The various pressures on the process of governance, and on the lira exchange rate, in addition to dollars in banks, which have been simmering for a long time with an accelerating momentum in the preceding few months, have together led to a political and economic explosion at the onset of the demonstrations that started on October 17, 2019.
Catalysts of a Simmering Situation that has Exploded
Political
The post-2018 election balance between various political parties – which initially allowed a government to be formed, albeit with difficulties – has collapsed. Each political faction became terrified of the popular uprising and at the same time was looking for ways to capitalize on it to win public favor, or to score
