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

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