FILE PHOTO: People shop at a fish market at Karakoy district in Istanbul, Turkey, January 8, 2021. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Five years after President Tayyip Erdogan saw off a coup, his chances of extending his rule into a third decade may depend on whether he can reverse an economic decline that has seen Turks' prosperity https://tmsnrt.rs/2TaYZu5, equality https://tmsnrt.rs/3jhqMnU and employment https://tmsnrt.rs/3x6AXj1 fall since 2013.
Erdogan faces elections in 2023 - the Turkish Republic's centenary. Polls suggest his support has slipped following a currency crisis, a sharp recession and the coronavirus pandemic in the last three years.
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