The Erdoğan (economic) bubble bursts. Secular skepticism will decide Turkey’s fate

Politico published a feature on 04 June 2014 analysing the economic progression of Turkey ahead of the general election taking place on 7 June 2015 and the impact the end of the economic boom in the country might have on the results fpr the AKP, the party in government, and its leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Further related url hyperlinks present political and economic perspectives relating to Turkey in the final days leading up to the general election.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Turkish central bank raises lending rate to 12% / Financial turmoil hits emerging economies http://www.europeansources.info/record/turkish-central-bank-raises-lending-rate-to-12-financial-turmoil-hits-emerging-economies/

ESO: Background information: Turkish general election, June 2015 http://www.europeansources.info/record/turkish-general-election-june-2015/

EUObserver, 05.06.15: Turkey elections: More democracy or more authoritarianism? https://euobserver.com/beyond-brussels/128981

Politico, 05.06.15: [Opinion] Secular skepticism will decide Turkey’s fate http://www.politico.eu/article/kemalists-secular-skepticism-turkey-elections-2015/

BBC News, 05.06.15: Turkey election: What's the economic context? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-32983983

EUObserver, 05.06.15: Turkey elections: worst case scenario https://euobserver.com/foreign/128984

The Wall Street Journal, 05.06.15: President Erdogan’s Future Hangs in Balance in Turkey Election http://www.wsj.com/articles/president-erdogans-future-hangs-in-balance-in-turkey-election-1433476861

Euro|Topics: Main Focus, 05.06.15: Turkey facing key election http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/aktuell.html/NEWSLETTER-2015-06-05-Turkey-facing-key-election

Politico, 06.06.15: The president and the protégé http://www.politico.eu/article/turkey-election-rivalry-erdogan-davutoglu-2015/

---