How Turkey’s Earthquake May Shake Up Its Political Future and Making the Case for Good Apologies

Our Body Politic

Diaspora Farms, LLC

News Commentary, Documentary, Society & Culture, Government, News

4.8 • 658 Ratings

🗓️ 3 March 2023

⏱️ 49 minutes

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The Turkish government's weak response to the region’s devastating earthquakes may signal the beginning of a political shift away from the current administration. We speak with Prof. Ali Tekin, a political scientist on the ground. Then we pivot to a conversation about apologies–how to give and how to receive– with co-authors of the book “Sorry, Sorry, Sorry: The Case for Good Apologies", Marjorie Ingall and Susan McCarthy.

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0:51.5	The catastrophic earthquakes in Turkey and Syria have displaced millions, while more than 50,000 people have lost their lives.
0:55.7	U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken visited the region late last month and pledged $100 million in new aid on top of the
1:02.1	85 million already pledged to the region. The question now is what is happening on the ground,
1:07.4	and many residents say a lack of enforcement of building codes contributed to
1:12.3	the disaster, pointing the finger directly at President Racheb Taip Erdogan and his administration.
1:19.0	With an election scheduled for May of this year, how will the earthquake response affect
1:23.4	Turkey's political future and the rest of the world?
1:27.2	Joining me now is Professor Ali Taken,
1:29.8	dean of the faculty of political scientists
1:31.7	at Istanbul's GEDIC University.
1:34.6	He's also a former member of Turkish Parliament.
1:37.6	Thanks for being here, Professor.
1:39.3	Thank you for reminding.
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