In Syria 7.8 magnitude quake hit early this morning toppling buildings and triggering a search for survivors. Mark another big issue in this race is something that Beryl mentioned earlier which is discontent about the government's response after the devastating earthquakes earlier this year. Yes this is a particular problem for Erdogan. In many ways this election if you go back to when Erdogan and his party first came to power the AKP back then is 20 years ago now but what they really pitched themselves as was a straight shooting relatively honest party, he says.
Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been in power for two decades. But he now faces a challenge in the country’s May 14 elections from a candidate representing a coalition of opposition parties. Bloomberg journalists Beril Akman, Marc Champion and Sylvia Westall join this episode to talk about why this election matters not just for Turkey’s domestic future–but for the important role the nation plays on the world stage.
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