As in the past, the upcoming municipal elections in Turkey are playing a key role in shaping the country's economic policies. While time and resources have been wasted due to Erdogan’s political priorities, soaring inflation - which surpassed 67% earlier this year - and the cost of living crisis has made daily life increasingly difficult for most citizens. Wolfango Piccoli, the co-founder of risk analysis company Teneo, joins Thanos Davelis to look at how the upcoming elections are impacting Turkey’s economic policies, and whether we should expect a shift in policy from Erdogan following elections.You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:Turkey inflation rises to 67%, keeping pressure on cenbankTurkey’s Simsek Dismisses Post-Election Lira Doom ScenarioErdogan: All Cyprus could have been oursErdogan’s comments on Cyprus a blatant distortion of the historical truth, say sourcesFood aid from Cyprus reaches starving people in northern Gaza, says charity

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