Turkey elections and Erdogan’s media domination | The Listening Post

With President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the verge of re-election in the second round next week, what’s next for what is left of Turkish journalism?

Contributors:
Mustafa Akyol - Senior Fellow, Cato Institute
Ravza Kavakci Kan - AK Party Member of Parliament
Seren Selvin Korkmaz - Co-founder, IstanPol Institute & Lecturer, Stockholm University
Güney Yildiz - Researcher & Analyst

On our radar:
Another death in Guatemala. Producer Flo Phillips reports on elPeriódico, the investigative magazine forced to close after coming into conflict with the powers that be.

US vs China: The (cold) war of words:
Reflecting tensions or creating them? Producer Meenakshi Ravi looks at the media’s role in the geopolitical staredown between two of the world’s great economic and military powers - China and the United States.

Contributors:
Kaiser Kuo - Host, Sinica Podcast
Lizzi Lee - Journalist, Wall Street TV
Einar Tangen - Senior Fellow, Taihe Institute & Founder, Asia Narratives

Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe
Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/ajlisteningpost/
Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/ajlisteningpost
Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera
Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/

@AljazeeraEnglish
#Aljazeeraenglish
#news
#turkey
#turkeyelections
#turkiye