Yeni Şafak, a newspaper close to the ruling party, added another article to its series targeting the economic management of Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek. The newspaper called for the taxation of individuals' foreign currency earnings, linking the rise in exchange rates and inflation to citizens' preference for foreign currency.
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The headline of today's Yeni Şafak newspaper, "Tax on foreign currency protects the economy and the Turkish Lira," listed numerous criticisms of Mehmet Şimşek.
Yeni Şafak, a newspaper close to the ruling party, added another article to its series targeting the economic management of Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek. The newspaper called for the taxation of individuals' foreign currency earnings, linking the rise in exchange rates and inflation to citizens' preference for foreign currency.