And it’s never been easier, with municipalities’ resources & income tied directly to 2 ministries under the Presidential Palace, since last year. Erdoğan did say in his speech last night that even if the opposition won, “we’ll see how they can govern”... he seemed bitterly amused
The AKP has a tradition of "starving" opposition municipalities of resources. Difficult to see how they do that to Istanbul, if they accept the loss of the city. It is the heart and lungs of an already deeply shaky economy.
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The CHP now has local control over ca 60% of the Turkish economy. It may prove hard for the gov to starve opposition municipalities significantly without affecting the broader economy and thus shooting itself in the foot
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Under this economy and given all restrictions, I’m not hopeful of the quality of services one could expect from the new mayors ln municipalities...but the main thing is the climate of fear hopefully dissolving, perhaps new political actors emerging as a result, lessons learned...
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Memories of Gökçek digging up the streets of evil CHP’li Çankaya for the hell of it...
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If they follow their tradition, which they inherit from their prophet, to do everything nasty to the opposition municipalities, they would see the worst in the following election.
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Turk has big Inflation Problem that is not sustainable. And there is zero evidence that Erdogan & Son in Law understand the problem & how to solve it. 19% inflation with a 24% policy rate is very high for a stable government and economy. So foreign investors should be wary.
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