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Erdogan has been leading Turkey for more than two decades now. But according to recent polls, it seems that support for himself and his party AKP has cratered to its lowest level ever. In this video, we take a look at why that is, and what drove his popularity in the first place.

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00:00 Introduction
00:54 Context
03:07 Erdogan's Popularity Explained
06:06 Turkey's Economy
07:59 Sponsored Content