Turkey election do-over

The World

 After his party’s candidate lost the race for Istanbul mayor, Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan decided to have another election. The European Parliament said the move ends the credibility of Turkey’s democracy. The World’s host Carol Hills speaks with Fariba Nawa, a journalist based in Istanbul.

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