Weekly Tracker: January 12-18

TURKEY - Report 12 Jan 2014 by Murat Ucer and Atilla Yesilada

Executive Summary As the High Commission of Judges and Prosecutors, Turkey’s top judicial body, openly rebelled against AKP, the country entered a full-blown constitutional crisis. Erdogan threatened retaliation against the business community and Gulen Movement when he returned home from the East Asia trip. We anticipate a new earthquake to undermine public confidence this week. Yet, we will not give up our hopes for a truce until the private tutoring schools bill takes final shape. Recent polls suggest some erosion in AKP’s voter support. In the meantime, a second witch-hunt against the ”u...

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