Turkish police officers sit on a tank as after taking over a military position at the Anatolian side at Uskudar in Istanbul on July 16, 2016. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged Turks to remain on the streets on July 16, 2016, as his forces regained control after a spectacular coup bid by discontented soldiers that claimed more than 250 lives. Describing the attempted coup as a "black stain" on Turkey's democracy, Yildirim said that 161 people had been killed in the night of violence and 1,440 wounded. / AFP / BULENT KILIC BULENT KILIC / AFP

Chroniqueur au quotidien de gauche laic Cumhuriyet, Ahmet Insel, professeur émérite à l’université Galatassaray a longtemps dirigé Birikim, l’une de splus prestigieuses revues intellectuelle turque. Il est l’auteur La nouvelle Turquie d’Er