Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was just re-elected president even though pollsters predicted that his rival would win.

Turkey scholar Howard Eissenstat says that Erdogan, the country's most skilled politician in modern times, is a master at reading the nation's pulse. But can he sustain his rule in the midst of a failing economy and prevail in critical local elections that are to be held next year?

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