HARDtalk
Mehmet Simsek, Turkish Finance Minister
30 minutes
Stephen Sackur talks to Mehmet Simsek, Turkey's Finance Minister. Can his country afford to upset Washington and Brussels as it flexes its strategic muscle? Show more
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30 minutes
Stephen Sackur talks to Mehmet Simsek, Turkey's Finance Minister. Can his country afford to upset Washington and Brussels as it flexes its strategic muscle? Show more
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC NewsLatest broadcast: on BBC News Channel HD
Interviews with newsmakers and personalities from across the globe. Stephen Sackur speaks to Mehmet Simsek, Turkey's deputy prime minister. Show more
30 minutes
Zeinab Badawi speaks to Mehmet Simsek, Turkey's deputy prime minister. Has the attempted coup exposed weaknesses in the hold of power of president Erdogan? Show more
30 minutes
Zeinab Badawi is in Ankara to speak to Turkey's finance minister, Mehmet Simsek. Why have protests erupted across the country like never before under the ruling AK party? Show more
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First broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS EuropeLatest broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS South Asia
Described as having an authoritarian style of political leadership in Turkey, why have protests erupted like never before under the ruling AK party? HARDtalk asks Mehmet Simsek. Show more
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC News EuropeLatest broadcast: on BBC News Asia Pacific
HARDtalk's Zeinab Badawi speaks to Mehmet Simsek, Turkey's deputy Prime Minister. Has the attempted coup in Turkey exposed weaknesses in the hold on power of President Erdogan? Show more
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. Will Turkey pay a heavy price for President Erdogan's pivot away from the West? Show more