Brief: Turkey Comes Around on Economic Reform

EU sanctions would have made things go from bad to worse.

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Background: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan can no longer ignore the (most recent bout of) trouble Turkey is in. The economy is in shambles, support for his Justice and Development party is declining, and the European Union has threatened to impose sanctions on Ankara for its activity in the Eastern Mediterranean. What Happened: In the face […]

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