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May 2023
24m 23s

Will Erdogan win another term?

Al Jazeera
About this episode

Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan has got a much-needed endorsement from a nationalist party leader. But will that make a difference in Sunday's run-off? And what impact will it have on the country’s future?

Join host Mohammed Jamjoom.

Guests:

Mehmet Celik - Editorial Coordinator at the Daily Sabah Newspaper.

Burak Dalgin - Vice Chairman of the opposition Democracy and Progress Party.

Tarik Oguzlu - Professor of International Relations and the Dean of the Faculty of Science and Arts at Istanbul Aydın University.

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