do about nothing to whether the turks are integrated. what was the most assimilated group in german society ever? it was the jews. it was because they were assimilated that they were annihilated. that is what the nazis said. this group it is -- they were liquidated from germany. origin, dof turkish you accept german culture? i would say yes, up to a certain point. there are certain things about you that i'm not sure. look at what happens when you assimilate. it is not whether immigrants assimilate slowly or not. it is about it there are people who are willing to use that to with up emotions against other people. yesterday the jews, tomorrow the turks or whatever. it is all over. peter: your thoughts? >> i completely agree. definitely --ted you listen to the isd. he is a member of the government. she is a german politician. -- i do not know how to put it. he said she should be disposed of. of jews are a good example being assimilated and integrated, how it does not protect anyone. peter: give me a answer to the file in question. has germa

putting turks also after migrants but mostly turks on the test so it's not so much about assimilating integration is enough but you have to prove very hard that you are and to great so every little slip for example if as you i don't know if you will talk about it probably in a minute. i feel like we are questioned every day how well integrated are you can you prove that what you think about our don so you're not i think you know it's really amazing i mean what is integration integration has different aspects like social integration cultural integration structural integration and then you have emotionally to gratian and that's the most important part and when i think sometimes you know what do germans from being with integration what would show i have the feeling that a turk could never be considered as a con you know hundred percent integrated person. germany i mean some germans have an expectation which is not realistic we have black hair we some of us a wear headscarves some of us go to mosques this is the reality i don't i don't understand what integration the expectation guarding

there had been a coup that brought a group of ethnic turk leaders into power. these young turks try to excel rate the pace of reform. -- ottoman empire was dubbed what this title meant was the other european great power saw in the ottomans a declining empire, no able to defend or protect itself. the ottomans saw some of this danger themselves. they reached out to the german empire for land force military trainers, the british for naval and it- naval trainers, is important to know the ottoman the corruptiont riddled and incompetent organization of a century earlier. in 1914, they were addled tested and had numerous company and field grade officers with experience that have proved themselves on the battlefield. onecompelling point is no entered world war i with the intent or desire to destroy the ottoman empire. it was a competitor for the russians and a necessary chill for the british. however, once the ideal carving up the ottoman empire started in the minds of the european with greedy and unrealistic eyes. i made no mention of the french to this point, as they

the one the election was a bit about their desire not to see conservative turks anatolian turks whatever you want to call them pushed back into the shadows by the you know the secular elite so to speak in some of the cities that used to rule turkey. i think. the opposition especially the opposition candidate he was able to consolidate his own party on electorate but he was not really able to convince the. kondratieff waters in the country because of the also the simply because of the historical baggage of the c.h.b. the republican people party because the republican people party people supported does not have really a good reputation among the conservative waters plus the also the candidate for the presidency m r i mean he has also in the past many statements for instance against the headscarf the listing of the headscarf one just through three years ago and suddenly when he was nominated he start to make promises that he is not he doesn't have any issue with the headscarf. in turkey that pickett people might use it whenever they want it but this was not really common thing for people fo

i think everyone, turks, kurds, arab, should live together in peace and unity. reporter: according to state-run news agency, the h.d.p. won 11.5% of the vote, while over the 10% minimum threshold needed to enter parliament. the party's success comes despite the fact that its presidential candidate has been in prison since 2016. he was arrested on charges of linked to the p.k.k., something he firmly denies. president erdogan's a.k. party, meanwhile, has fallen short of securing an outright majority in parliament and an unexpectedly strong showing by far-right nationalist ally, the m.h.p., however, could translate into the stable parliamentary majority erdogan is calling for. the two parties are projected to get 293 and 50 seats respectively in the 600-member schame per. the opposition republican people's party, the c.h.p., finally has won just over 23% of votes, its worst results in a general election since 2007. anchor: let's go live to istanbul, where our reporter is standing by. let's go back to the speech that the opposition candidate ince gave not not long a

of the won the election was a bit about their desire not to see conservative turks anatolian turks whatever you want to call them pushed back into the shadows by the you know the secular elites so to speak in some of the cities that used to rule turkey. i think. the opposition especially the opposition candidate he was able to consolidate his own party on electorate but he was not really able to convince the. kondratieff waters in the country because of the also the simply because of the historical baggage of the c.h.b. the republican people party because the republican people party people supported does not have a really good reputation among the conservative waters plus the also the candidate for the presidency m r i mean he has also in the past many statements for instance against the headscarf the listing of the headscarf one just through three years ago and suddenly when he was nominated he start to make promises that he is not he doesn't have any issue with the headscarf. in turkey that pickett people might use it whenever they want it but this was not really common thing for people s

. >> tatul: they are turks. >> anthony: they are turks?lain. >> tigran: i think probably they are not - they did not bear historical responsibility for the actions committed by the ottomans, but the struggle of the people of nagorno-karabakh for their existence is a continuation of the struggle of armenian people to live peacefully in their historical homeland. >> tatul: i'm not saying that azeris and turks are the same nations. >> anthony: right. >> tatul: but they are turkic nations. >> anthony: they're working in unison. >> tatul: yeah, they are working in unity today to isolate armenia. >> anthony: do you think there's a sense that when people look at this conflict, they think, they look back and they say, "this is what could happen in the future"? >> tigran: yes, absolutely. it is absolutely an existential conflict. if we lose, we know that we will be destroyed. >> anthony: who will help? who cares? >> saro: support. >> anthony: who will support you if things once again get ugly? what do you think the future -- >> tatul: no one. >> an

. >> tatul: they are turks. >> anthony: they are turks? explain. >> tigran: i think probably they are not - they did not bear historical responsibility for the actions committed by the ottomans, but the struggle of the people of nagorno-karabakh for their existence is kind of a continuation of the struggle of armenian people to live peacefully in their historical homeland. >> tatul: i'm not saying that azeris and turks are the same nations. >> anthony: right. >> tatul: but they are turkic nations. >> anthony: they're working in unison. >> tatul: yeah, they are working in unity today to isolate armenia. >> anthony: do you think there's a sense that when people look at this conflict, they think, they look back and they say, "this is what could happen in the future"? >> tigran: yes, absolutely. it is absolutely an existential conflict. if we lose, we know that we will be destroyed. >> anthony: who will help? who cares? >> saro: support. >> anthony: who will support you if things once again get ugly? what do you think the future -? >> tatul: n

as eventually candidates to tie affair to one's position is uncertain but his domain and someone turks abroad is more clear within germany he and his party have a double digit lead according to recent polls a lead that could prove decisive germany for its part has banned turkish politicians from campaigning in the country a decision that has enraged erda want his critics say that his post coup crackdown has made a mockery of democracy and if he wins that power consolidation is likely to continue our coverage of the turkish vote begins with this report. after one supporters and opponents stand side by side in front of the turkish general consulate in berlin up to sixty thousand turkish citizens are expected to vote at this polling station alone votes from turks living abroad could swing the election it's likely to be a close one. as you can see members of the turkish community are eager to cast their votes here in berlin they want to decide in which direction the country is heading but where too many different opinions. six candidates have entered the presidential election and eight par

up to sixty thousand turkish citizens are expected to vote at this polling station alone votes from turks living abroad could swing the election it's likely to be a close one. as you can see members of the turkish community are eager to cast their votes here in berlin they want to decide in which direction the country is heading where too many different opinions. six candidates have entered the presidential election and eight parties hope to win votes in the parliamentary election but most people here will be voting for or against heir to one. and you can with the same government should stay everything should remain as is which party k.p. . that is everything i bothers me what he did to us for sixteen years was not right he worked for himself. or any one is the best because he's built roads and hospitals for that one even proper roads in turkey or of the union. the first day of the election has run smoothly each party has sent election monitors there it decisively countering accusations of vote rigging the turkish authorities carefully displaying openness did not every evening these ballo

time low versus the dollar but it's still down around fifteen percent so far this year for ordinary turks and president tayyip erdogan and it's a big source of worry he's been battling to stop the currency crisis ahead of elections next month in the past week there's been a steep interest rate hike the central bank governor has also tried to reassure foreign investors that capital controls which would block money leaving the country won't be needed although in the short term the strategy seems to have worked challenges remain on wednesday credit ratings agency moody's cut turkey's economic growth forecasts well joining us now from london is charles robertson global chief economist with renaissance capital thanks so much for being with us so what's going on with turkey's economy particularly these big swings in the currency it's taken a while but there's been a massive build up of debt private sector debt and turkey over the last ten fifteen years and we've been concerned for the last two to three is that at some point in the medium term like now you're going to see lending stop growth sto

he will become the most powerful turk in recent memory.blem with that of course is while half of the country loves him and adores him, the conservative half, that includes many people he has lifted out of poverty. the other half mostly composed of leftist and seculars dee spies him. if he wins, turkey's crisis which is a direct result of his trajectory is not going to end. it's going to be exacerbated. i feel unless mr. erdogan becomes a politician and unites the country again, his victory does not promise stability for turkey. it actually might be a threat to make turkey more unstable. >> so, we were just seeing some banners and they were for the main kurdish party leader. and he is actually in jail and he was allowed to make a speech from jail. but people have described the election as sort of, you know, you can't really have a free proper election under a state of emergency where one of the main leaders is in 1y5i8 and all the rest of it. do you think it will be a credible election? >> i think that so far the campaign has not been fair

s team the meter took eight percent it was the first time turks chose their president and parliament at the same time so far once a k. party is leading with forty three percent now the c.h.p. is second with twenty three percent and the h.d. p. will be the largest third largest party with just over eleven percent now these are live pictures from ankara where present one is addressing his supporters in the turkish capital let's crossover listening to see what he has to say. you didn't give it as you all know all your good thoughts other symbols died almost like you fought my closest con ten thousand. competitor you know the difference between you know. many persons we have between us about twenty two percent difference between the two of us amount of. we have received that but. i want to. know who have trust in me who have trust in my party who have trust in my leadership i want to thank you. from the bottom of my how to cut out the. job but. also go to. the parties. jelly i want to thank him before you go in front of us. he supported my presidential campaign. also had i learned. i als

and important issues also for ethnic turks living here in berlin. tickets electing campaigning in the german capital is good good advice and. friends are canvassing for turkey's pro kurdish party this is the word this is for the election in turkey were against you know the one they didn't get that was against everyone ok i'll take one of those. is very left because of president are gone he's very concerned about politics in his home country. he's been. been in germany for six years and in the grass and many of my friends and my entire family are still there and they're dissatisfied and we have to change it or topple this government but not everyone here is against and on these women are complaining for the turkish president and his a.k.p. party they don't like speaking to the german press and initially brushed me off. this whose party colleagues from the a.t.p. see the president after take a piece of portis as a provocation they shout adeline is a terrorist agger one is a murderer. a heated answer comes right back a passer by says you are the real m

turkey goes to the polls in one week's time three million turks who live abroad are also able to vote the question is are you for or against president carter was an important issue also for ethnic turks living here in berlin. tickets electing campaigning in a german capital is good good advice and. friends are canvassing for turkey's pro kurdish party this is for you but this is for the election in turkey were against you know the one you didn't get that was against air to one ok i'll take one for. those who left because of president don he's very concerned about politics in his home country. i've been in germany for six years. and many of my friends and my entire family are still there and they're dissatisfied and we have to change it or topple this government but not everyone here is against and on these women are complaining for the turkish president and his a.k.p. party they don't like speaking to the gym impress me and initially brush me off. party colleagues from the eighty pct of presents after take a piece of porthos as a provocation they shout added one is that terrorist agha

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to do what orthodox people would suggest and what the market wanted to see what does that mean for turks though when they when they're getting paid continue to get paid in lira and their currencies seemingly losing value on the international markets it's i mean it's tough i mean it's interesting that a couple of years ago or once suggested the turks should save in a layer or gold and gold has actually been a relatively good store of value for turkish people real estate quite a good way to try and protect your savings but but the lira self hasn't been great so you're going to see inflation rise that's going to hurt people usually hurts the poorest we think we're going to see growth slowed best suit to three percent this year and the population is growing one to two so per capita that's really not much of a game these these are tough times for turks now good to speak with you charles robinson joining us there in london thanks so much to our trade relations between the u.s. in key allies have taken a giant step backwards the trumpet ministration is putting tariffs on steel an alum in import

fifty four percent of turks see economy as the most important issue one nine percent say it is terrorism these sometimes replace each other economists take it johnson space issues are mostly homemade and part of the periodic cycle it doesn't see a major risk to. the economy is reliant on the dollar during the other party's rules turkey spend what it had in hand and what it borrowed from abroad so the income has remained the same expenditures rose. parties line. is that foreign man a place in has cause that's the klein supporters appear happy with that argument. all require a look at america the west in israel or the one out of spite i vote for. turkey first the failed coup attempt in two thousand and sixteen and has been ruled by a state of emergency since then thousands of workers have been sacked and many politicians controversially jailed for allegedly linked with what aired on considers to be terror groups even pro kurdish presidential candidate still out and democrat has been jailed for more than a year without trial he campaigns from behind bars. although that the economy is second

to do what orthodox people would suggest and what the market wanted to see what does that mean for turks though when they when they're getting paid continue to get paid in lira and their currency is seemingly losing value on the international markets it's i mean it's tough i mean it's interesting that a couple of years ago or once suggested the turks should save in lira or gold and gold has actually been a relatively good store of value for turkish people real estate quite a good way to try and protect your savings but but the lira self hasn't been great so you're going to see inflation rise that's going to hurt people usually hurts the poorest we think we're going to see growth slowed at best suit to three percent this year and the population's growing one to two so per capita of us really not much of a gain these are these are tough times for turks no good to speak with you charles robinson joining us there in london thanks from us to. now trade relations between the u.s. and key allies have taken a giant step backwards to trump and ministration is putting tariffs on steel and alum uni

with the turks it has been difficult as well. it is something they were not happy about. we have made progress now three weeks ago and we came to an understanding on how our forces would work together to resolve a complicated issue between kurds and arabs and a real mix. so progress. we are hopeful we can build on that. they were ultimately be part of a political resolution and an important part. we need to recognize and do our best to work alongside of them. now that the election is over, i'm hoping we can begin a more productive conversation with them. senator graham: iraq, could you give us an assessment of the political progress there and the challenges? and if you can answer this question, if iraqis would expect the force of nato and u.s. forces, is it in our interest to leave that force behind? secretary pompeo: that is the current plan. there is some work that will be advanced. at the nato summit in a few days, we hope to develop that nato force. we watched closely as the election took place and as government efforts have begun . our ambassador there and our team o

we want the turks to get the f 35. but can you tell us today mr. secretary that we will not deliver the f 35 to turkey until they pledge they won't acquire the as/400. >> we have been very clear with the turks about the rest facilities associated with acquisition of the as/400. >> i dunno what you say by risk they will only understand a very definitive statement. we sent them one. i think it's the poor that the u.s. government beyond the thing page. some asking you to make a definitive statement, if not right now, which i think would be helpful. but very quickly. as you know there was a ceremony in texas, the same day the committee took the action, here . and i think the more turkey things that it can proceed down this path without a very firm statement from the united states, the more this will drag out. you have to make it clear, you have to choose, you are a nato ally, you should be doing something that puts your fellow nato allies at rest. >> very complex situation we are certainly reviewing it. we have spoken to turkey and great legs. i spoke

you are the president of all turks you want my president and the president of all turks let's bring in our correspondent in istanbul scene and i said in this sounds pretty much like a concession speech. well actually if only. the candidate in just even the election campaign was kind of harsh in terms of critics against don but he has a return. rick of embracing all segments of society and this was his discourse as well and after last night's rumors that the election results were rigged he figured out he say's he figured out that everything was in line with the hire act or old boy's decision to use what he says is actually a sign that he respect the status of presidency in the country but of course this is this was a tough morning for president are gone it's all because c.h.p. is in the parliament and they have their alliance so says party lost its majority if you take out the nationalists votes in the parliament it's been that they they are going to continue challenging president don in terms of his powers but he has a highly he said he has a highly important critic about the powers

galvanized into bringing their supporters out of proportion many of turkey see results orienteers turks have abandoned their holidays to come here and to their homes all across the country to cast their votes but on the other side of the earth once campaigns have been voicing concerns about their voter turnout in fact heard one in the last day of campaigning yesterday toured istanbul stronghold of his photos with a message you have to come out and vote and how that call is heeded could be a key factor into terminal what is expected be an extremely closely fought campaign and just a reminder of the top story that we're following for you. germany have beaten sweden to one and their nail biting second game the winning goal was scored just moments before the final victory keeps the defending champion to in the tournament with one game that in the group stage. and over get you can always get news on the go just down from google play or from the apple store that will give you access to all the latest news from around the world as well as push notifications for any breaking news and you can al

you have seen outsourced diplomacy in syria to russians and the turks. big investments in places like the balkans that we did not see during the obama administration. and the continued partnership between the russian government and the trump adminstration with respect to pushing trump's agenda, because of russian government propaganda is, they were pushing a storyline in the u.s. media. they have not given up on their attempts to influence the american political dialogue. i don't think that there's any evidence that they are bad behavior is lessening. i think, frankly, it's getting worse and worse. let me turn to the iran nuclear agreement. i would love you to talk to us for a few minutes about what our strategy is. the announcement that we were going to pull out of the agreement was not unexpected. the message has been sent, from what i understand, that we are going to reimpose u.s. sanctions , but also secondary sanctions. as you know, chancellor merkel and others in the european union are attempting to try to keep the iranians to their end of the agre

of the won the election was a bit about their desire not to see conservative turks anatolian turks whatever you want to call them pushed back into the shadows by the you know the secular elite so to speak in some of the cities that used to rule turkey. i think. the opposition especially the opposition candidate he was able to consolidate his own party on electorate but he was not really able to convince the. cons are it if waters in the country because of the also the simply because of the historical baggage of the c.h.b. the republican people party because the republican people's party people's party does not have a really good reputation among the conservative waters plus the also the candidate for the presidency m r i mean he has also in the past many statements for instance against the headscarf the listing of the headscarf one just threw three years ago and suddenly when he was nominated he start to make promises that he is not he doesn't have any issue with the headscarf. in turkey that pick it people might use it whenever they want it but this was not really common thing for people s

this is going to be the sixth time in four years and the second time under emergency rule that turks hit the ballot box most polls show president project type are drawn the had a five rivals but short of the fifty percent needed for a first round when opening the way for a risk you run off the economy could be a factor in the result the national currency is lost twenty percent since the new year public opinion survey or as arson jar say's it's the main reason the election's been brought forward eighteen months is there in the dirt fifty four percent of turks see the economy as the most important issue one nine percent say it is terrorism these sometimes replace each other but economists take it johnson sais the issues are mostly homemade and part of the periodic cycle it doesn't see a major risk to. the economy is reliant on the dollar during the other party's rules turkey spend what it had in hand and what it borrowed from abroad so the income has remained the same while the expenditures rose. dawn's ruling parties line on the iraq is that a foreign man a place in has cause that's t

about the crackdown on government critics freedoms and mass arrests at least seventy eight thousand turks have been arrested and one hundred fifty two thousand fired from their jobs following the failed coup attempt two years ago turkey's struggling economy will be one of the main issues people will be considering as they head to the polls this weekend the value of the year has fallen interest rates and inflation are rising and that's hurting people's pockets because who has more from istanbul this is going to be the sixth time in four years and the second time under emergency rule that turks to the ballot box most of all so present projects i've heard on the head of five rivals but short of the fifty percent needed for a first round when opening the way for a risk you run of the economy could be a factor in the result the national currency is lost twenty percent since the new year public opinion survey or as arson jar say's that's the main reason the election's been brought forward eighteen months. is there in the dirt fifty four percent of turks see economy as the most important issue o

i have been very engaged with the turks on this. it is a very serious matter. we have been clear in all of our communications with the turkish government that acquisition of the s 400, which we would assess to have occurred when there is an actual delivery of the technology, we have been clear on multiple occasions with the highest level of the turkish government that there will be consequences. we will abide by the rules and when we determine a transaction has been made, we will impose sanctions. we have also been very clear that across-the- board, an acquisition of as/400 will inevitably affect the prospect for turkish military and industrial corporation within the united states. >> i think we have to put this in the context of that this is a crucial ally and partner. what they are doing for us with isis is essential. we worked with them very closely in intelligence and other areas but this has the potential to spike the punch. i think we can't be any clearer about saying that both privately and publicly. a decision on as/400 will qualitatively change the u.s

reporter: this video shocked millions of turks. it was recorded during the constitutional referendum last year. the footage purports to show dozens of ballot papers being stamped as valid after the vote. this woman and her colleagues are still angry at this apparent irregularity and the prospect of it happening again this year. >> this is one reason why many people think elections in turkey are rigged. i don't believe last year's referendum really went the governments way. that is why we want to make sure there is no deception this time. >> hello, we are trying to keep votes safe. do you want to help? reporter: she and her fellow activists are on the streets of istanbul practically every day. they talk to voters and try to persuade them to sign up as monitors. >> we are not from a political party. we are part of the citizen's initiative. reporter: election monitors are allowed to be present at all polling stations in turkey. often there are not enough volunteers. in the conservative is that district, best in a conservative istanbul

after the election the office of president will be awarded in new powers which a slim majority of turks approved and a referendum last year parliamentary elections have also been taking place on the ruling a k party is leading in those fifty six million people have voted in turkey and one point five million turks voted from up wrote. about at the top of the hour with all the latest news headlines and of course the latest from the football stadium of. light from many clubs over the years so i know the guy even so i got. the ball isn't only about what happens on the pitch for the final school it's about the passion from the fans it's the age of the super manager will be their own it's expected to do twenty million why. it's an experience like nothing else only because i want to share what i think what i know about the beautiful day migrate to what will transpire. going to. you know world of big partisan movie lot and conspiracy it's time to wake up to the deeper to hit the stories that made stream media refuses to tell more than ever we need to be smarter we need to stop slamming the door

but as turks digested the news, election monitors from the organization for security and cooperationn europe expressed doubts about how fair the presidential and parliamentary elections had been. >> this is not and we did not regarded as being an equal playing fieldld at a a. in relation to beatat it, it certainly wasn't, and neither in relation to campaigning either. >> the defeated presidential candidate conmned the elections as unfair from start to finish him of and he urged everyone to concenentrate on uniting a deeply divided country. >> mr. erdogan, as of today, please do not ask like e presidt of the ak party. be thehe president for 85 millin people. embrace everyone. >> that message will resonate with a lot of turkish voters, many of whom were devastated by the results. >> i am only 25. this is a very beautiful country. i want to live in this country, but as a young woman, everything isis in danger. it's becoming harder to livive here. women arenen't respectct, and te ededucation sysystem is upside . >> but others are happy that erdogan had one. many describibe the result as

the 1.5 million turks never materialised.alist, so we will end on that shared point. when was the last time you heard a conservative say something like this? but what capitalism has brought with growth and progress in so many fields in the past, i feel it's not delivering now. economic power has been concentrated in the hands of a few and crony capitalists have rigged the system in their favour and against the rest of us. well, no surprises, gove had a few thoughts about how to solve that — reforms to corporate governance, restricting lobbying by big business, improving education and even doing a betterjob of valuing the environment. but he was the first to admit that these ideas need a bit of work. so what can we do to bridle the excesses of capitalism? here's helen thomas. prankster about capitalism is hardly new. —— angst about capitalism. power and wealth has raised concerns that the system's winners were not playing fair, that intervention was needed to share the benefits more widely. financial markets around the world a

still many in the turkish community are hostile to exiled turks such as travel surely. together with some two thousand other academics he signed a petition calling for peace in turkey's kurdish regions he could now face trial in turkey for supporting terrorism. but has been welcomed by germans who have a lot to do with the turkish community. usually people in rich berlin there are artists among them activists academics. i know some of them from the days of the gazey park protests. it came to show the host it's very nice for us to have them hand but i would say it's a very difficult situation for them here she awake. and his german wife yulia shorts have founded an online university participants can sign up for seminars and lectures on subjects that are off limits in turkey. were mainly catering to academics who aren't in a position to leave turkey because their passports were confiscated at the kind of house or those who have been fired from their jobs. or we try to help them find new work opportunities abroad who are here including here in germany that want our plant g

been, in my it has time in this administration, difficult with the turks. it was difficult before that. themecision to work with is not something they were happy about. we made progress. we came to an understanding about how our forces would work together to resolve a complicated issue between kurds and arabs, a real mix. progress. we are hopeful we can build on that. they will be part of a political resolution, an important part. we need to recognize that and do our best to work alongside them. now that the election is over hope we can have a more productive conversation with them. , can you giveraq us an assessment of the progress in iraq. if the iraqis would accept a residual force made up of nato and u.s. forces, do you think it is in our interest to leave that force behind? sec. pompeo: that is the current administration plan. there is some work that will be in aced at the nato summit few days to develop that nato force. we have watched closely our thessador and our team on ground watched closely as the election took place and government formation effo