In three episodes, we talked to many young people who want change for Turkey. But part of the truth is: A majority of Turkish people doesn't seem to want this change. In the runoff of the 2023 Turkish elections, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan got the majority of votes with slightly over 52 %. So in the end, we have a decision: Five more years of AKP. Five more years of Erdoğans policy. What does this mean for the country? And especially for the young people like the ones we have been talking to?

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+

Trying to find out why many young Turks are unhappy about their country's current political and economic situation, we dive deeper into the subject of Turkey's economic crisis. As Barınamıyoruz activist Beril explains, students can hardly make a living in big cities like Istanbul, Ankara or Izmir. But how did it get this far?

Learn more:
DW, 'Turkey: Why inflation is skyrocketing under Erdogan': https://www.dw.com/en/turkey-erdogans-fiscal-policies-fuel-skyrocketing-inflation/a-62144094
Bank of England, 'Why have interest rates in the UK gone up?': https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/explainers/why-are-interest-rates-in-the-uk-going-up

Where do you see yourself in five years? In the first episode of our podcast we talk to young Turks about their hopes and dreams - and quickly notice that most of them have one thing in common.