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Recep Tayyip Erdogan deserves to lose the election on June 24th
雷杰普·塔伊普·埃爾多安理應在6月24日的選舉中失敗
What does a president have to do to destroy the trust of Turks?
總統(tǒng)要做什么才能摧毀土耳其人民的信任?
Debauching the currency, poisoning relations with Europe and America, locking up tens of thousands of innocent people,
稀釋貨幣、僵化與歐美的關系、把成千上萬無辜的人關進監(jiān)獄、
muzzling the press, reigniting a civil war and fiddling with the constitution to gain the powers of a sultan surely ought to be enough.
控制媒體的言論、重燃內戰(zhàn)之火、改動憲法，如此所作所為都是為了獲得蘇丹（某些穆斯林國家的統(tǒng)治者的稱法）的權力，而做這些用以摧毀其人民信任已經(jīng)足夠。
Recep Tayyip Erdogan has done all that and more in recent years.
近年來，雷杰普·塔伊普·埃爾多安已經(jīng)做了所有這些，甚至更甚。
When voters cast their ballots in presidential and parliamentary elections on June 24th,
選民在6月24日的總統(tǒng)及議會選舉中投票時，
they should show him the door of his vast new palace in Ankara.
應該讓這位總統(tǒng)好好看看他在安卡拉新建宮殿的大門。
There was much to admire in Mr Erdogan when his Justice and Development (AK) party first took power in 2002.
在2002年，其領導的正義與發(fā)展黨（AK）首次掌權時，埃爾多安身上的確有很多可圈可點之處。
He showed that an Islamist party could govern with moderation; women in Turkey are free to wear what they like.
他表明了一個伊斯蘭政黨可以適度執(zhí)政；土耳其女性有自由穿自己喜歡的衣服。
The economy has boomed.
經(jīng)濟蓬勃發(fā)展。
GDP has more than doubled, and the results, in terms of roads, bridges and,
國內生產(chǎn)總值增長了一倍多，修路、建橋，
above all, plentiful and cheap housing, are plain for all to see.
重中之重是保證了供應充足、價格低廉的住房，在這些方面所取得的成果是顯而易見的。
The army was tamed, Kurdish language rights were recognised and accession talks to join the European Union began in 2005.
軍隊政治有序，庫爾德人的語言權利得到承認，自2005年以來加入歐盟的談判有序進行。
But power rots leaders.
但權力會讓領導者腐敗。
As he becomes more autocratic, Mr Erdogan is reversing his own achievements.
隨著埃爾多安變得更加獨裁，他正在逆轉之前所取得的成果。
Artificially low interest rates have caused a slump in the lira (down 55% in the past four years),
人為操縱的低利率導致里拉大幅貶值(在過去四年下降了55%)，
pushed inflation up to double digits and led firms to overload themselves with debt.
將通貨膨脹推高至兩位數(shù)，導致公司負債累累。
After a period of breakneck growth, a hard landing seems imminent.
在經(jīng)歷了一段高速增長之后，“硬著陸”似乎即將來臨。
The war against Kurdish militants has resumed, both in the south-east of the country and across the border in Syria.
和庫爾德武裝分子的戰(zhàn)爭繼續(xù)進行，在土耳其東南部和敘利亞邊境都已重燃戰(zhàn)火。
As relations with NATO and the EU deteriorate, Mr Erdogan has struck up an alliance of convenience with Russia.
隨著與北約以及歐盟關系的惡化，埃爾多安先生與俄羅斯結成了便利聯(lián)盟。
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