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Turkish Elections: The End of Erdogan?

Turkish Elections: The End of Erdogan?

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One Decision is a podcast that speaks with those whose choices had an international impact.

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Turkey’s longtime leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan is facing what many
describe as his toughest election yet. On Sunday, May 14th polls
will open for presidential and parliamentary elections, and amid a
dire economic crisis in the country, his prospects are in doubt.
His leading rival, Kemal Kilicdaroglu is a mild-mannered and
bookish elderly lawmaker who is presenting himself as a man of the
people, and the polar opposite to the incumbent. Unlike Erdogan -
the poster boy for populist politics - who has shunned closer ties
with the European Union and the West and courted Vladimir Putin,
Kilicdaroglu could lead Turkey in a different direction. As one of
the mightiest armies in NATO, straddling Europe, Asia, and the
Middle East, Turkey is a strategically important nation, and how
the country votes could have implications for us all. One
Decision’s Julia Macfarlane and Sir Richard Dearlove, along with
the former United States Ambassador to Turkey David Satterfield and
Turkish academic and author Gonul Tol discuss what’s at
stake. International Intrigue is a