A cut-rate theory: Turkey’s currency spiral

Government help was thin on the ground just after the country’s worst quakes in a century. The America-backed regime is thus on literal and figurative shaky ground. A food-delivery robot trial in England represents the future of the service. And why Harlan Coben’s proliferating t ...  Show more

With Iran emboldened and America an ever more capricious security partner, Gulf countries face several post-war challenges. They should put their divides aside to tackle them. We dig one last time into our archive to chronicle American history, bringing our series up to the prese ...  Show more

Despite the opposition’s lead in the pre-election polls, the incumbent president seems to have performed better than expected. What does a <a href="https://www.economist.com/europe/2023/05/14/recep-tayyip-erdogan-leads-his-challenger-as-turkey-votes?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_mediu ...

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s <a href="https://www.economist.com/europe/2021/12/21/turkeys-president-launches-a-plan-to-shore-up-his-plummeting-currency?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shown ...

Recep Tayyip Erdogan has again <a href="https://www.economist.com/europe/2023/05/28/recep-tayyip-erdogan-is-re-elected-as-turkeys-president?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_artic ...

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan just does not like interest-rate rises. So he has again <a href="https://www.economist.com/europe/2021/03/22/turkey-faces-a-currency-crisis-after-erdogan-sacks-his-central-banker?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-p ...