Main content

Mehmet Simsek
HARDtalk's Zeinab Badawi speaks to Mehmet Simsek, Turkey's deputy Prime Minister. Has the attempted coup in Turkey exposed weaknesses in the hold on power of President Erdogan?
HARDtalk's Zeinab Badawi speaks to Mehmet Simsek, Turkey's deputy Prime Minister. The attempted coup in Turkey may have been crushed but has it exposed weaknesses in the hold on power of President Erdogan? Around fifteen thousand personnel from the military, police, judiciary and civil service have either been arrested or relieved from duty. Isn't President Erdogan, the target of the coup, too polarising a figure for Turkey, and becoming a liability for the ruling party?
Last on
Tue 19 Jul 2016
19:30GMT
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ News except UK & UK HD
Credits
Role | Contributor |
---|---|
Interviewer | Zeinab Badawi |
Interviewed Guest | Mehmet Simsek |
Broadcasts
- Mon 18 Jul 2016 19:30GMTÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ News except UK & UK HD
- Tue 19 Jul 2016 03:30GMTÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ News except UK & UK HD
- Tue 19 Jul 2016 08:30GMTÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ News except UK & UK HD
- Tue 19 Jul 2016 14:30GMTÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ News except UK & UK HD
- Tue 19 Jul 2016 19:30GMTÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ News except UK & UK HD