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HARDtalk: Binali Yildirim, Turkish Prime Minister

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28/04/2017

Binali Yildirim, Turkish Prime Minister

BBC News Channel - HARDtalk, Binali Yildirim, Turkish Prime Minister

Zeinab Badawi speaks to the Turkish prime minister Binali Yildirim.

Zeinab Badawi speaks to the Turkish prime minister Binali Yildirim. They discuss the recent referendum giving the presidency greater powers and the future of Turkish democracy.

HARDtalk's Zeinab Badawi is in Ankara to speak to the Turkish prime minister, Binali Yildirim, in an exclusive BBC interview. Politicians from the ruling AK Party say they are trying to bring the country together after the divisive referendum giving the presidency greater powers. 

The government narrowly won the vote, but the result is still being questioned by opposition parties and no-voters. Protests claiming the poll was rigged have been widespread, but the electoral commission has upheld the outcome. Is the country sliding towards one-party dictatorship?

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