Turkey: A Partner in Crisis
- Episode aired Jan 1, 2018
- TV-Y
- 25m
Once seen as a model of democracy, Turkey may be slipping toward autocracy. Critics charge that President Recip Tayyip Erdogan used a failed coup d'état in 2016 as a means of consolidating p... Read allOnce seen as a model of democracy, Turkey may be slipping toward autocracy. Critics charge that President Recip Tayyip Erdogan used a failed coup d'état in 2016 as a means of consolidating power - power he says is necessary to secure the state. Great Decisions producers traveled ... Read allOnce seen as a model of democracy, Turkey may be slipping toward autocracy. Critics charge that President Recip Tayyip Erdogan used a failed coup d'état in 2016 as a means of consolidating power - power he says is necessary to secure the state. Great Decisions producers traveled to Turkey to examine the relationship with this key U.S. ally.