Friday, May 31, 2019

Turkey’s Economic Pain Casts Blow to Erdogan Ahead of Istanbul Rerun - WSJ

Turkey’s Economic Pain Casts Blow to Erdogan Ahead of Istanbul Rerun

The country is also caught in a high-stakes feud with the U.S., its main military ally
By David Gauthier-Villars
Updated May 31, 2019 8:54 a.m. ET
ISTANBUL—Turkey’s economy returned to growth in the first three months of 2019 but remained smaller than it was a year earlier, in a stain on President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s record ahead of a rerun of the Istanbul mayoral race.

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