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Mehmet Simsek - Turkish Deputy Prime Minister

20/07/2016 GMT

Turkish Deputy Prime Minister - Mehmet Simsek

BBC World Service - HARDtalk, Turkish Deputy Prime Minister - Mehmet Simsek

Has the attempted coup exposed weaknesses in the hold of power of President Erdogan?

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 in power of President Erdogan? Around 15,000 personnel from the military, police, judiciary and civil service have either been arrested or relieved from duty. Is President Erdogan, the target of the coup, too polarising a figure for Turkey and becoming a liability for the ruling party?

(Photo: Mehmet Simsek speaking about his country's budget, 2014. Credit: Altan/AFP/Getty Images)

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