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Turkey: Erdogan's agenda

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After an historic win, Turkey’s prime minister promises consensus-building before constitutional change. A senior member of his AK Party insists that reform won’t lead to less democracy.

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  • Mervé OZDEMIRKIRAN, Turkish lecturer of Political Sciences at Sciences Po, Paris.
  • BAHADIR KALEAGASI, President, Bosphore Institute.
  • Suat KINIKLIOĞLU, AK Party deputy chairman of external affairs (from Istanbul).
  • Japser MORTIMER, France 24 correspondent (from the Syrian border).

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