Turkey to Present Counter Measures against the Economic Impacts of COVID-19 

With the spiking number of COVID-19 cases in Turkey, Berat Albayrak, Turkey’s Treasury and Finance Minister stated that the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is expected to unveil several steps to reduce the economic consequences of COVID-19 this week.

The Treasury and Finance Ministry along with non-governmental organizations and sector representatives such as the Turkish Industry and Business Association, Turkey's Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEIK), as well as Turkey's Independent Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association (MUSIAD), for example, have worked collectively on these preventive measures.

The Minister further stated that the country’s focus on pr...