Erdogan has slowly combined the roles of president, prime minister and party chairman. He has curbed dissent presiding over the arrest of thousands of politicians and activists from Turkey's main Kurdish party. Erdogan is facing the toughest election of his 20 year long political career. But Turks still believe in the sanctity of the electoral process in elections themselves.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has dismantled the country’s institutions. As an election looms we ask what democratic guardrails remain, and examine the wider risks if those go, too. “Non-compete” clauses designed to protect trade secrets when employees depart are being abused—and trustbusters are going after them. And Ryuichi Sakamoto, a famed Japanese composer, reckons with mortality in his latest release.
Music from “12” courtesy of Milan Records.
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