Squeezed by rising costs, price controls and plunging sales, bakers warn of ruin, while their impoverished former customers line up for government-supplied loaves.
Author: CARLOTTA GALL
Many Turks Can’t Afford Bread, and Bakers Can’t Afford to Make It
Squeezed by rising costs, price controls and plunging sales, bakers warn of ruin, while their impoverished former customers line up for government-supplied loaves.
Turkey’s President Follows His Own Advice Even as Economy Slips
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is increasingly isolated as he clings to an economic prescription that few endorse but that he believes will bear results before elections.
‘Our Money Has No Value’: Frustration Rises in Turkey at Lira Crisis
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s insistence on directing monetary policy and sticking with low interest rates is draining confidence, economists say.
As Turkey Chafes at Erdogan, He Gets Spikier Abroad
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan canceled an appearance at the global climate talks over a perceived slight, part of a pattern of creating international dramas to bolster his domestic standing.
Turkish President Steps Back From Expulsions of 10 Western Diplomats
The threatened expulsions had risked severe economic consequences and a rupture in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
Turkish Opposition Begins Joining Ranks Against Erdogan
With an eye on elections, six parties are working on a plan to end a powerful presidency and return to a parliamentary system.
Turkish Opposition Begins Joining Ranks Against Erdogan
With an eye on elections, six parties are working on a plan to end a powerful presidency and return to a parliamentary system.
Turkey Sours on Syrians, but Not in This Sleepy Town, Jolted Awake
As calls increase in Turkey for Syrian refugees to go home, Kilis, a border town transformed by the newcomers’ energy, has embraced the change.
Turkish Philanthropist, Osman Kavala, Goes to Trial
Lawyers and human rights groups denounced the trial as a farcical attempt to prolong the detention of dissidents on trumped-up charges already found to be inadequate.