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Erdogan's unorthodoxy leaves Turks in the literal cold - Asia Times
Erdogan’s unorthodoxy leaves Turks in the literal cold
Turkish leader’s monetary policies have caused a currency crisis and runaway inflation that has skyrocketed rents by as much as 290%
By JONATHAN GORVETT
DECEMBER 18, 2021
The Turkish lira is collapsing while inflation is surging. Image: Twitter
On December 15, one of the more telling twists in Turkey’s current currency crisis occurred, far from the boardroom of the country’s beleaguered central bank.
In Idlib – the last stronghold of Syria’s anti-Assad opposition – one of the most powerful armed factions running the Turkey-backed enclave, Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS), made a brief announcement.
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