A Wharton Professor Pledges Revolution in Turkish Economy After Elections

Source:Bloomberg Date:22Mar2023

As a Turkish opposition alliance tries to mastermind a victory at the polls against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a small coterie of economic advisers is hatching plans for what happens next.

Among them, Bilge Yilmaz may get the biggest say.

A likely pick for the job of Turkey’s economy czar if the ballot breaks the opposition’s way, the finance professor at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School oversees economic policies for the second-largest party in the bloc assembled to face down Erdogan in May elections.