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The Documentary Podcast, After the earthquake: Turkey’s election

The Documentary Podcast

After the earthquake: Turkey’s election


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April 25, 2023

29 minutes

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We travel to Turkey's Anatolian heartland to find out whether the region which helped propel President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to power in the early 2000s will do it again in May's crucial election, despite widespread disappointment with the government's preparation and response to February's deadly earthquake.

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