{"id":230090,"date":"2025-03-27T15:05:25","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T15:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/whats-in-store-for-turkeys-future-to-the-point\/"},"modified":"2025-03-27T15:05:25","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T15:05:25","slug":"whats-in-store-for-turkeys-future-to-the-point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/whats-in-store-for-turkeys-future-to-the-point\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s in store for Turkey&#8217;s future? | To the point"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/lrt6Ux5pVLY\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"What's in store for Turkey's future? | To the point\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lrt6Ux5pVLY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s 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\u2019s most serious challenger has kicked off Turkey\u2019s biggest demonstrations in more than a decade.<\/p>\n<p>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 \u2013 with Erdogan pulling the strings. Is this a nail in the coffin of Turkish democracy?<\/p>\n<p>This week on To The Point we\u2019ll look at what the future holds in store for a major NATO power and European partner.<\/p>\n<p>Our guests:<\/p>\n<p>Dilek Kurban, human rights scholar with the Amsterdam Center for International Law<\/p>\n<p>Journalist Maximilian Popp, who was the German news magazine Der Spiegel\u2019s Turkey correspondent<\/p>\n<p>Journalist and author \u00d6zge Inan<\/p>\n<p>DW\u2019s correspondent Julia Hahn<\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<\/p>\n<p>0:00 Opener<\/p>\n<p>01:40 Is Turkey sliding into dictatorship?<\/p>\n<p>02:40 Turkey&#8217;s situation is worsening<\/p>\n<p>03:05 Protesters have a lot to lose<\/p>\n<p>03:30 Why was Imamoglu arrested now?<\/p>\n<p>04:40 Are the protests nationwide?<\/p>\n<p>04:50 Protesters come from all social backgrounds<\/p>\n<p>05:30 Many young people are joining the demonstrations<\/p>\n<p>06:17 Is Erdogan taking advantage?<\/p>\n<p>07:05 Video: Imamoglu and Erdogan<\/p>\n<p>08:30 Imamoglu is a threat to Erdogan<\/p>\n<p>09:24 Imamoglu corruption charges<\/p>\n<p>11:22 Is Erdogan like Putin?<\/p>\n<p>12:50 Western leaders enable Erdogan<\/p>\n<p>13:45 Why is Europe so moderate?<\/p>\n<p>14:20 Does Europe turn a blind eye?<\/p>\n<p>15:08 Video: Turkey and NATO<\/p>\n<p>16:38 What can Europe do to pressure Erdogan?<\/p>\n<p>17:50 What if Turkey becomes a dictatorship?<\/p>\n<p>20:40 Turkey is different from Russia and China<\/p>\n<p>22:40 The big picture<\/p>\n<p>23:30 Why doesn\u2019t Europe see its responsibility?<\/p>\n<p>24:00 People stand up<\/p>\n<p>25:00 Where will Imamoglu be in three years?<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n<p>#Turkey #Imamoglu #Erdogan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What\u2019s 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\u2019s most serious challenger has kicked off Turkey\u2019s biggest demonstrations in more than a decade. The popular mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu, is now sitting in prison facing charges [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":230091,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[130889],"tags":[],"actors":[],"class_list":["post-230090","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dw-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>What&#039;s in store for Turkey&#039;s future? | To the point | News ISC Videos<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Watch What&#039;s in store for Turkey&#039;s future? | To the point for free, here on News ISC. 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