Episode 220: Turkey Votes

<p>Today, Les, Jess, and Jamil discuss yesterday’s vote in Turkey, which will result in a runoff vote on May 28 between President Erdogan and his chief rival, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, as neither candidate received over 50% of the vote. If Kilicdaroglu wins, which would end Erdogan’s 20-year rule, he indicated that he will seek better ties with the United States and the West.</p><br><p>Do we expect that bilateral relations will improve if Kilicdaroglu wins? If Erdogan prevails again, how should President Biden handle Turkey? How problematic is Turkey’s relationship with Russia and China?</p><br><p>Hear our experts debate these issues and more in less than 10 minutes on our latest episode of Fault Lines!</p><br><p>Want to learn more about this topic? Check out these articles that our experts used to frame our discussion:</p><br><p><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/14/turkey-erdogan-election-opposition-kilicdaroglu/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/14/turkey-erdogan-election-opposition-kilicdaroglu/</a>&nbsp;</p><br><p><a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/having-established-turkey-on-the-world-stage-erdogan-faces-risky-vote-at-home-fd0793d9?mod=hp_lead_pos8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.wsj.com/articles/having-established-turkey-on-the-world-stage-erdogan-faces-risky-vote-at-home-fd0793d9?mod=hp_lead_pos8</a>&nbsp;</p><br><p>Follow our experts on Twitter:</p><br><p>@lestermunson</p><br><p>@NotTVJessJones</p><br><p>@jamil_n_jaffer</p><br><p><br></p><p>Like what we're doing here?&nbsp;</p><br><p>Be sure to rate, review, and subscribe.</p><br><p>And don’t forget to follow @masonnatsec on Twitter!</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>