Why Erdogan’s Opponents Accepted Defeat / Redaktsiya
The election of the century has been held in Turkey, with a second round having taken place for the first time in a hundred years. Given the (real!) 90% turnout, the difference between the number of votes was minimal, which means that the people of Turkey were essentially split 50-50. It seemed that mass protests were inevitable, some even predicted a civil war in Turkey. Yet the opposition accepted its defeat, and everything appeared to have gone without a hitch. Why?
Watch Redakstiya cover this big story right from Turkey.
Contents:
00:00 The election of the century
03:06 Who Turkish people from different walks of life voted for
05:50 Is the mood in Turkey reminiscent of 2012 in Russia?
07:15 Why the election was rescheduled for May 14
11:17 Prices have gone up 300%: what’s going on with Turkey’s economy
16:47 Erdogan: “They have dollars, we have Allah”... and weapons
18:00 How corrupt is Turkey?
20:34 How the earthquake changed the country and the election campaign
24:35 How Erdogan rose to power and turned Turkey into a super-presidential republic
27:09 What is life like in Turkish villages?
29:00 Why did the opposition choose Kemal Kilicdaroglu to be its leader?
33:49 Women’s rights in Turkey
35:35 Will Turkey stop being a secular state?
37:17 Was Kemal Kilicdaroglu really going to deport Russians?
41:58 Russian hackers’ involvement in the Turkish election
44:00 The father votes for Erdogan, the son for the opposition: how Turkish families argue about politics
45:44 Is there freedom of speech in Turkey?
48:30 How Erdogan opened an investigation into his main political opponent
50:00 All TV networks promoted the same candidate in the lead up to the election
52:10 The opposition won all the best Turkish cities
53:55 How clean was the election?
57:17 What will happen in Turkey after Erdogan’s victory?
1:00:00 Why didn’t the opposition take to the streets?
1:01:43 Regarding plans, which not many people now have
