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Patterns of the Parliamentary Debates: How Deliberative are Turkish Democratic Opening Debates?

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Patterns of the Parliamentary Debates: How Deliberative are Turkish Democratic Opening Debates? / Akgül, Ç.G.; Akgül, M.
In: Politics in Central Europe, Vol. 18, No. 2, 01.06.2022, p. 175-199.

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Akgül, ÇG & Akgül, M 2022, 'Patterns of the Parliamentary Debates: How Deliberative are Turkish Democratic Opening Debates?', Politics in Central Europe, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 175-199. https://doi.org/10.2478/pce-2022-0008

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Akgül, Ç. G., & Akgül, M. (2022). Patterns of the Parliamentary Debates: How Deliberative are Turkish Democratic Opening Debates? Politics in Central Europe, 18(2), 175-199. https://doi.org/10.2478/pce-2022-0008

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Akgül ÇG, Akgül M. Patterns of the Parliamentary Debates: How Deliberative are Turkish Democratic Opening Debates? Politics in Central Europe. 2022 Jun 1;18(2):175-199. doi: 10.2478/pce-2022-0008

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Akgül, Ç.G. ; Akgül, M. / Patterns of the Parliamentary Debates : How Deliberative are Turkish Democratic Opening Debates?. In: Politics in Central Europe. 2022 ; Vol. 18, No. 2. pp. 175-199.

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