During his 20 years in power, he cracked down on dissidents and jailed a record number of journalists. Now, he's seeking reelection in Turkey.
Who is Recep Tayyip Erdoğan?
Who is Recep Tayyip Erdoğan?
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00:00Today, the closed period is the old Turkey period.
00:06The new period, which opens its doors to the back, is the new Turkey period, which carries the essence and spirit of our republic in its first years.
00:30The new period, which opens its doors to the back, is the new Turkey period, which carries the essence and spirit of our republic in its first years.
00:40The new period, which opens its doors to the back, is the new Turkey period, which carries the essence and spirit of our republic in its first years.
00:56These are against this nation.
01:00These are against this nation.
01:03Because Turkey is growing.
01:06Turkey is getting stronger.
01:07Turkey is getting stronger means that the nation is getting stronger.
01:12They cannot tolerate this.
01:15There are international powers behind this.
01:37The PKK terrorist organization is the enemy of Turkey, the enemy of Iraq, the enemy of America.
02:08I am calling on my nation.
02:11I am inviting our nation to the squares of our cities.
02:15I am inviting them to the airports.
02:18Let's gather in the squares and airports.
02:22Let them come with their tanks and cannons.
02:26Let them do whatever they want to do to the people.
02:29I have never known a power greater than the power of the people.
02:32Those who make this air blurry will pay a heavy price.
02:35They will pay a heavy price.
02:37I would like to express this.
03:05Some recently passed legislation and statutory decrees have created an environment conducive to torture and other forms of ill-treatment.
03:15Turkish prisons are full of journalists who only do their job, who have investigated, who have tried to reveal the reality of what is happening today in Turkey.
03:35The Turkish government is trying to stop this.
03:38The Turkish government is trying to stop this.
03:40The Turkish government is trying to stop this.
03:42The Turkish government is trying to stop this.
03:44The Turkish government is trying to stop this.
03:46The Turkish government is trying to stop this.
03:48The Turkish government is trying to stop this.
03:50The Turkish government is trying to stop this.
03:52The Turkish government is trying to stop this.
03:54The Turkish government is trying to stop this.
03:56The Turkish government is trying to stop this.
03:58The Turkish government is trying to stop this.
04:00The Turkish government is trying to stop this.
04:02The Turkish government is trying to stop this.
04:04With the recent power outages, the living conditions have already begun to deteriorate due to economic reasons.
04:15We go home, we are under the blanket.
04:17We go home, we don't turn on the light.
04:19We go home, we don't turn on the stove.
04:21What kind of life is this?