"Turkey resists IMF bailout - but it may have no choice
By Landon Thomas Jr.
Published: November 7, 2008
ISTANBUL: Not so long ago, countries like Turkey - fast-growing but prone to missteps - would come hat in hand to the International Monetary Fund during just about every big financial crisis to beg for money to bail them out of their difficulties."
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