This used to be called wild capitalism: “‘It hurts only the poor’: Turkey’s finance minister defends ‘high growth-high inflation’ policies”

The announcement comes amid financial and social upheaval in Turkey

Originally published on Global Voices

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As part of its national space program, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan unveiled plans to have its citizens serve aboard the International Space Station. On May 24, the Directorate of Communication published a presidential circular on the “National Space Program Strategy Document.” The eight-year strategic plan prepared by the Turkish Space Agency will serve as a roadmap for “coordinating Turkey’s vision, strategy, goals, and projects in the field of space policies.”