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HARDtalk

Mehmet Simsek

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC News EuropeLatest broadcast: on BBC News North America

HARDtalk's Stephen Sackur speaks to Mehmet Simsek, Turkey's deputy Prime Minister. Turkey's president Erdogan was once the darling of western Governments, now he's viewed with deep suspicion - and the thing is, he doesn't seem to care. So, American and European misgivings about Turkey's latest military operation inside Syria are being ignored, so too requests that he ease up on domestic repression. Will Turkey pay a heavy price for this pivot away from the West? Show less

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Presenter:
Stephen Sackur
Interviewed Guest:
Mehmet Simsek

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