People in Turkey are facing more political uncertainty after the ruling AK party confirmed the prime minister has given up trying to find a junior coalition partner.
Ahmet Davutoglu is expected formally to hand the mandate to President Erdogan, who could now try to form an interim power-sharing government ahead of snap elections in the autumn.
A party congress will be held on September 12.
“There will be early elections and it is no good,” said one man in Istanbul. “They will try (for a different outcome) but it will be the same. They will work for it (change) but it won’t happen.”
“The economy is no good. Prices are going up. While trying to fix things, everything is upside down. I think the results will be the same. The people are the same with the same mentality. It won’t change,” a woman added.
The instability has sent the Turkish currency plumetting to a series of record lows. The turmoil comes as Turkey battles against ISIL in Syria and Kurdish militants at home.
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