Turkish central bank’s bond purchases are not backdoor QE

The recent rise in the Turkish central bank’s holdings of government debt doesn’t appear to be the backdoor effort to ease monetary policy that some fear. Even so, the concerns this has raised highlight the extent to which the Bank’s credibility has been damaged by a convoluted monetary policy setup and political pressure on the MPC.

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