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A dozen years ago, europeans looked to 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, well, europe sees authoritarianism, conservatism, and repression embodied in the all powerful figure of president erdogan. My guest is elif shafak, the turkish novelist and writer who lives much of her life in london. Does the west get anywhere close to understanding turkeys complex culture and politics . Elif shafak,...

A dozen years ago, europeans looked to 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, well, europe sees authoritarianism, conservatism, and repression embodied in the all powerful figure of president erdogan. My guest is elif shafak, the turkish novelist and writer who lives much of her life in london. Does the west get anywhere close to understanding turkeys complex culture and politics . Elif shafak,...

Im stephen sackur. A dozen years ago, europeans looked to 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, well, europe sees authoritarianism, conservatism, and repressionm embodied in the all powerful figure of president erdogan. My guest is elif shafak, the turkish novelist and writer who lives much of her life in london. Does the west get anywhere close to understanding turkeys complex culture and pol...

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And everything, my children were at school and stuff, i doubt, i think id be censored, id have to self—censor, but i havent. my whole childhood i had no barriers, i could do whatever we wanted — i didnt have to go to school, i didnt have to brush my teeth, i could do whatever i wanted and its been like that throughout my life as an artist, i have done what i want to do. i have decided, as im older, if my work isnt going to be hung in the best museums in the world because its about rape or ab...

>> you said its not just me, what i mean by that? >> oh its you too. its anyones critical. >> coming up next, when a properly emboldened uninspiring strongman is in power it is easier than you might think to go from the weaponization of justice that michael cohen is alleging to fall on autocracy. when we come back, ruth ben-ghiat, historian, esper on authoritarianism is going to explain how quiet, and effect of this erosion of democracy can actually be. autocrats can be very devious, and very in...

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So can we believe this is happening in america? >> its really shocking. i cannot get over the fact our governor signed this bill. basically is different doctor posts where it says that masks might harm the development of children on toddlers come if somebody complains to the licensing board he is spreading misinformation like the academy of pediatrics says its perfectly safe to put a mask on your two -year-old, then in that case that doctor may lose his license. it essentially sensors doctors bu...

So can we believe this is happening in america? >> its really shocking. i cannot get over the fact our governor signed this bill. basically is different doctor posts where it says that masks might harm the development of children on toddlers come if somebody complains to the licensing board he is spreading misinformation like the academy of pediatrics says its perfectly safe to put a mask on your two -year-old, then in that case that doctor may lose his license. it essentially sensors doctors bu...