Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan last weekend branded his opponent pro-LGBT, a supporter of terrorism and a drunkard. College Duralu: Is there kind of a culture war within the election? "There are culture wars and we have seen the electorate vote in line with the cultural war vote lines"
After 21 years of leading Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan is a global political giant. But a crumbling Turkish economy and the opposition candidate pose the biggest threat to his power in years.
This episode was produced by Haleema Shah, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd and Michael Raphael, and hosted by Noel King.
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