turkey is losing his grip that's our topic here on quadri going to talk about that i'm joined here in the studio by shot a also the mayor he works for g.w. is turkish department and says a great moment for turkish democracy but the real struggle has only begun alan poser is a commentator for the daily de belt he believes everyone has lost the trust of the educated elise but he's far from finished and laura like obvious is an analyst for the turkish politics for the berlin based think tank german council on foreign relations she thinks quote the result of the local elections in south pole and other metropolitan cities indicate a shift in political conditions in turkey. thanks to all of you for being here and thanks to our viewers from wherever you are as well or if we could start with you what's happening in turkey and what are the voters in istanbul saying right now well i think what we're seeing in the minutes for elections not just stumble but also already in march is that they k.p. is losing its grip especially in the big cities in turkey the cities that you know is they have large

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