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TURKEY: Foreign Minister, EU Ambassadors Discuss Relations

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  • Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met on Tuesday with ambassadors of European Union member states to discuss relations, Hurriyet report. The two sides reaffirmed mutual respect, shared interests, and values during the discussions in the capital of Ankara, the EU Delegation to Turkey posted on X.
  • Turkey's budget deficit widened to TRY 829.21bln in December from a deficit of TRY 16.6bln in November, according to the Ministry of Treasury and Finance. Tax income rose 60.4% y/y, while the 2024 full-year central government budget deficit stood at TRY 2.11trln.
  • President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will address his party’s lawmakers at noon. Meanwhile, Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek addresses investors at a BofA Securities event in London.
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  • Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met on Tuesday with ambassadors of European Union member states to discuss relations, Hurriyet report. The two sides reaffirmed mutual respect, shared interests, and values during the discussions in the capital of Ankara, the EU Delegation to Turkey posted on X.
  • Turkey's budget deficit widened to TRY 829.21bln in December from a deficit of TRY 16.6bln in November, according to the Ministry of Treasury and Finance. Tax income rose 60.4% y/y, while the 2024 full-year central government budget deficit stood at TRY 2.11trln.
  • President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will address his party’s lawmakers at noon. Meanwhile, Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek addresses investors at a BofA Securities event in London.