Mehmet Şimşek, Turkey’s Minister of Treasury and Finance, marks one year since his appointment this week as the country continues to battle persistent inflation. Appointed to his role following President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s May 2023 reelection, Şimşek’s assumption of the post was billed by observers as a return to ‘economic orthodoxy’ following several years of … Turkey’s Finance Minister completes first year in office amidst falling unemployment, soaring inflation okumayı sürdür