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Why did Erdoğan win?

May 30, 2023

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Episode notes

Introduction

2min

Erdogan's Election Victory on the 28th of May, 2021

3min

The Nature of the Iran System

3min

The Problems With Turkey's Elections

3min

The Democracy of Turkey

3min

The Politics of Erdogan

3min

Erdogan's National Alliance and the Nationalist Movement

2min

The Economic Situation in Turkey

2min

The Rise of Turkey's Oil Prices

4min

10.

Erdogan's Change in Politics

4min

11.

The Importance of Elections Postponed

6min

12.

The Anti-Syrian Rhetoric of the Second Round

4min

13.

The Symbolism of the Conquest of Istanbul

5min

14.

The Bifurcation of Erdogan and the Ag Party

2min

Following the Turkish president’s success in the run-off election on Sunday, Izzy Finkel and Tom Stevenson join Tom to discuss whether Erdoğan’s victory was ever in doubt, why the recent devastating earthquakes and economic turmoil seem to have had so little impact on his support, the challenges faced by the opposition, and the growing importance of xenophobia in Turkey’s politics.

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