Frequent Worldly guest cohost Jen Kirby talks Turkey with NBA player and activist Enes Kanter. Kanter was born in Switzerland to Turkish parents and raised in Turkey, but his criticism of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's ongoing human rights crackdown has made Kanter persona non grata in that country. They discuss how President Joe Biden has handled ... Show More
Aug 2021
Authoritarians without borders
Zack, Jenn, and Jen Kirby look at how authoritarianism has become internationalized, through the lens of two recent news stories: 1) Fox News host Tucker Carlson choosing to broadcast his show from Hungary this week; and 2) a Belarusian Olympian in Tokyo seeking asylum out of fea ... Show More
42m 59s
May 2023
Turkey’s President Fights for Political Survival
For two decades, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has loomed large over Turkish politics. But skyrocketing inflation and a devastating earthquake have eroded his power and, in a presidential election over the weekend, he was forced into a runoff.Ben Hubbard, The Times’s Istanbul bu ... Show More
24m 50s
Feb 2023
Turkey Earthquake Challenges Erdogan Ahead of Elections
A.M. Edition for Feb. 17. Even before last week’s earthquake, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was facing public discontent over the state of the economy. WSJ reporters Jared Malsin and Daniella Cheslow in Adana, Turkey, detail the added challenges Mr. Erdogan now confronts ... Show More
17m 13s
Feb 2023
Turquie : un séisme aux répliques politiques pour Erdogan
Désorganisation, corruption, le séisme met à nu une réalité de l’Etat turc qui pourrait avoir des conséquences politiques pour Erdogan à trois mois des élections. Dans « La Story », le podcast d’actualité des « Echos », Timour Ostürk témoigne au micro de Pierrick Fay de la situat ... Show More
27m 35s
Mar 2023
Turkish commentator Cengiz Candar says Turkey's opposition will win elections overwhelmingly with Kurdish backing
Turkey will hold parliamentary and presidential elections on May 14. The outcome will determine whether Turkey can return to a more democratic path or plunge into full blown autocracy, or worse dictatorship, some say. For the first time the opposition appears to have a chance of ... Show More
25m 52s