Name: Turkey's Story Tells the World Just How Fragile Democracy Is
Uploaded: 2017-04-18T07:11:12
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Description: Writer Elif Shafak argues that Turkey has declined into authoritarianism - and there are lessons to be learnt for the rest of the world. Viewsnight is BBC Newsnight's place for ideas and debate.

Turkey's Story Tells the World Just How Fragile Democracy Is

Writer Elif Shafak argues that Turkey has declined into authoritarianism - and there are lessons to be learnt for the rest of the world. Viewsnight is BBC Newsnight's place for ideas and debate.

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