Turkey’s Fragile Democracy Under Siege
To the Point
KCRW
4.4 • 583 Ratings
🗓️ 22 July 2016
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
Turkey's crucial role in the Middle East may be changing after the failed coup against President Erdogan. The team sent to assassinate him hasn't been found yet. We hear about potential repercussions for NATO and the United States.
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| 0:30.8 | From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International, this is To the Point. After the coup in Turkey, a state of emergency. |
| 0:45.1 | Hello again. I'm Orinolni, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International. Since the failed coup just a week ago, Turkey's president Erdogan has rounded up some 10,000 soldiers, academics, |
| 0:55.6 | and government workers. A more extended purge is expected, even as Turkey reassures NATO, |
| 1:02.0 | it'll continue to meet its international obligations. But the nation is sharply divided, |
| 1:06.6 | between cities and countryside, between secularism and religion. There are fears for democracy. |
| 1:12.6 | Meantime, Turkey demands that the U.S. extradite fatula Gulen, |
| 1:16.6 | accused by Erdogan of orchestrating the coup from Pennsylvania. |
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