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Weekend: Turkey goes to the polls in local elections

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Turkey goes to the polls in local elections

31/03/2024 GMT

BBC World Service - Weekend, Turkey goes to the polls in local elections

President Erdogan's party is hoping to regain control of the biggest city, Istanbul.

People are voting in municipal elections in Turkey, with President Erdogan's party hoping to regain control of urban areas including the capital, Ankara, and the biggest city, Istanbul. 

Also in the programme: The Gulf Arab state of Qatar is facing claims that it has arrested a British-Mexican citizen because of his sexuality, we hear from his brother; and scientists in the UK are scouring the rooftops of cathedrals looking for cosmic dust.

Joining presenter Paul Henley are Chitra Nagarajan, a writer and human rights activist specialising in Nigeria and West Africa; and David Keen, a writer, political economist and professor of conflict studies at the London School of Economics.

(Photo: A person votes for the local elections at a polling station in Istanbul, Turkey, 31 March 2024. Some 61 million people will vote in the Turkish local elections in overall 81 provinces. Credit: EPA/Erdem Sahin)

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