Listen "Is Turkey in Political Crisis?"
Episode Synopsis
World Unfiltered
Guest: Assoc. Prof. Burak Bilgehan Özpek /TOBB University
Presenter: Prof. Scott Lucas
Timestamps:
1. Is this the year that Turkey approaches political crisis --- or it already in crisis? 3.15-7.17
2. What are the key issues that may lead to this crisis? 7.20-9.20
3. Is populism in Turkey similar to that of Salvini in Italy, Le Pen in France, or Orban in Hungary --- or is a distinctive populism in a Turkish context? 9.25-14.45
4. Does Turkey now have an authoritarian system? 14.50-19.00
5. Is any move towards authoritiarianism driven by the Justice and Development Party (AKP) or by President Erdoğan? 19.05-22.40
6. Will President Erdoğan will modify the system through reforms in political and economic spheres? 22.45-26.53
7. Is it possible that Erdoğan turns against the last groups keeping him in place, including his economic advisors? 26.55-29.06
8. Which is the biggest threat for President Erdoğan --- the main opposition party or other parties which used to ally with the AKP? 29.15-32.35
9. How can use build up the "political center" in Turkey? 32.40-37.36
10. Is it possible to have a "populism of the center"? 37.40
Guest: Assoc. Prof. Burak Bilgehan Özpek /TOBB University
Presenter: Prof. Scott Lucas
Timestamps:
1. Is this the year that Turkey approaches political crisis --- or it already in crisis? 3.15-7.17
2. What are the key issues that may lead to this crisis? 7.20-9.20
3. Is populism in Turkey similar to that of Salvini in Italy, Le Pen in France, or Orban in Hungary --- or is a distinctive populism in a Turkish context? 9.25-14.45
4. Does Turkey now have an authoritarian system? 14.50-19.00
5. Is any move towards authoritiarianism driven by the Justice and Development Party (AKP) or by President Erdoğan? 19.05-22.40
6. Will President Erdoğan will modify the system through reforms in political and economic spheres? 22.45-26.53
7. Is it possible that Erdoğan turns against the last groups keeping him in place, including his economic advisors? 26.55-29.06
8. Which is the biggest threat for President Erdoğan --- the main opposition party or other parties which used to ally with the AKP? 29.15-32.35
9. How can use build up the "political center" in Turkey? 32.40-37.36
10. Is it possible to have a "populism of the center"? 37.40
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