President Erdogan of Turkey

Published: May 15, 2018, 10:41 a.m.

In a special edition of the programme, Zeinab Badawi is in the Turkish capital of Ankara to speak to the country\u2019s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. He\u2019s busy preparing for elections which he has called a year and a half early. Is he trying to preempt a possible slide in his popularity, or simply trying to tighten his grip on power? And how worried is he about escalating tension in the Middle East? This episode was recorded on Thursday 10th May 2018.