![People wearing protective masks shop at a local market, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Ankara on February 22, 2021. Ankara residents shop in the open markets although more and more Turks are finding it difficult to cope with growing poverty and the sometimes daily rise in prices. / AFP / Adem ALTAN](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/XWEGBARG64E425VHSWRUNW2NLA.jpg?smart=true&auth=1872c56b2ae750b152f76fba8bdbc82047185f6133e3c74567815843b09c486b&width=400&height=225)
People shop at a market in Istanbul. According to the Turkish Trade Registry Gazette, some 85 per cent of Turkey’s small and medium-sized businesses are in debt. AFP
People shop at a market in Istanbul. According to the Turkish Trade Registry Gazette, some 85 per cent of Turkey’s small and medium-sized businesses are in debt. AFP
Could Turkey's economy really reach a turning point?
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David Lepeska is a Turkish and Eastern Mediterranean affairs columnist for The National
16 August, 2021