The economy and its repercussions on people's lives have been strongly present throughout the electoral competition period in Turkey. On Monday morning, the media pointed to the rapid reactions of both the Istanbul Stock Exchange and the exchange rate of the lira, following the results of the parliamentary and presidential elections that took place on Sunday.
The value of the Turkish lira fell to 19.7 liras to the dollar, but improved its performance to rise to19.65 to thedollar. The medium- and long-term economic repercussions remain hostage to the results in the presidential elections, which are scheduled to be held two weeks from now.