Why the Turkish elections are a big test for Erdoğan | Start Here
Turkish presidential and parliamentary elections will take place on May 14. After 20 years under Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Turkey could be facing a major turning point. #AJStartHere with Sandra Gathmann explains. 01:13 – The main candidates: Erdoğan and Kılıçdaroğlu 02:46 – Turkey’s secular vs conservative divide 03:40 – The rise of the AK Party 04:36 – Why political choices are no longer as simple as secularists vs conservatives 05:41 – The economy as an election issue 07:12 – The political system as an election issue 08:52 – The earthquake as an election issue 10:59 – Why the presidential election is so unpredictable: undecided voters, Muharrem Ince and the HDP 11:56 – Parliamentary elections This episode features: Aslı Aydıntaşbaş – Visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution Tarık Oğuzlu – Professor of international relations at Istanbul Aydın University Seren Selvin Korkmaz – Co-founder & executive director of the Istanbul Political Research Institute Check out our other Start Here episodes https://bit.ly/3o0BEIW Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ #Turkey #Turkiye #Elections #May14 #Erdogan #secim2023 #Türkiyeseçimi #seçim
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