Murat Üçer, reputed macroeconomist, former advisor to the Ministry of Economy, Global Source Partners’ consultant in Turkey, co-founder of Turkey Data Monitor, and senior lecturer at Koç University, dissects the dynamics driving the Turkish economy as well as the main risks that lie ahead.
With a GDP growth of 7.4 percent in 2017 and Q1 2018, the Turkish economy has beaten growth expectations. How do you explain this?
"Turkey does have the potential to grow between three and four percent already irrespective of stimulus, so with the additional help these figures can double easily"
