VOMENA July 6, 2018

This week, we bring you the second part of an in depth conversation about the presidential election and the ruling Justice and Development party or AKP in Turkey with sinan Birdal, a visiting assistant professor of International Relations and Middle East Studies at the University of Southern California In the second part of the conversation, we speak about the base of support for President Ardogan and his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) . We also discuss about the impact of government's economic policies, the ongoing state of emergency as well as Turkey’s military intervention in Syria on the country’s political landscape and the June 24 elections. We will also speak with award winning director Gianfranco Rosi about his documentary film Fire at Sea. It explores the human cost of refugee crisis. https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/jun/09/fire-at-sea-review-masterly-and-moving-look-at-the-migrant-crisis