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Cheaper oil is a welcome boost to Turkish activity
Confidence fell to a four-month low in January, but cheaper oil drove the Central Bank to reduce its inflation forecast
TurkeyTurkey will invade Syria with no international support
Turkish leaders promise to invade northern Syria soon, targeting ‘terrorists’ and allowing Syrian refugees to return
TurkeyAnkara hopes its Syrian invasion may now go ahead
An Idlib deal could be the price for Turkey’s planned invasion of Kurdish-controlled Syria
TurkeyErdogan and Trump agree Syria deal at Kurds’ expense
After Trump’s “devastation” threat, Erdogan revives security zone for north-eastern Syria
TurkeyA rebel deal jeopardises northern Syria buffer zone
Turkish-backed rebels have signed an agreement with a salafi-jihadist faction to end days of fighting around Idlib
SyriaSyria suicide attack will bolster critics of US policy
Islamic State (IS) has claimed its largest attack on US-backed, Kurdish-led forces in Raqqa in over a year
SyriaUS presence in Syria is Kurds’ guarantee against Turks
Bolton’s visit has not won any public concessions from Turkey on the Syrian Kurds, but he has secured them a reprieve
TurkeyTurkey’s economy needs reforms not short-term fixes
The lira is still volatile, tossed this way and that by events; a rate cut may be coming but would be premature
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