Turkish Elections - Erdogan Forever? | Quadriga

DW (English) 2014-08-08

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Recep Tayyip Erdogan instituted a number of political reforms during his first term as Turkish prime minister. The country experienced an economic upswing and eyed accession to the EU. Now Erdogan's political style has become increasingly authoritarian, fundamentalist and anti-western. He is now running for president in Sunday's election. Is democracy in danger in Turkey?

Guests:
Yasemin Ergin - is a freelance journalist from Germany with Turkish roots.

Baha Güngör – is head of Deutsche Welle’s Turkish service.

Michael Lüders - Lüders lives in Berlin, working as a political adviser, publicist and author on middle eastern issues.

Read more: http://www.dw.de/program/quadriga/s-7296-9798

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