Recap radio: Turkey elections 2024 | Episode 4: İstanbul

In its final pre-election episode, Recap radio covers the high-stakes race in İstanbul, where the winning party will have long-lasting impacts on broader Turkish politics.

With a splash of drama, Recap radio asks: Will incumbent mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu keep his seat, or will the AKP take back Turkey’s largest city?

Guests include Oğuz Üçüncü, an İstanbul deputy for AKP, Meral Danış Beştaş, İstanbul mayoral candidate for DEM Party, Sinem Adar, an associate at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs, Seda Demiralp, professor of political science at Işık University and Berk Esen, associate professor of political science at Sabancı University in İstanbul.

Research, reporting and production by host Azra Ceylan. Editing by Diego Cupolo, Gonca Tokyol and Ingrid Woudwijk.

Recap radio is available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

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