Economic woes do little to dent Türkiye’s suitcase trade

28/05/2001

For years, money has haemorrhaged out of Türkiye through corruption and the country’s numerous ‘trap-door’ banks. However, business confidence has all but evaporated since February, when a spat between the Prime Minister, Bulent Ecevit, and the President, Ahmet Sezer spilled over in the markets and sent the country’s economy into freefall.