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Zeitgeist Turkey | Episode 23: Health Ministry's opacity broke public's trust in Ankara by Duvar English

Zeitgeist Turkey | Episode 23: Health Ministry's opacity broke public's trust in Ankara by Duvar English

In this week's episode, Zeitgeist Turkey hosts Cansu Çamlıbel and Can Selçuki are joined by the editor of Zeitgeist Turkey, Azra Ceylan, for her impressions from the women's protest in Istanbul on Nov. 25, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. In this special audio episode, we turn our microphone to the women on the streets, who have had enough of impunity and leniency in the prosecution of violent crimes against them.

In this week's episode, Zeitgeist Turkey hosts Cansu Çamlıbel and Can Selçuki are joined by the editor of Zeitgeist Turkey, Azra Ceylan, for her impressions from the women's protest in Istanbul on Nov. 25, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. In this special audio episode, we turn our microphone to the women on the streets, who have had enough of impunity and leniency in the prosecution of violent crimes against them.

In this episode of Zeitgeist Turkey, Duvar English Editor-in-chief Cansu Çamlıbel and pollster Can Selçuki weigh the resignation of Bülent Arınç, a founding member of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), days after he urged the release of Osman Kavala and Selahattin Demirtaş. Although Arınç's comments initially fit in with the president's promises of reforms, they seemingly crossed boundaries for President Erdoğan's alliance partner.

In this episode of Zeitgeist Turkey, Duvar English Editor-in-chief Cansu Çamlıbel and pollster Can Selçuki weigh the resignation of Bülent Arınç, a founding member of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), days after he urged the release of Osman Kavala and Selahattin Demirtaş. Although Arınç's comments initially fit in with the president's promises of reforms, they seemingly crossed boundaries for President Erdoğan's alliance partner.

In this episode of Zeitgeist Turkey, co-hosts Cansu Çamlıbel and Can Selçuki speak with Turkish foreign policy expert and Washington Post columnist Aslı Aydıntaşbaş about the ruling AKP government's recent promises of democratic reforms. While the Turkish Central Bank's interest rate hike is a positive first step, the AKP will need policy reforms to convince the global community, Aydıntaşbaş said, adding that their coalition ally Nationalist Movement Party(MHP) may hinder that.

In this episode of Zeitgeist Turkey, co-hosts Cansu Çamlıbel and Can Selçuki speak with Turkish foreign policy expert and Washington Post columnist Aslı Aydıntaşbaş about the ruling AKP government's recent promises of democratic reforms. While the Turkish Central Bank's interest rate hike is a positive first step, the AKP will need policy reforms to convince the global community, Aydıntaşbaş said, adding that their coalition ally Nationalist Movement Party(MHP) may hinder that.

In this week's episode, Duvar English Editor-in-chief Cansu Çamlıbel and pollster Can Selçuki dissect the shocking resignation of Turkish Finance Minister Berat Albayrak on Nov. 8, noting that his exclusion from the palace's top ranks could have been a response to the erosion in the vote share of ruling People's Alliance. For the first time in the near past, the opposition's votes have surged to above 50 percent in November.

In this week's episode, Duvar English Editor-in-chief Cansu Çamlıbel and pollster Can Selçuki dissect the shocking resignation of Turkish Finance Minister Berat Albayrak on Nov. 8, noting that his exclusion from the palace's top ranks could have been a response to the erosion in the vote share of ruling People's Alliance. For the first time in the near past, the opposition's votes have surged to above 50 percent in November.