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Turkish Author - Elif Shafak

Turkish Author - Elif Shafak

The Interview vor 9 Jahren

Does the West get anywhere close to understanding Turkey's complex culture and politics?

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Stephen Sackur speaks to Elif Shafak, the Turkish novelist and
writer who lives much of her life in London. A dozen years ago
Europeans looked at Turkey and thought they saw a country
becoming more like them - embracing western values and on a long
term track to EU membership. But today Europe sees
authoritarianism, conservatism and repression embodied in the
all-powerful figure of President Erdogan. Does the West get
anywhere close to understanding Turkey's complex culture and
politics?

(Photo: Author Elif Shafak taking part in a debate for the BBC's
100 Women season. Credit: Henry Iddon)