Bulent Ecevit has been sworn in as Turkey’s new caretaker prime minister

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Series Details 21/01/99, Volume 5, Number 03
Publication Date 21/01/1999
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Date: 21/01/1999

He immediately announced that he would ask the International Monetary Fund for assistance to help meet repayments on €20.5 billion of foreign loans. Turkey's economy has been hit by a collapse in exports to the Russian market.

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