Women wear protective face masks sitting near the Sultanahmet Mosque also known as the Blue Mosque in Istanbul on March 17,2020. (AFP Photo)
As the coronavirus spreads along Turkey’s borders, Ankara is trying to play down the novel coronavirus threat to the country. Experts say Ankara grapples with economic problems and the virus could mean back-to-back shocks for Turkey.
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