Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
İstanbul Ticaret Üniversitesi Dış İlişkiler Enstitüsü Working Paper Series , cilt.3, sa.2, ss.32-55, 2022 (Hakemli Dergi)
The MENA was for a very long time termed as a region that is incompatible with democracy mainly
due to Islamic culture. The political system in the region has generally been the same, with almost all
its countries ruled by dictators until the outbreak of the Arab Spring which challenged the status quo
and the general assumption held by many analysts and observers regarding the region. The ousting of
long serving dictators such as Zine Ben Ali, Hosni Mubarak and Muammar Gaddafi ignited strong
hopes that these countries would fully democratize. Tunisia was the only country that democratized
fully following the Arab spring, however the political development in these countries a decade since
the popular uprising has shown signs that these countries are struggling to consolidate their
democracies where attained