Turkey’s public finances: the last pillar to crumble

President Erdogan’s growing influence over monetary policy leaves the public finances as the last remaining strong point of Turkey’s economy. But the budget position has deteriorated in recent years and, if anything, it looks like policy will be loosened further, placing debt on an upward trajectory and adding to Turkey’s economic vulnerabilities.

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