Berat Albayrak: the consigliere entrusted with solving Turkey`s economic crisis
(The Guardian Turkey)

President Erdogan gave his son-in-law wide powers as finance minister - and they will succeed or fail togetherConsigliere for more than a decade and now Turkey´s second most powerful person, Berat Albayrak´s rise through the ranks has become one of the most consistent - and contentious - themes of the country´s recent history.The 40-year-old businessman, who is due to address foreign investors about the lira crisis on Thursday, owes his position to his father-in-law, the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has given him sweeping powers in Turkish life, particularly in the past five years. Related: The fallout from Turkey´s crisis will cause damage far beyond its borders | Simon Tisdall Related: Erdogan`s high-risk path is surely leading Turkey to the IMF | Nils Pratley Continue reading...