Power to the President
A Screening with HBO's VICE at Lincoln Center
- In-Person
- David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center
Broadway between 62nd and 63rd Streets
New York, NY 10023 - 7:30PM – 9PM EDT
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan used high passions and political tensions to push through a referendum that has granted him sweeping new powers – and moved Turkey’s democracy closer to dictatorship.
When factions of the Turkish military attempted a coup on President Erdogan’s government, he reacted with a forceful crackdown. Over 100,000 people have been detained or dismissed, including civil servants, teachers, and journalists. In the latest episode ofÌýVICE on HBO,ÌýIsobel YeungÌýtravels to Turkey as the country heads to the polls in a nationwide referendum that grants Erdogan unprecedented power.
JoinÌý¹ú²úÊÓƵ NYCÌýandÌýVICEÌýatÌýLincoln CenterÌýfor a screening of “Power to the President” followed by a conversation with Isobel Yeung and other foreign policy experts on Erdogan’s unprecedented rise to power and what it means for the nation he governs.Ìý
PARTICIPANTS
Isobel YeungÌý
Correspondent and Producer,ÌýVICE on HBO
Nic DawesÌý
Deputy Executive Director for Media, Human Rights Watch
Beverly ChaseÌý
Supervising Producer, VICE on HBO
Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Follow the conversation online usingÌýÌýand by followingÌý.Ìý