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10:00Turkey

Turkish democracy faces a constitutional crisis amid fears that the ruling Islamic party will undermine secular ideals. Hundreds of thousands have protested the selection of a presidential candidate whose wife covers her head.

Guests

Ambassador Mark Parris, former U.S. Ambassador to Turkey; visiting fellow and director of Turkey 2007 at the Brookings Institution.

Yasemin Congar, Washington bureau chief and columnist for the Turkish newspaper Milliyet; Washington correspondent for CNN Turk.

Zeyno Baran, director, Center for Eurasian Policy and senior fellow at the Hudson Institute

11:00Robert Hormats: "The Price of Liberty" (Times Books)

An international financing expert draws on history for lessons about how to finance the current War on Terrorism.

Guests

Robert Hormats, vice chairman of Goldman Sachs, he has served in numerous presidential administrations and is a former member of the board of directors of the Council on Foreign Relations.

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