repulsewarrior wrote:...in any case, the great experiment is over, the Turkish people did not as was expected improve their productivity to such a degree that they would overcome the "forces" against them. (In affect "Turkishness" is not superior to the "Others".)
...and as a result, 'we' may see Erdogan as a different person, with his changing intentions; not so much for "Turkishness" but for Turkey.
Indeed, in this part of the world one may ask how low can it go. On the other hand it is in moments like these where Ignorance is overcome, that change is imminent and less likely to be resisted. Thus i am hopeful. We are by nature loving creatures, despite evil intent such intentions change, even those who plunder murderously shameless of the mayhem it leaves behind have compassion for their child or their mom. What more is there to gain from thoughtlessness, that is the question, it is a matter of (political) economics, and it has become an existential question too.
Yet, the new thinking that has evolved from the Modern Age remains ignored, and the threats now are far greater than Nations and their wars; "It" may stop very soon to hold the agenda, 'we' may live in Peace as cooperators instead: this would be progress (even/still under "Such" control).
Unlike Putin, Erdogan is not trying to bring back a past glory; he wants to become bigger than it, giving him as an autocratic leader intellectually speaking a whole lot more leeway to be the top "It" if he were to bring "Them" together in accord.
...indeed, it is the Problem in all this, what divides us and how. That first as Citizens of the World we may demonstrate, as Individuals, (having the same needs) our trust and respect toward each other. And as equals thusly recognising that as Persons and as majorities the same Goodwill and trust is demonstrated toward minorities that live among such constituencies.
(but i am way off topic, or not.)
Erdogan was never experimenting RW, he was trying to remove secularity from politics. In some ways he has succeded because the Military , police, and the justice system is in his hands and he has also changed the system so President can do anythong he wants, even cancel elections if he does not like the result.
The topic here is Turkey is bankrupt. In reality Turkey is no more bankrupt than any other country on ratio of debt to GDP. Of course She is too useful for America so she will not allow Turkey to fail just like Israel. Without American aid both countries are in the shit.
Another issue is inflation. The question is what kind of inflation is it and should he have used interest rates increases to solve it. One thing for certain interest rates increase will not bring down inflation because that only works for demand lead inflation. Inflation due to supply issues or profiteering by the corporations is not going to be solved by interest rises. What is worse the reason why he has increased the rates which was given as to stop the flow of foreign currency leaving Turkey. It's a shit show where corporations and financiers are being rewarded for being parasitic.
