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Episode #002: Back Up In Your A** With the Referendum

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's constitutional referendum passed this past Sunday, and you may have heard some news about it. So what exactly does it do, and why are so many people so up in arms about it? Phil and Cooper break it down for you, and discuss Egypt's tourism troubles (and Jaden Smith's obsession with pyramids). 3:15 - Erdogan's referendum win no clean sweep (Barin Kayaoglu) 3:15 - Where does Erdogan's referendum win leave Turkey? (Cengiz Candar) 3:15 - Is calm transition possible after Turkey's referendum? (A correspondent in Turkey) 3:15 - Calls for referendum annulment rise in Turkey (Amberin Zaman) 17:15 - Why are Sylvester Stallone, Salma Hayek, Will Smith visiting Egypt? (Ahmed Aleem) Intro Music: Geto Boys - Still Song: Rashit - Teker Teker Feel free to email us at podcasts@al-monitor.com with any questions, comments, concerns, or feedback you may have!

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's constitutional referendum passed this past Sunday, and you may have heard some news about it. So what exactly does it do, and why are so many people so up in arms about it? Phil and Cooper break it down for you, and discuss Egypt's tourism troubles (and Jaden Smith's obsession with pyramids).

Intro Music: Geto Boys - Still

Song: Rashit - Teker Teker

Feel free to email us at podcasts@al-monitor.com with any questions, comments, concerns, or feedback you may have!