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Hafize Gaye Erkan will have to persuade her fellow Turks not to abandon the lira wholesale in a bid to stave off an impending currency collapse.

Sedef Kabas faces up to four years in prison for comments made on opposition channel and Twitter; journalists' union calls detention 'serious attack on freedom of expression'

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan revealed a scheme using Turkey’s treasury to prop up the lira, but critics point out that the move amounts to a backdoor hike in interest rates.

Erkan's Field Diary Primary Menu AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (IN DEPTH) President Recep Tayyip Erdogan did not announce a stimulus package to offset the economic impact of the new shutdown. Bianet :: English Ruhsar Pekcan was dismissed as the minister of trade after it was revealed that the ministry bought nine million lira worth of disinfectants from her company. Surreal: A young Turkish woman and man make satirical video about how "useless" a Turkish passport is–using it as a bookmark, coaster, oven hot pad. Nationalists decry, save our glorious passport! The two th...

Erkan's Field Diary Primary Menu Advertisements Photos by Evrim Kepenek It seems that desperate Turkish authorities found a new enemy: LGBTI+. Not only police intervene in women’s rallies but AKP leaders are creating a moral panic about  LGBTI+ through their daily rantings… The AKP often asks rhetorically, “What have we banned in our time in charge? Tell us one thing we’ve banned…” Here are their police banning colour. They’re so scared of rainbows that they’ve resorted to actually banning colours.pic.twitter.com/1yIL1BDmJM Bianet :: Englis...