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Babacan says he regrets remaining silent about risks of system change in 2017

Democracy and Progress Party (DEVA) leader and former Turkish deputy prime minister Ali Babacan has said he regrets making a decision in 2015 not...

Business groups call on gov’t to take urgent action to stop lira crisis

Turkey’s leading business groups have urged the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) to action as the Turkish lira on Friday continued to hit...

Opposition parties, labor unions dissatisfied with Turkey’s minimum wage hike

Turkey’s opposition parties and representatives from labor unions have expressed dissatisfaction with a 50 percent increase in the country’s minimum wage for 2022, saying...

Turkey’s purchasing power lags behind EU average by 38 points

Purchasing power in Turkey is 38 percent below the European Union average, the Birgün daily reported on Thursday, citing recently released Turkish Statistical Institute...

Erdoğan replaces 2 finance officials ahead of CB’s rate decision

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has replaced two deputy finance ministers as part of his latest policymaker reshuffle ahead of today's interest rate decision...

Turkey increases minimum wage by 50 percent for 2022 amid lira crash

Turkey’s minimum wage will rise 50 percent next year to help offset increased living costs, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Thursday, Bloomberg reported. The monthly...

Lira plunges as Turkey cuts interest rate again

The Turkish lira on Thursday hit fresh lows after the central bank fired the latest salvo in President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's "economic war of...

Turkish lira slides ahead of likely interest rate cut

The Turkish lira on Wednesday extended its historic slide on the eve of a meeting at which the central bank was expected to lower...

Depreciation of lira makes shopping in Turkey a bargain for neighbors

A growing number of people from neighboring countries are visiting Turkey to shop, with the rapidly depreciating lira making it an ideal spot to...

Turkish lira hits record low, dragging central bank to the rescue

The Turkish lira hit a record low of 14.99 to the US dollar on Monday before the central bank intervened in the foreign exchange...

Finance minister says Turkey ‘determined’ not to raise interest rates

Turkey is determined to not raise interest rates, its new finance minister said on Monday, echoing President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s policy that has put...

Turkish unemployment drops to 11.2 percent, underutilization rate increases

Turkey’s unemployment rate declined to 11.2 percent in October, from 11.8 percent a month earlier, while a seasonally adjusted measure of labor underutilization rose...

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