Turkey’s President Fights for Political Survival

<p>For two decades, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has loomed large over Turkish politics. But skyrocketing inflation and a devastating earthquake have eroded his power and, in a presidential election over the weekend, he was forced into a runoff.</p><p>Ben Hubbard, The Times’s Istanbul bureau chief, discusses how Turkey’s troubles have made Mr. Erdogan politically vulnerable.</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/ben-hubbard?smid=pc-thedaily">Ben Hubbard</a>, the Istanbul bureau chief for The New York Times. </p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>Despite the headwinds, Mr. Erdogan appears to be in a strong position to emerge with another five-year term.<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/article/turkey-election-erdogan.html"> Here’s what to know</a>.</li><li>The election suggested that even if Mr. Erdogan’s<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/15/world/middleeast/turkey-election-polls-erdogan.html"> grip on power has been loosened, it has not yet broken</a>.</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.</p>