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Turkish Deputy Prime Minister - Mehmet Simsek

Turkish Deputy Prime Minister - Mehmet Simsek

The Interview vor 10 Jahren

Has the attempted coup exposed weaknesses in the hold of power of President Erdogan?

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Zeinab Badawi speaks to Mehmet Simsek, Turkey’s Deputy Prime
Minister. The attempted coup in Turkey may have been crushed but
has it exposed weaknesses in the hold in power of President
Erdogan? Around 15,000 personnel from the military, police,
judiciary and civil service have either been arrested or relieved
from duty. Is President Erdogan, the target of the coup, too
polarising a figure for Turkey and becoming a liability for the
ruling party?

(Photo: Mehmet Simsek speaking about his country's budget, 2014.
Credit: Altan/AFP/Getty Images)