Economics

Turkey Opposition Preps for Power Share With Party It Abhors

Country votes Nov. 1 after June election produced no majority
Opposition economics chief criticizes lack of transparency

A man waves the Turkish flag from a roof top at Taksim square in Istanbul.
Photographer: Uriel Sinai/Getty Images

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By Isobel Finkel and Benjamin Harvey

October 28, 2015 at 6:36 AM UTC

Updated on

October 28, 2015 at 9:30 AM UTC

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To opposition deputy chief Selin Sayek-Boke, Turkey’s current leaders run a "vulgar, oppressive, statist economy" that isn’t transparent about spending, fails to follow through on promised reforms and imposes the wrong kind of taxes.

And her party would be happy to work with them should Nov. 1 elections deliver another hung parliament, said Sayek-Boke, who’s in charge of economic policy for the Republican People’s Party.