Why did Erdoğan win?
<p>Following the Turkish president’s success in the run-off election on Sunday, Izzy Finkel and Tom Stevenson join Tom to discuss whether Erdoğan’s victory was ever in doubt, why the recent devastating earthquakes and economic turmoil seem to have had so little impact on his support, the challenges faced by the opposition, and the growing importance of xenophobia in Turkey’s politics.</p><p>Find further reading, and listen ad-free, on the <em>LRB</em> website: <a href="https://lrb.me/erdoganpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">lrb.me/erdoganpod</a></p><p>Sign up to the <em>LRB</em>'s Close Readings podcast here: <a href="https://lrb.me/closereadingspod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">lrb.me/closereadingspod</a></p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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Show Notes
Following the Turkish president’s success in the run-off election on Sunday, Izzy Finkel and Tom Stevenson join Tom to discuss whether Erdoğan’s victory was ever in doubt, why the recent devastating earthquakes and economic turmoil seem to have had so little impact on his support, the challenges faced by the opposition, and the growing importance of xenophobia in Turkey’s politics.
Find further reading, and listen ad-free, on the LRB website: lrb.me/erdoganpod
Sign up to the LRB's Close Readings podcast here: lrb.me/closereadingspod
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.