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Political Turmoil In Turkey Amid Street Protests

Dr James Dorsey, Adjunct Senior Fellow at S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

24-Mar-25 07:30

Political Turmoil In Turkey Amid Street Protests

The arrest and subsequent imprisonment of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu has sparked protests across Turkey. Some claim it is politically motivated, seeing his arrest as a move by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to silence his strongest rival. We unpack this with Dr. James Dorsey, Adjunct Senior Fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies.

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Produced by: Tun Hizami Hashim

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning, Philip See, Aisalli Ayub


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Categories:  politicsgovernmentinternationalLaw/Activismcorruptioncontroversies

Tags:  turkeyrecep tayyip erdoganprotestspolitical crisis





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