Claimed, a victory for democracy . He has moved quickly to initiate what he calls essential cleansing ordering the arrest of thousands, purging the military and academia. Our question on this edition of quadriga, turkey coup blank check for erdogan . To answer the question, we have invited three guests following events in turkey very closely. It is a pleasure to welcome seda serdar. She says erdogan does not need anyone to give him a blank check. He is doing what he wants. It is a great pleasure to welcome back alan posener. He is a british german commentator at die welt. He says nobody is about to give erdogan a blank check, but demonizing him will help neither turkey nor the west. Great to have antje bauer with us, a freelance journalist who has reported on the middle east, turkey, and afghanistan, and is working with the Deutsche Welle academy. She says turkey has a new national hero, mr. Erdogan. He is as much an image of his ataturk was for his own. So, seda serdar, if this is a b
Claimed, a victory for democracy . He has moved quickly to initiate what he calls essential cleansing ordering the arrest of thousands, purging the military and academia. Our question on this edition of quadriga, turkey coup blank check for erdogan . To answer the question, we have invited three guests following events in turkey very closely. It is a pleasure to welcome seda serdar. She says erdogan does not need anyone to give him a blank check. He is doing what he wants. It is a great pleasure to welcome back alan posener. He is a british german commentator at die welt. He says nobody is about to give erdogan a blank check, but demonizing him will help neither turkey nor the west. Great to have antje bauer with us, a freelance journalist who has reported on the middle east, turkey, and afghanistan, and is working with the Deutsche Welle academy. She says turkey has a new national hero, mr. Erdogan. He is as much an image of his ataturk was for his own. So, seda serdar, if this is a b
Claimed, a victory for democracy . He has moved quickly to initiate what he calls essential cleansing ordering the arrest of thousands, purging the military and academia. Our question on this edition of quadriga, turkey coup blank check for erdogan . To answer the question, we have invited three guests following events in turkey very closely. It is a pleasure to welcome seda serdar. She says erdogan does not need anyone to give him a blank check. He is doing what he wants. It is a great pleasure to welcome back alan posener. He is a british german commentator at die welt. He says nobody is about to give erdogan a blank check, but demonizing him will help neither turkey nor the west. Great to have antje bauer with us, a freelance journalist who has reported on the middle east, turkey, and afghanistan, and is working with the Deutsche Welle academy. She says turkey has a new national hero, mr. Erdogan. He is as much an image of his ataturk was for his own. So, seda serdar, if this is a b
Claimed, a victory for democracy . He has moved quickly to initiate what he calls essential cleansing ordering the arrest of thousands, purging the military and academia. Our question on this edition of quadriga, turkey coup blank check for erdogan . To answer the question, we have invited three guests following events in turkey very closely. It is a pleasure to welcome seda serdar. She says erdogan does not need anyone to give him a blank check. He is doing what he wants. It is a great pleasure to welcome back alan posener. He is a british german commentator at die welt. He says nobody is about to give erdogan a blank check, but demonizing him will help neither turkey nor the west. Great to have antje bauer with us, a freelance journalist who has reported on the middle east, turkey, and afghanistan, and is working with the Deutsche Welle academy. She says turkey has a new national hero, mr. Erdogan. He is as much an image of his ataturk was for his own. So, seda serdar, if this is a b
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