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Can Turkey rewrite the crisis-management rules?

Can Turkey regain its footing without raising interest rates or going to the IMF? It is possible, but not probable

Can Turkey rewrite the crisis-management rules?

Whether by accident or design, Turkey is trying to rewrite the chapter on crisis management in the emerging-market playbook.

Rather than opting for interest-rate hikes and an external funding anchor to support domestic policy adjustments, the government has adopted a mix of less direct and more partial measures — and this at a time when Turkey is in the midst of an escalating tariff tit-for-tat with the US, as well as operating in a more fluid global economy.

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