women’s branch chair and youth branch chair – Oct 7.
Interview 9A1 (2021). Personal interview with the İYİ Party provincial chair in Southeastern Turkey – June 22.
Interview 9C4 (2021). Personal interview with the AKP provincial women’s branch chair in Southeastern Turkey – June 28.
Interview F7 (2020). Online personal interview with a senior political scientist focusing on Turkish party organizations – June 12.
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