Mr Erdogan's rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu promised a reset in relations. He might have fallen short but, for allies, the direction of travel would have been refreshing.
In his advancing years and contrary to all economic orthodoxy, Mr Erdogan does not believe raising interest rates lowers inflation. Combine that with chronic corruption and mismanagement, and the Turkish economy is on the road to ruin with inflation raging over 80%.
Mr Erdogan is the Kremlin's choice, the devil Putin has come to know and find useful even if their relations are entirely transactional.
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