Free Turkish Press editor Yavuz Baydar says Erdogan will win local elections, crush Kurds and strut on world stage

On the Middle East with Amberin Zaman

English - June 29, 2023 17:45 - 26 minutes - 23.8 MB
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's victory in the May presidential and parliamentary polls ushers in a new and irreversible era in Turkish politics, cementing one man rule

and reducing parliament to more of a rubber stamp. The sole threat to Erdogan's grip over power is Turkey's floundering economy but it looks like Turkey's longest serving ruler will muddle through — at least till nationwide local elections next spring.

For more on Turkey's descent into autocracy read Yavuz Baydar's piece.

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