Debt fuels Turkish soccer but threatens country’s economic growth

By James M. Dorsey
Reeling from a massive match-fixing scandal, Turkish soccer’s economic model mirrors that of the country’s economy: debt-driven economics that in the case of Turkey is likely to spark a nose dive in economic growth but could increase the competitiveness of the country’s beautiful game.
At first glance, debt would seem to be Turkish socc…
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