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Turkey: Introduction
Video Atlas of Asia: This clip presents an overview of the nation of Turkey.
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Turkey's Simsek Vows 'Whatever it Takes' to Stabilize Markets
Turkey's Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek promised to do "whatever it takes" to stabilize financial markets, according to people who joined a teleconference organized by Citigroup Inc. and Deutsche Bank. Simsek's comment follow last week's...
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Erdogan's Top Rival Imamoglu Jailed, Triggering Protests
Turkish authorities formally arrested President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's main political rival, Ekrem Imamoglu. Istanbul's mayor was jailed on corruption charges Sunday morning, days after he was detained by police. The arrest has triggered...
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Erdogan Rival Arrest Puts Turkish Markets On Edge
Anti-government demonstrators clashed with police over the weekend after the jailing of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu. His detention last week sent markets into their sharpest nosedive in years after a period of comparative political...
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Turkey Detains Erdogan's Main Political Rival Imamoglu
Turkish authorities detained President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's most prominent rival Ekrem Imamoglu. The detention comes a day after authorities revoked his university diploma in a move that could bar him from challenging Erdogan in the...
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Turkish Markets Sink Most in World as Erdogan Deepens Purge
Turkish authorities detained Ekrem Imamoglu, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's most prominent rival, in a widening crackdown on opposition that triggered a selloff in Turkish markets. The lira sank to a record low before clawing back some...
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Turkey Tries to Leverage Its NATO Muscle
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is seeking a permanent seat for an Islamic country on the UN Security Council and EU membership for Turkey. The demands are unlikely to be met anytime soon, but they reflect a renewed swagger for...
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Ukrainian President Zelenskiy Meets Turkey's Erdogan
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on Tuesday. The meeting took place the same day US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Saudi...
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Turkey's Simsek: Lira's Real Appreciation to Continue
Turkey's finance minister, Mehmet Simsek, expects the lira to continue strengthening in inflation-adjusted terms as long as the government and central bank's new policies deliver. He was speaking to Joumanna Bercetche at a Bloomberg...
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Summers: 'Misguided' MMT Acolytes Should Eye Turkey's Woes
Former US Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers says supporters of modern monetary theory should consider Turkey's economic troubles following its central bank's shift to an ultra-loose monetary policy. "President Erdogan is the world's...
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Erdogan Tightens His Grip on Turkey
Jun.27 -- The most pivotal elections in modern Turkish history took place in June and Recep Tayyip Erdogan has emerged victorious. Now the once ceremonial position of president that he holds will become the formal nexus of political...
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Mnuchin to Skip Saudi Investor Summit
Oct.18 -- Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he will skip an investor conference in Saudi Arabia, as evidence mounts that the kingdom’s government may have played a role in the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi....