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Why the Kurds will be decisive in Turkey's elections

One of Turkish President Erdogan’s most prominent political opponents, Selahattin Demirtaş, has spoken out from prison to the Financial Times, urging Turkey’s opposition to seize what he said is its best chance yet to defeat Erdogan. Selahattin Demirtaş - who led the Peoples’ Democratic party (HDP), Turkey’s third-largest political group, before he was jailed in 2016 - also stressed that the Kurdish minority, which makes up about 18 percent of the population, will be decisive on May 14. Ayla Jean Yackley, a journalist covering Turkey with stories in The Financial Times, Politico, and other major outlets, joins Thanos Davelis to discuss her interview with Selahattin Demirtaş for the Financial Times, that explores the decisive role Turkey’s Kurds will play in the upcoming elections.

Read Ayla Jean Yackley’s latest piece in Financial Times here: ‘Kurds will be decisive’: Erdoğan opponent piles on Turkey election pressure from prison

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