Suzy Hansen – Turkey in the Age of Erdoğan

How To Academy Podcast by How To Academy

Jul 31, 202644:52Society & Culture

In the midst of a world in upheaval, Erdoğan has remade Turkey in his own image. Once a shining portal that straddled East and West, Istanbul's streets now teem with nationalistic fervour, political repression and rampan...

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