In Turkey, the AKP’s COVID-19 Strategy Could Be Its Downfall
Ryan Bohl
Middle East and North Africa Analyst, Stratfor
May 8, 2020 | 10:00 GMT
Pedestrians wearing masks walk down a street in Istanbul’s historic Eminonu district on May 5, 2020. Many stores remain closed in Istanbul, which has become the epicenter of Turkey’s COVID-19 epidemic.
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To bolster what remains of its legitimacy, President Erdogan’s party will likely double down on nationalist and protectionist policies, even if such efforts create more problems down the road....
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