Turkish President Erdoğan’s grip on power threatened by devastating earthquake

Source:The Conversation Date:20Feb2023

Erdoğan has a major dilemma. If he allows the elections to take place as planned in June 2023, he is likely to lose them. Even before the earthquake, polling suggested that he would lose against

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FT: In charts: can Erdogan’s gamble keep the Turkish lira steady?

Source:Financial Times Date:21Feb2022

Erdogan, a staunch opponent of high interest rates, triggered a collapse in the currency at the end of last year when he ordered the central bank to aggressively cut borrowing costs despite

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