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How young Turks are trying to make their voices heard

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Nothing ever changes in Turkey. That’s something we heard very often when talking to young people about politics in their country. In this episode, we are trying to shed light on why they think so. Talking to feminists, activists and future politians, we learn more about whose voices are heard in Turkish politics. Learn more: The autoritarian consolidation attempt in Turkey: https://theloop.ecpr.eu/the-authoritarian-consolidation-attempt-in-turkey/ Women's rights in Turkey: https://eca.unwomen.org/en/where-we-are/turkiye Data on the Turkish parliament: https://data.ipu.org/content/t%C3%BCrkiye?chamber_id=13548+

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