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Turkey: Empire of Erdogan
The story of Turkish president Erdogan’s rise to power.
Turkey: Empire of Erdogan Episodes
Series 1: Episode 2
A few months after his brutal crackdown on protestors in Istanbul’s Gezi Park, Erdogan faces another challenge to his rule – a corruption scandal. Blaming it on his ...
29-05-2023
BBC 2
Series 1: Episode 1
Growing up at a time of chronic political turbulence in Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan joins an Islamist party and becomes hugely popular as mayor of Istanbul. In the 1990s, Turki ...
22-05-2023
BBC 2