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            <title><![CDATA[Turkey Holds Rates as Iran War Clouds Inflation Outlook]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Baris Balci]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 11:00:56 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Turkey Rocked by Second School Shooting in as Many Days]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Baris Balci]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:56:38 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Turkey School Shooting Leaves 16 Wounded, Gunman Dead]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:04:21 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Turkey Keeps Door Ajar for Rate Cuts Despite Price Risks]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 08:02:16 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Turkey Inflation Slowed at Year-End, Supporting Rate Cuts]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 07:03:20 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Turkey Arrests Ex-Football Executive on Laundering Charges]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 12:35:57 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Turkey’s Central Bank Will Expand Key Bond Portfolio for ‘Flexibility’]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Baris Balci]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2025 14:11:53 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Top-Tier Footballers Arrested in Turkish Betting Probe]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Baris Balci]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 07:37:46 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Surprise Slowdown in Turkey Inflation Paves Way for Big Rate Cut]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Beril Akman]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 07:03:10 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Failed Crypto Exchange CEO Found Dead in Turkish Jail, TRT Says]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2025 10:20:16 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Inflation Rises in Turkey’s Biggest City Ahead of National Data]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2025 10:09:04 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Shoppers in Istiklal Street in Istanbul, Turkey, on Monday, Aug. 4, 2025. Turkish inflation slowed more than expected, giving a boost to monetary policymakers after last month’s decision to resume interest-rate cuts.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Turkey Slows Rate Cuts Amid Higher Inflation, Political Risks]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Baris Balci]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2025 11:02:53 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Turkish Central Bank Watchers Are Split on Bets for Rate Cuts]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Baris Balci]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2025 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Turkey Posts Record Current Account Surplus on Tourism, Trade]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Baris Balci]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2025 08:37:56 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Turkey Detains Opposition Mayor of Bayrampasa, Istanbul: Anadolu]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Baris Balci]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sat, 13 Sep 2025 07:14:10 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Worse-Than-Expected Inflation Tests Turkey’s Rate Cut Pace]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Beril Akman]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2025 07:02:18 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Mourinho’s Exit From Fenerbahce Worth $26 Million to Investors]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Baris Balci]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2025 09:06:50 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Tesla Hit With Fresh Setback in Europe as Turkey Hikes EV Tax]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Baris Balci]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2025 08:28:23 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Turkey Surprise Tax Hike to Boost Budget, Risk Lira Appetite]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Tugce Ozsoy]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2025 06:54:36 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Turkish Opposition Risks New Crisis as Ex-Leader Eyes Comeback]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Firat Kozok]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2025 11:48:23 GMT</pubDate>
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