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Turkey edges toward Islamic law with new finance rules

Turkey's ruling party has imposed religious rules in the public sphere, a move that could have major implications for the country's future.

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A Turkish flag, with the New and the Suleymaniye mosques in the background, flies on a passenger ferry in Istanbul, Turkey, April 11, 2019. — REUTERS/Murad Sezer

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