{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"The Rise and Decline of Erdogan with Kaya Gen\u00e7","description":"Host Sanjay Ruparelia sat down with Kaya Gen\u00e7, a scholar, writer and journalist and the Istanbul correspondent for the Los Angeles Review of Books. His latest book, The Lion and the Nightingale: A Journey Through Modern Turkey, weaves a narrative of the current political climate in Turkey after the terror events and failed coup in 2016 through the personal stories of regular Turkish people. The \u201clion\u201d represents Turkey\u2019s past, its militant strength and power; while the \u201cnightingale\u201d conjures a song, representing Turkey\u2019s rich cultural history of art, literature and romance. In this episode, Dr. Gen\u00e7 talks about populism and the rise of Erdogan, the similarities between militant secularism and Islamic extremism, and the resurgence of the once-dormant Turkish left. &amp;nbsp;  ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Show Notes; Host: Sanjay Ruparelia, Jarislowsky Democracy Chair and Associate Professor of Politics and Public Administration at Toronto Metropolitan University Guest: Kaya Gen\u00e7, Turkish writer, journalist, and scholar, the Istanbul correspondent for The Los Angeles Review Books and a contributing editor to the Index on Censorship Further Reading:  The Lion and the Nightingale: A Journey Through Modern Turkey by Kaya Gen\u00e7  Erdogan's Imperial Presidency by Kaya Gen\u00e7, New York Review of Books  Istanbul's Youth Feel Emancipated and Precarious by Kaya Gen\u00e7, Los Angeles Review of Books  The Tragedy of the Turkish Left by Ahmet Samim, New Left Review &amp;nbsp; Read the transcript  here.&amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"On the Frontlines of Democracy","author_url":"https:\/\/www.jarislowskydemocracychair.ca\/frontlines-of-democracy","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/31597517\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/810a0a\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/31597517"}