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Season 1 – Turkey: Empire of Erdogan

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Turkey: Empire of Erdogan — Season 1

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David Morrissey

Narrator

Gabriel Range

Director

Marta Garcia Aliaga

Producer

Sarah Waldron

Executive Producer

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired May 9, 2023 Born at a time when Turkey is ruled by the secular elite, Recep Tayyip Erdogan joins an Islamist party and becomes hugely popular as mayor of Istanbul. But Turkey's constitution forbids the mixing of religion and politics. Details Episode 2 Aired May 10, 2023 A few months after his brutal crackdown on protestors in Istanbul's Gezi Park, Erdogan faces another challenge to his rule, a corruption scandal. Blaming it on his one-time ally, the cleric Fethullah Gulen, Erdogan continues to consolidate power. Details
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Season Info

Director
Gabriel Range
Executive Producer
Sarah Waldron
Network
BBC
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
British English
Release Date
May 9, 2023