{"id":323656,"date":"2026-03-06T09:00:03","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T09:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/authoritarianism-thrives-when-we-stop-believing-in-each-other-ece-temelkuran\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T09:00:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T09:00:03","slug":"authoritarianism-thrives-when-we-stop-believing-in-each-other-ece-temelkuran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/authoritarianism-thrives-when-we-stop-believing-in-each-other-ece-temelkuran\/","title":{"rendered":"Authoritarianism thrives when we stop believing in each other &#8211; Ece Temelkuran"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/HdaLUr04KBM\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Authoritarianism thrives when we stop believing in each other - Ece Temelkuran\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HdaLUr04KBM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Warning: moderate strong language<\/p>\n<p>Ece Temelkaran is an award-winning journalist and novelist who has spent years warning that the collapse of democracy rarely announces itself with a bang. Instead, it happens gradually &#8211; institution is weaken, truth is eroded and what once felt unthinkable becomes normal. <\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>Ece knows this first hand. After being fired from her newspaper in Turkey amid mounting political pressure, she watched her country slide towards what she says is authoritarianism, a story she believes is no longer uniquely Turkish but part of a wider global pattern. In her writing, she argues that the real danger isn&#8217;t just strong men or populist leaders, but how easily societies adapt to them. Her latest book, Nation of Strangers, explores belonging and exile. But beneath it lies the same urgent question that has defined much of her work. How do democracies fail? And can they still be saved? <\/p>\n<p>On this episode of Ways to Change the World, Krishnan Guru-Murthy speaks to Ece about democratic backsliding, the moral crisis she believes sits at the heart of modern politics, the experience of exile, and why rebuilding democracy may require not just political change, but a deeper transformation in how we see ourselves and each other.<\/p>\n<p>This interview was recorded on 13 February 2026. <\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Warning: moderate strong language Ece Temelkaran is an award-winning journalist and novelist who has spent years warning that the collapse of democracy rarely announces itself with a bang. 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