Using cash grants and subsidized loans, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government is trying to increase the birthrate. It’s not working.A family visiting Miniaturk, a theme park in Istanbul. Living costs have undermined efforts to increase fertility rates.
Erdogan Wants Turkey to Have More Babies. Few Parents Are Listening.
Scritto il 17/05/2026
da Ben Hubbard and Safak Timur

