It has been an miserable five years for Turkish citizens who have seen their purchasing power slashed by more than half, and it’s only getting worse. The Turkish lira has cratered against the dollar and most developed currencies, plunging from 3 TRY per dollar, to a record low 7.37 last week after a brief and valiant attempt at imposing shadow capital control by Erdogan (who is now de facto head of the Turkish central bank) failed miserably at the end of July, and not even a draconian hike in overnight funding rates above 1000% last week (to crush the shorts) was able to prevent a plunge in the Lira to new all time lows. weiter hier
Militärisches Kräftemessen in der Ägäis, drei Ereignisse, alles innerhalb der letzten Woche:
Die Griechen scheinen aus ihrer bisher defensiv-passiven Rolle zunehmend herauszutreten.
https://southfront.org/greek-and-turkish-frigates-collide-in-eastern-mediterranean/
https://southfront.org/greek-coast-guard-opened-fire-at-turkish-boat-in-aegean-sea/
https://southfront.org/turkey-sends-military-for-gunnery-drills-off-rhodes-as-contested-gas-exploration-resumes/
Und noch ein PS, ebenfalls letzte Woche.
https://southfront.org/turkey-slams-joe-bidens-ignorant-vows-in-support-of-regime-change/
Wird Frau Merkel und einigen großen Europäern und -Innen gar nicht gefallen. Im Gegensatz zum bisher pazifistischen Trump spricht Joe Biden von „Regime-Change“ in der Türkei.
Übrigens nicht zum ersten Mal.