Mehmet

As I always do when I visit London, I managed to find some time to meet up with friends who follow the Turkish economy closely: Mostly fund managers, economists and think tankers; all in all a dozen or so people.

Ever since I watched Madonna sing from Casa Rosada in Evita, I have had a soft spot for balcony speeches. Not anymore. Supreme Leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s remarks on the Turkish economy during his balcony speech following his election victory were full of factual errors, if not outright lies.

I am settled in Le Pain Quotidien in Southbank Centre (no typo; when in Britain, you have to do as the Brits do) on a beautiful London Sunday morning.