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Erdogan Locks In on Chasing Growth That Turkey Saw Before Crisis

Recep Tayyip ErdoganPhotographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg

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By Cagan Koc

September 4, 2019 at 7:14 PM UTC

Updated on

September 5, 2019 at 12:24 PM UTC

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Undaunted by Turkey’s near-certain failure to come close to its economic growth goal this year, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has set a target for 2020 that’s twice as ambitious.