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NATO ally Turkey: Why is Erdogan throttling democracy?

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March 27, 2025

With the jailing of his main political rival, is Turkish President Erdogan leading a NATO member toward dictatorship? Our guests: Dilek Kurban (analyst), Maximilian Popp (Der Spiegel); Özge Inan (journalist); Julia Hahn (DW)

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Dilek Kurban,

human rights scholar with the Amsterdam Center for International Law.

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Journalist Maximilian Popp,

who was the German news magazine Der Spiegel’s Turkey correspondent. 

 

 

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Özge Inan,

Journalist and author.

 

 

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Julia Hahn,

DW’s correspondent, who’s been reporting on the protests from Istanbul.

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