2008 Gatekeeper’s Full Interview with Turkey Prime Minister
Turkey Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan takes Gatekeepers questions
Shayla Harris, a video journalist with The New York Times, has produced new video stories on Turkey that examine the conflict between religion and secularism, health in poor areas of eastern Turkey and the views of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Islam, Iraq, the United States and domestic Turkish issues.
Harris accompanied the fall 2008 IRP Gatekeeper Editors who met with Turkish leaders in a wide range of fields.
The editors met with Turkey Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan for an interview covering a wide range of topics, including U.S. Turkey relations, Iraq, energy, religion and the new U.S. administration.
Erdogan recently made headlines by walking out of a session at the World Economic Forum following a heated debate on the Gaza conflict.
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