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Ekrem İmamoğlu’s re-election has invigorated the opposition to Turkey’s president
President Erdoğan must resist returning to populist policies, and stifling his competitors
His victory in local elections comes at a pivotal moment for Turkey’s opposition
Opposition politician who defeated Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s candidate reinstated to mayor’s office in Van
President’s ruling party suffers severe setback in local elections as economic issues shift voter support
The opposition is now in a position to build on its victories in the big cities
Turkey’s strongman leader misjudged voter anger over economy and threat from opposition in local polls
Race for mayor pits president’s candidate against Turkey’s most important opposition figure
Big increase by central bank ahead of local elections takes investors by surprise
Beware of analysts bearing acronyms
Equities gain 20% in dollar terms as hot inflation again pushes savers into shares
Finance minister Mehmet Şimşek has emerged as a key source of stability
Fatih Karahan says some of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s policies are complicating task of taming inflation
Issuance comes days after departure of central bank chief who had taken hawkish approach to high inflation
Alexander Christie-Miller’s encounters with communities near the city walls evoke a rich heritage in danger of being swept away
Respected economist Fatih Karahan takes reins after Hafize Gaye Erkan’s sudden exit
A target of low double-digit percentage price growth will do
Huge numbers of people still live in temporary shelters despite a state pledge to ‘heal the wounds’ within 12 months
Former governor Hafize Gaye Erkan was an architect of the shift towards more conventional policies
Hafize Gaye Erkan, an architect of the shift towards more conventional policies, replaced by her deputy Fatih Karahan
Also in today’s newsletter, an investigation into the Turkish terminal helping disguised Russian oil reach Europe
Dörtyol facility booms as Moscow’s refined fuels are shipped to western buyers despite EU embargo
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