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Transcripts for BBCNEWS Unspun World with John Simpson 20240604 02:44:00

By turkish standards, it was particularly high. the turnout here is often over 80% but, in the polling station we were in, in ankara we were there from just after the doors opened people were astonished at how crowded it was. and turks do take the ballot very, very seriously. orla, what kind of presidency will follow this? i think we can expect more of the same, and stricter, if i can put it like that. i mean, what we ve seen in the last few years is a very obvious growing authoritarianism, the erosion of freedoms, particularly press freedom. you know, people go to jail here for insulting the president. many, many, many people have gone to jailfor insulting the president. and the executive presidency that was established here after a referendum really puts all the power in president erdogan s hands. and that had been one of the key campaign promises of the opposition, that they would overturn that system, they would restore parliamentary democracy, they would have a prime ....

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Transcripts for BBCNEWS Unspun World with John Simpson 20240604 03:44:00

Anything like this. i have never seen participation like this. and, actually, even by turkish standards, it was particularly high. the turnout here is often over 80% but, in the polling station we were in, in ankara we were there from just after the doors opened people were astonished at how crowded it was. and turks do take the ballot very, very seriously. orla, what kind of presidency will follow this? i think we can expect more of the same, and stricter, if i can put it like that. i mean, what we ve seen in the last few years is a very obvious growing authoritarianism, the erosion of freedoms, particularly press freedom. you know, people go to jail here for insulting the president. many, many, many people have gone to jailfor insulting the president. and the executive presidency that was established here after a referendum really puts all the power in president erdogan s hands. and that had been one ....

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Pera Brings an Easy Room and Turkish Standards to Northern Liberties

Come to this neighborhood BYO for baklava, manti haloed in yogurt, and bright mezze you can share with a date. ....

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