Erdogan's Impact on Turkey's Economy

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Erdogan emerged as the leader of conservative pious Turks whose voices had been suppressed in the 1970s. And he managed to connect with those people in a way that no other politician was able to, writes CNN's John Sutter. He says Erdogan has helped pull working class out of poverty and made health services more accessible. "He really did improve living conditions for millions of Turks"

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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