On Turkey's elections.
Alp Kayserilioglu joins us to talk about a crucial election. Erdogan’s rule is seriously threatened for the first time, with high inflation biting into living standards.
Who are the main candidates and do what they propose? Where does AKP draw its support from, and what has sustained its legitimacy? We discuss the supposed supposed culture war between conservative Islamic values and secular liberal ones. And ask how Erdogan has managed the economic crisis of the past few years.
We conclude with Alp trying to place Erdogan in longer historical context: 2023 marks 100 years of the Turkish Republic. Does Erdogan represent a radical break, or nationalist continuity?
Readings:
/388/ Betting on Bukele (I) ft. Nelson Rauda / Juan Rojas
/387/ Get Fungal to Save Culture ft. Lias Saoudi (Fat White Family)
Excerpt: /386/ Reading Club: Globalisation (III & IV)
/384/ Millennial Rule ft. Amber A'Lee Frost
/383/ Stare into the Abyss with Us ft. Juliano Fiori
Excerpt: /382/ Death of the Millennial Left ft. Chris Cutrone
UNLOCKED: /373/ Take a Stand: Be Neutral! ft. Lily Lynch
[FROM THE VAULT] /104/ The Aristocracy of Finance ft. Alexander Zevin
[FROM THE VAULT] /44/ Neoliberal Order Breakdown Syndrome (N.O.B.S.)
[FROM THE VAULT] /74/ Order Not Freedom ft. Quinn Slobodian
[FROM THE VAULT] /161/ Culture is Bad for You ft. Mark Taylor
[FROM THE VAULT] /46/ Exiting Capitalist Realism
[FROM THE VAULT] /136/ Banana Monarchy ft. David Edgerton
/381/ Contemporary Art: Inane Spectacle & Pompous Discourse, ft. JJ Charlesworth
Excerpt: /380/ Josephine’s Body Count
/379/ Sexy Pictures of Taylor Swift (Not Brexit)
Excerpt: /378/ Reading Club: Globalisation (II)
/377/ The Locked-Up Country ft. Shahar Hameiri & Tom Chodor
Excerpt: /376/ AufheBonus Bonus - Nov 2023
Excerpt: /375/ From Hyperliberalism to the Grayzone
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