my guest is long standing erdogan critic, the exiled turkish writer ece temelkuran. a presidential election is looming. does the opposition have what it takes to end the erdogan era? ece temelkuran, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, stephen. your country is grappling with a humanitarian crisis of unimaginable scale. the death toll has now passed well past 40,000, millions are displaced, and the government is saying that this is a time for national unity and solidarity. for you as a very prominent critic of president erdogan, can you at least share that sentiment? well, there is a national unity. unfortunately, the government is out of this unity. they have to connect with people right now, because most of the people, well, i can say millions of people, are feeling like they are trying to help the victims of the earthquake despite the government. despite the regime s strong hand, who is trying to do everything on their own? how can you say that, when we all see the turkish emerg
he s been taken to hospital but his condition s unknown. shameema begum, who fled the uk tojoin islamic state when she was 15, fails to regain her british citizenship. and, at least four people are killed, after cyclone freddy makes landfall in madagascar. hello and welcome to the programme. president putin has been addressing crowds filling moscow s main stadium for a patriotic gala concert, to mark one year of russia s invasion of ukraine. he insisted that his decision to launch military action was entirelyjustified to protect russia s security. mr putin went on to stress that the cooperation between china and russia on the world stage is very important to stabilize the international situation . our russia editor steve rosenberg is in moscow. to russia s largest football stadium they came in their tens of thousands, not to cheer on their team, but to support their president. from colleges, factories and state enterprises, they had been bussed in specially for a kremlin sh
old were hit. translation: the? old were hit. translation: they came in with old were hit. translation: they came in with so old were hit. translation: they came in with so much old were hit. translation: tie: came in with so much rage, so much hatred against palestinian people, it is the first time i ve known it like that since 2004. ~ i ve known it like that since 2004. . ., , i ve known it like that since 2004. ~ ., , ., ., 2004. we are seeing more and more relatives 2004. we are seeing more and more relatives arrive 2004. we are seeing more and more relatives arrive here - 2004. we are seeing more and more relatives arrive here and| more relatives arrive here and on this ward alone, they are treating people in every room now with bullet wounds. one doctor iceberg who said this is one of the worst events of its kind he has seen recently, he called it a disaster. one doctor i spoke to. thousands turned out for another day of funerals. today s raid in nablus is now the de
intention of withdrawing his troops. translation: there are battles going on right now on our- historical frontiers, for our people. courageous warriors are fighting, just like the ones that are standing here with us now. they are battling bravely and heroically. we are proud of them. let s give them three cheers! cheering. this is the picture the kremlin wanted, russia united. it s 15, but as you can see, this place is packed. now, that doesn t mean that russians idolise vladimir putin and are willing to come out and freeze themselves just to support him. this is a highly stage managed, kremlin choreographed concert. that doesn t change the fact that much of what putin says and does does strike a chord with a lot of people here. when vladimir putin speaks about russia reasserting itself
of those killed were civilians, including two elderly men and a teenage boy. the israeli military said its troops, none of whom were injured, came underfire whilst targeting suspected militants in the city of nablus. another day of death and bloodshed in nablus. the worst this city has seen since the depths of this conflict two decades ago stopping it started with israeli undercover forces seen here entering the city in disguise. then it was mid morning, into streets packed with people, sparking gunfights with palestinian militant. troops opened fire and blue up a building in the old city. translation: i and blue up a building in the old city. translation: i was woken by old city. translation: i was woken by an old city. translation: i was woken by an explosion -