ISTANBUL -- Turkey's economy grew a robust 11% in 2021, so far the highest among the Group of 20 leading rich and developing nations, as multinational companies increasingly turned to its strategic location amid a global supply chain crisis.
This comes despite a roller-coaster ride for the lira in the second half of the year under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's unorthodox approach of lowering interest rates despite runaway inflation.