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Soli Özel, Professor of International Relations at Istanbul's Kadir Has University

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Douglas Herbert speaks to Soli Özel, Professor of International Relations at Istanbul's Kadir Has University and columnist for the Turkish daily Habertürk. He analyses last weekend's general elections in Turkey, which delivered a solid - although not unequivocal - victory for Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

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