The collapsed buildings in Turkey following last week’s earthquake threaten to pull down President Erdogan. Unless he can persuade the public that the corrupt system which allowed them to be constructed to such unsafe standards is not his fault then the electorate may turn on him in this year’s elections.
After the flood
Hundreds of thousands of people have been left without drinking water and tens of thousands are still stranded by floodwaters following the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam.
