Turkey Enters Its Next Round of Political Unrest

With less than three weeks until local elections, the death of a teenage protester has provided the catalyst for what promises to be another round of prolonged and destabilizing demonstrations against Turkey's ruling party. Any attempt by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to crack down on protests will have political and economic repercussions, exposing gaping government deficits, further weakening the lira and putting stress on consumers at a critical time in the election season.