Istanbul is a huge city, larger than many European countries in terms of its population and vast budgetary resources. Erdogan managed to tee up a weaker, less charismatic candidate who gave it a good run. It does have to do with some really fascinating messaging that came out of the Polish-German opposition campaign. I think the demographics and the institutions and the media environment deflated the message's impact.
Nora Fisher Onar is an associate professor of international studies at the University of San Francisco and author of the forthcoming book Contesting Pluralism(s): Islam, Liberalism and Nationalism in Turkey.
In this week’s conversation, Yascha Mounk and Nora Fisher Onar discuss how President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan prevailed despite economic turmoil and a bungled response to the severe February earthquake; what international observers may overlook or misunderstand about Erdoğan’s appeal to Turkish voters; and what Erdoğan’s victory means for the country’s strained democracy, institutions, and economy.
This transcript has been condensed and lightly edited for clarity.
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