The Gap Between Turkey's Politics and Society

Award-winning novelist Elif Shafak urges people in the West to reach out to progressives in Turkey.

Explainer Video Updated 30 September 2020 Published 26 June 2018 3 minute watch

The Gap Between Turkey's Politics and Society

Dr Elif Shafak

Interviewed during the London Conference 2018, she speaks about how the approach of civil society is not the same as the governmental approach in Turkey, and that it is important to ensure any criticism is balanced with support for the progressives.

She also explains history teaches us that democracy must not be taken granted, and we must not assume that it is only in certain countries that democracy can thrive.