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Turkey: Erdoğan’s Credibility Shaken

“The electoral infrastructure and the mobilisation of the security apparatus — the police and Islamo-nationalist militias rather than the army — may get Erdoğan re-elected. But the three pillars of his political project — the credibility of the state, his assertive foreign policy and economic success — have been shaken by the earthquake .”

Turkey

 “We refuse to recognise the hostile verdict against Leyla Güven”
Turkish Voters Upset Erdogan Competitive Authoritarianism Note: " Erdogan refused to take an IMF loan to bolster finances because it would mean severe austerity measures being imposed.  The net foreign assets figure, a proxy for the country’s financial defences, slumped by $9.4bn between March 6 and March 22 to $19.5bn, the lowest level on a US dollar basis since 2007. Excluding swaps, net foreign assets have stood at less than $11.5bn during the entire month of April, down from $28.7bn at the start of March on the same basis." —Michael Roberts blog