Authoritarian Democracy: Erdogan and the Turkish Paradigm
We are in an age of authoritarian democracy, and …
FRDH Podcast with Michael Goldfarb
June 5, 202539m 30s
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Show Notes
We are in an age of authoritarian democracy, and Turkey and its leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan is its paradigm. Erdogan has been in power more than 2 decades and created the template men like Victor Orban and Bibi Netanyahu have been followingin using democracy's tools to become authoritarian leaders. And now there's Donald Trump. Veteran journalist Andrew Finkel who has been reporting from the country for decades explains the process. You can hear parallels to what is unfolding in the US. Give us 39:30 to explain.