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On democracy after the Turkish referendum

Supporters of Turkish President Erdogan wave national flags during a rally for the upcoming referendum in the Black Sea city of Rize

Kemal Kirişci, the TÜSİAD senior fellow and director of the Center on the United States and Europe‘s Turkey Project, breaks down Turkey’s upcoming referendum, which would transfer significant power to President Erdoğan, and explains how movement away from democratic ideals could alter the rule-based world order led by the United States.

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