Laura Kelley 
Turkish presidential and parliamentary elections will take place on May 14. After 20 years under Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Turkey could be facing a major turning point. #AJStartHere with Sandra Gathmann explains.
01:13 – The main candidates: Erdoğan and Kılıçdaroğlu
02:46 – Turkey’s secular vs conservative divide
03:40 – The rise of the AK Party
04:36 – Why political choices are no longer as simple as secularists vs conservatives
05:41 – The economy as an election issue
07:12 – The political system as an election issue
08:52 – The earthquake as an election issue
10:59 – Why the presidential election is so unpredictable: undecided voters, Muharrem Ince and the HDP
11:56 – Parliamentary elections
This episode features:
Aslı Aydıntaşbaş – Visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution
Tarık Oğuzlu – Professor of international relations at Istanbul Aydın University
Seren Selvin Korkmaz – Co-founder & executive director of the Istanbul Political Research Institute
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