His father said, no. You have to go and study at this Religious School i and you have to be a good boy. So, a completely authoritarian. Figure who shaped erdogans life away from what erdogan had wanted to become. Erdogans family were religious but modern turkey had largely been ruled by the Secular Elite. So, the Young Erdogan was made to feel like a Second Class Citizen for his faith. He felt stigmatised i that he was studying at a Religious School. So, i think at every stage in his upbringing, as a teenager and in his earlyl years, in his 20s, erdogan felt profoundly othered in a society that was formally secularist,. And i think he has a grudge against the system to this day. When he was growing up, i he was exposed to wealth and privilege, and he realised that people who had economic power. Were also people who promoted the idea of a secular society. They chant in turkish driven by this sense of injustice, erdogan joins the Islamist National Salvation Party in the mid 19705. They c
On turkey. And the countrys domestic politics. Including the growing power of the president and his party. Also, the role rival parties might play in this novembers elections. Good morning, everyone. Im director of turkey studies at middle east institute. Im very happy to welcome you all to our eighth annual conference on turkey. Each year as we convene this conference we fine keen interest in turkish matters. 2017 was very dramatic and a difficult year for turkey for its neighbors and allies including the United States. So we appreciate if you are making time to join us in our discussion. Our keynote speaker, is a leading voice on Turkish Affairs in Foreign Affairs of the german parliament. She will provide a firsthand report on the challenges facing ankara and berlin. We have elected members of the turkish and European Parliament on the program as well alongside a leader in u. S. Diplomacy toward turkey and expert analyst. You will hear our guest speaking guest speakers on three pane
We address the syrian impasse and how does this impact washington policy . We are lucky to have experts in the field with us today. I will keep it short so we can jump right in. First a few housekeeping items through todays event is being livestreamed and video recorded and it is also being broadcast on cspan so i encourage guests in the audience in attendance and viewing at home to join in on the conversation via twitter. Please feel free to comment as we go along and we will try to address those comments. This is the time or ask you to shut your cell phones down. We dont want or our guests to be interrupted as they engage in this conversation and now i am very pleased to hand over the conversation to my colleagues a research analyst. This is her first moderated event and we are very pleased to have you do this. Take it away. Thank you and thank you all for coming. Three weeks ago the turkish Army Launched an operation across the border in Northern Syria into region. Turkey is there f
Good morning everyone and welcome to the foundation for defense of democracies. My name is kim yojong and Senior Vice President for research and it is terrific to see so many familiar faces in the room. We are looking forward to our time the event this morning as we address the syrian impasse and how does this impact washington policy . We are lucky to have experts in the field with us today. I will keep it short so we can jump right in. First a few housekeeping items through todays event is being livestreamed and video recorded and it is also being broadcast on cspan so i encourage guests in the audience in attendance and viewing at home to join in on the conversation via twitter. Please feel free to comment as we go along and we will try to address those comments. This is the time or ask you to shut your cell phones down. We dont want or our guests to be interrupted as they engage in this conversation and now i am very pleased to hand over the conversation to my colleagues a research
And the inspired action you took to come to the aid of the veteran in crisis. Thank you all for the work that you do day in and day out on behalf of those who have served. A few weeks ago i had the honor of meeting with robert mcdonald, the secretary of the va. Secretary mcdonald is a man who has time and again answered the call of duty to his and our nation. He graduated from the United States military academy at west point in the top 2 of his class in 1975. An army veteran. Mr. Mcdonald served with the 82nd airborne division, completed jungle, arctic, desert warfare training, earned the ranger tab, that expert infantry men badge. Senior parachutist wing. Upon leaving military service, captain mcdonald was awarded the Meritorious Service medal. But mr. Mcdonalds expertise as a soldier is equal by his business beingaccumen. He earned a degree from the university of utah and has a career in the private sector. Before joining the va, chairman mcdonald was chairman, president and chief ex