Kemal Dervis: 'Crisis in Turkey is primarily political' - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Riada Ašimović Akyol

Riada Ašimović Akyol

Feb 3, 2014

Kemal Dervis, administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), delivers a speech as Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (R) listens at the closing session of the Fourth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, May 30, 2008. REUTERS/Franck Robichon/Pool (JAPAN) - RTX6BA7 — Kemal Dervis, then-administrator of the United Nations Development Programme, delivers a speech at the closing session of the Fourth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, May 30, 2008. — REUTERS/Franck Robichon

Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Simsek poses during an interview with Reuters in Ankara, Turkey, December 23, 2015. Simsek said he expects gross domestic product to grow a higher-than-expected 3.5-4 percent this year and sees growth next year above the official 4 percent forecast. Picture taken December 23, 2015. To match Interview TURKEY-ECONOMY/SIMSEK REUTERS/Umit Bektas - RTX1ZZ1V

Turkish deputy PM: Coup's economic wounds 'easy to manage'

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Turkey's lira coins are seen in this picture illustration taken in Istanbul July 23, 2013. Turkey's central bank raised interest rates on Tuesday and said it would, if necessary, take further steps to stop the lira from falling. The move - a rise in the overnight lending rate to 7.25 percent from 6.5 percent - was a reaction to capital outflows that have knocked the lira down as much as 9 percent against the dollar. REUTERS/Osman Orsal (TURKEY - Tags: BUSINESS) - RTX11W1Y

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Yasemin Çongar

Yasemin Çongar

German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel and Iranian economy minister Ali Tayebnia sign contracts during a conference in Tehran, Iran October 3, 2016. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke - RTSQIGL

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Mustafa Sonmez

In Istanbul, reporting on economics