What's in store for Turkey's future? | To the Point

What’s happening in Turkey matters for the world: not least of all for Europe and NATO. The arrest of the man seen as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s most serious challenger has kicked off Turkey’s biggest demonstrations in more than a decade. The popular mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu, is now sitting in prison facing charges of corruption. His university degree has been invalidated, making him ineligible to run for president. Since his detention, hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets to echo his claim that the charges are politically motivated – with Erdogan pulling the strings. Is this a nail in the coffin of Turkish democracy? This week on To The Point we’ll look at what the future holds in store for a major NATO power and European partner. Our guests: Dilek Kurban, human rights scholar with the Amsterdam Center for International Law Journalist Maximilian Popp, who was the German news magazine Der Spiegel’s Turkey correspondent Journalist and author Özge Inan DW’s correspondent Julia Hahn Chapters: 0:00 Opener 01:40 Is Turkey sliding into dictatorship? 02:40 Turkey's situation is worsening 03:05 Protesters have a lot to lose 03:30 Why was Imamoglu arrested now? 04:40 Are the protests nationwide? 04:50 Protesters come from all social backgrounds 05:30 Many young people are joining the demonstrations 06:17 Is Erdogan taking advantage? 07:05 Video: Imamoglu and Erdogan 08:30 Imamoglu is a threat to Erdogan 09:24 Imamoglu corruption charges 11:22 Is Erdogan like Putin? 12:50 Western leaders enable Erdogan 13:45 Why is Europe so moderate? 14:20 Does Europe turn a blind eye? 15:08 Video: Turkey and NATO 16:38 What can Europe do to pressure Erdogan? 17:50 What if Turkey becomes a dictatorship? 20:40 Turkey is different from Russia and China 22:40 The big picture 23:30 Why doesn’t Europe see its responsibility? 24:00 People stand up 25:00 Where will Imamoglu be in three years? For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews ►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dwnews ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1 #Turkey #Imamoglu #Erdogan