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Elif Shafak
HARDtalk's Stephen Sackur speaks to Elif Shafak, the Turkish novelist and writer - asking does the West get anywhere close to understanding Turkey's complex culture and politics?
HARDtalk's Stephen Sackur speaks to Elif Shafak, the Turkish novelist and writer who lives much of her life in London. A dozen years ago Europeans looked at Turkey and thought they saw a country becoming more like them - embracing western values and on a long term track to EU membership. But today Europe sees authoritarianism, conservatism and repression embodied in the all-powerful figure of President Erdogan. Does the West get anywhere close to understanding Turkey's complex culture and politics?
Last on
Sat 20 May 2017
07:30GMT
91热爆 News except UK & UK HD
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Stephen Sackur |
Interviewed Guest | Elif Shafak |
Broadcasts
- Mon 15 May 2017 03:30GMT91热爆 News except UK & UK HD
- Mon 15 May 2017 08:30GMT91热爆 News except UK & UK HD
- Mon 15 May 2017 14:30GMT91热爆 News except UK & UK HD
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- Sat 20 May 2017 03:30GMT91热爆 News Latin America & North America only
- Sat 20 May 2017 07:30GMT91热爆 News except UK & UK HD