Can Turkey’s Economic Turmoil Derail Erdogan’s Reelection?
Currency’s slide tests popular support for leader who gained votes by delivering prosperity
By Yaroslav Trofimov
May 31, 2018 5:30 a.m. ET
ISTANBUL—In Turkey’s elections set for June 24, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is running against an unusually dangerous opponent.
Its name: the U.S. dollar.
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