and that is the biggest mistake the akp elite have been making over and over throughout the years.nking is if we have the ballot box, this is democracy, is what they are saying, and i am saying no because the ballot box is only one of the requirements for a proper democracy. in addition to the ballot box, you need other things. you need rule of law, separation of powers, checks and balances, definitely a free media, definitely an independent academia, you need women's rights, you need lgbt rights. together with all these components, you can have a proper, pluralistic, functioning democracy. now, if you don't have any of those other components and only have the ballot box, that system cannot be called a democracy. it can only be a majoritarianism at best. at worst, it will go towards authoritarianism. what we have lost in turkey is the culture of code systems. what we have lost is the understanding that we can have diversity and unity at the same time. we can have shared values. rather than that, it has always been half of the society pitted against the other half. and this is the r

akp, tayyip erdogan. >> we don't want them.1000 years we could not become part of the you because we are a muslim nation, and europe is supporting terrorists. >> i have two flags here, which one do you want? >> the turkish one, always the turkish one. reporter: this woman teaches political science. he has been studying turkey-e.u. relations for years. how bad are they really right now? >> it has never been cooperative. they have feigned many -- face many crises before now. there is a crisis partly related to turkey's internal problems and the european union's internal problems. there are harsh comments on the other side as part of the negotiations, and i think both sides are using it as a strategic discourse during the negotiations. so this can be overcome, but only if there is political willingness to do so. reporter: let's see if people in this neighborhood believe in the turkish-european friendship. students are artists, a stronghold of the political opposition. 80% voted no in the referendum. what do people think about the

they must previously -- speaking to the akp, he has plans to boost economic growth.e wants to lower inflation by bringing down interest rates, blaming high rates for pushing up prices. erdogan is trying to drum up trade outside the e.u. as political uncertainty scares off investors, heavily affecting the economy. reporter: turkey's economy is not in good decision -- condition. tourists are staying away, doing -- due to terrorist attacks. investors are skeptical because of the current political and economic situation. that at a ceremony to mark his return to the party, erdogan promised to change all that. he especially wants to lower the inflation rate, which reached 11% in march. that was the highest in over eight years. >> we will boost production and exports. we have been boosting, and we will keep boosting employment. god willing, we will lower inflation further. in the meantime, we will certainly bring down interest rates. reporter: erdogan has previously declared himself an enemy of interest rates. that comment exerted pressure on the lira. brent: that was the b

while the local branch of the akp did not want to meet us, these pro-yes activists are happy to be filmedthey don't have a big audience today, but they think the constitutional reforms will also have positive effects for kurds. mr. ay: the new constitution promises everyone countless new freedoms, irrespective of their ethnic origin, faith, or political views. but when a lawmaker or mayor supports a terrorist organization like the pkk, then they must be brought to account, regardless of whether they're kurdish or not. gunnar: yasar is worried the ongoing repression of a peaceful kurdish opposition will drive more people into the arms of the pkk. he works for a small kurdish television channel, which is now only permitted to broadcast online. he doesn't know how much longer that will last, but he hopes erdogan will be denied the chance to implement his plans. mr. yasar: since my father has been in prison, i know that i have to fight harder for justice. you can lock up my father, but you can't stop our longing for freedom. gunnar: for now, a tense calm has descended on diyarbakir. but yasar

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