Erdogan’s media domination and the vote in Turkey
Video duration 24 minutes 25 seconds
President Erdogan’s dominant media presence is helping him take Turkey’s hotly contested elections to a second round. Plus, is the media making the divide between China and America worse?
With President Recep Tayyip Erdogan set to be re-elected in the second round next week, what’s next for what’s left of Turkish journalism?
contributors:
Mustafa Akyol – Senior Fellow, Cato Institute
Ravza Kavakci Kan – AK Party Member of Parliament
Seren Selvin Korkmaz – co-founder, IstanPol Institute & lecturer, Stockholm University
Güney Yildiz – Researcher & Analyst
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