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Syrian refugees in turkey turkish government as a swarm of that around four million. theres a huge refugee deal that has been struck and it seems to be functioning what would happen if turkey were really to go down where are all these people going to go what about the turkish citizens look at venezuela. of course turkey has not at that point but just thinking of the worst case scenario what is going to happen to all those people are they going to stay are they going to look for better options so...

Businesses couldnt pay back loans denominated in euros dollars. that the economic trouble in turkey could also have serious political consequences some experts predict a new set in refugees and warn that domestic extremist groups could try to take advantage of the economic and political turmoil. that the president added one keeps blaming the west for his problems he threatened to turn toward authoritarian states like china and russia turkey might even decide to leave nato. what does economic and...

A certain risk and we dont want to push them in that direction but if turkey has its census together they wouldnt leave nato because of their own rational national interest and so the question is now how do we balance turkish interests and our interests and im rather im not for soft conditions im also not somebody is saying just we dont have to we can turn a blind eye on it doesnt matter of us or of course it matters but we should be aware of our own influence and how important we are for them a...

Attention to the interests of you are closest allies like the united states and germany when you think you have other interests and russia or china is not a serious turn of turf for. for the long range. policy where they want to find their place in the world. the question is and before we talk about the conditionality in the terms that would have to be struck for germany helping turkey the lets just address the question of what would happen if turkey and germany and europe to turn a blind eye to...

A deal under the right terms hes willing to to respect the deal that is that is my lesson i draw from the migrant deal with turkey. this is i had to say because its a german web working at things that somehow people states and leaders of states are rational actors theyre not look at putin look at trump. look at some of the things our own leadership has done look at greece i mean you know. look at venezuela look at mr maduro. rationality does not impinge on politics especially not on autocrats th...

The streets of portland. we saw the mayor turn his back on the citizens of portland for his political ambitions. i dont know who is worse, that mayor or oakland or philadelphia or new york. there are a whole bunch of them and never accepted this president and will put -- out of the public safety of their citizens. ireland the portland mayor because he will hear about this, ice employees are taxpayers and citizens, he has a duty to protect them. >> portlands mayor ted wheeler responding to report...

Turkeys biggest opposition party the fifty four year old is an outspoken defender of the text republic as envisioned by most of like a mulatto and. hes a charismatic speaker and a harsh critic of add one. is turkeys first presidential candidate to run from behind bars despite international protest hes been in custody for a year on the health on terrorism related charges. represents the pro kurdish h d p a party despised by the turkish government many of those backing the forty five year old atto...

A funds to turkey that could put some pressure on turkey particularly as turkey is the european european union is turkeys main trading partner and germany itself is number one thought but then turkey but the european union and particularly germany doesnt need to cooperation on the refugees there is this refugee deal that has helped to curtail large numbers of people entering into the european union that is particularly important to germany beyond that there is corporation on antiterrorism now al...

Sanctions upon turkey. turkey and russia tight trading partners. how is this upping the tensions with the two countries? >> reporter: this has the real possibility of being devastating for turkeys economy. russia is turkeys second largest economy. they get 60% of their gas from russia. and people here are worried that tap could be turned off. especially in the winter. they also have a multibillion dollar nuclear power plant they are working with. to put the squeeze on turkey between turkey and m...

Complicit in providing and sudan. if we are not looking farther down the chain. worlds attention should be on iran. if you choke off their weapons. if you have a rocket you cant is -- >> there is no solution without iran in compliance within reason. there is nothing on the horizon. what is troubling even the loss of lives is the bigger picture. just recent history we have in effect lost egypt i think were still sending a billion and a half every year. they say they denounce israel. turkey used t...