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Turkey’s economic growth fizzles

Turkey’s economic growth slowed to 2.1% in the second quarter, well below expectations, forcing the government to review its year-end target of 4%.

Mehmet Cetingulec
Mehmet Cetingulec
Sep 17, 2014
Turkey's Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci speaks during an interview with Reuters in Ankara August 11, 2014. Turkey's government will maintain its calls for lower interest rates following Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's victory in the country's first direct presidential election, the economy minister said on Monday. Zeybekci told Reuters in an interview that the central bank's core mandate for price stability should be expanded to include employment and growth, although he added this would not be a top prior
Turkey's Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci speaks during an interview with Reuters in Ankara, Aug. 11, 2014. — REUTERS/Murad Sezer

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