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Mehmet Simsek

HARDtalk's Stephen Sackur speaks to Mehmet Simsek, Turkey's deputy Prime Minister. Will Turkey pay a heavy price for President Erdogan's pivot away from the West?

HARDtalk's Stephen Sackur speaks to Mehmet Simsek, Turkey's deputy Prime Minister. Turkey's president Erdogan was once the darling of western Governments, now he's viewed with deep suspicion - and the thing is, he doesn't seem to care. So, American and European misgivings about Turkey's latest military operation inside Syria are being ignored, so too requests that he ease up on domestic repression. Will Turkey pay a heavy price for this pivot away from the West?

30 minutes

Last on

Fri 9 Feb 201821:30GMT

Credits

RoleContributor
PresenterStephen Sackur
Interviewed GuestMehmet Simsek

Broadcasts

  • Fri 9 Feb 201804:30GMT
  • Fri 9 Feb 201809:30GMT
  • Fri 9 Feb 201815:30GMT
  • Fri 9 Feb 201821:30GMT