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Back to EpisodesDerin Koçer on how Erdogan won and why Turkey’s opposition failed
Episode 171
Published 2 years, 7 months ago
Description
Derin Koçer discusses Turkey’s election. The conversation addresses how economic woes may actually have helped Erdogan’s campaign, why the main opposition CHP repeatedly fails, whether nationalism is the real winner to emerge from the ballot boxes, and what awaits Turkey in the next five years.
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