Lost Arms, Cut Beards And Untrustworthy Dollars: Just Another Day In Turkey’s Burgeoning Crisis

Somehow, the Turkish lira held onto gains on Tuesday, despite the fact that the diplomatic row between Ankara and Washington has seemingly deteriorated into a confirmed stalemate, with John Bolton telling Serdar Kilic that negotiations will not resume until Andrew Brunson is released. The lira's respite will likely prove fleeting. If anything, Erdogan's Tuesday speech represented a further escalation, albeit a characteristically ridiculous one. Apparently, Turkey will now boycott U.S. electron