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dutch777

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5. Amazing that as bad as economy has been, Erdogan has been able to continue in office.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Tue Apr 9, 2024, 10:50 AM

Apr 2024

This has been an issue for years and years. I suppose like a lot of economies with these sort of woes, there is an underground economy the runs on dollars, euros and old fashioned barter. Argentina has been similar.

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Amazing that as bad as economy has been, Erdogan has been able to continue in office. dutch777 Apr 2024 #5

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