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Turkey’s spectacular growth has darker side

Turkey may have achieved an impressive 5.1% economic growth in the first half of the year, but the risks are still there with myriad problems accumulating on the other side of the coin.

Turkey's Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci makes a speech in Cologne, Germany, March 5, 2017. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay - LR1ED351J96QJ
Turkish Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci makes a speech in Cologne, Germany, March 5, 2017. — REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

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