"Turkish Politics Take an Economic Toll
The fight over secularism is dimming the economic prospects of the republic: Growth has slowed, inflation is up, and the lira is down
by Michael Kuser
The political drama in Turkey this spring may turn out to be a rite of passage for Turkish democracy. After an intense year of infighting between the country's powerful secular establishment and the popular Islamist-rooted government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, matters have come to a head with the Mar. 31 decision by the nation's Constitutional Court to hear a lawsuit seeking to abolish Erdogan's party for undermining the secular nature of the republic."
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