Meanwhile, In Turkey, Erdogan Purges Central Bank, Gets $1 Billion High Five From China

The Turkish lira was poised to snap a three-day win streak on Friday thanks to a generalized risk-off tone tied to trade jitters, but also because President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ousted nine central bank officials in what amounts to a purge. Among those fired (or "dismissed" if you prefer polite euphemisms) were the chief economist, Hakan Kara, and the risk management chief. The shakeup comes a month after Erdogan fired Murat Cetinkaya and replaced him with Murat Uysal, who promptly came throug

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3 thoughts on “Meanwhile, In Turkey, Erdogan Purges Central Bank, Gets $1 Billion High Five From China

  1. So I guess that means Turkish nationalist Erdogan will get his mind right and forget about Uighers, a Turkic people, getting destroyed in East Turk…I mean Xinjiang.

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