Apple has apparently suspended the sales of its products in Turkey temporarily. The news arrives as the nation suffers from an economic crisis, with the region’s currency seeing a sizeable drop.
According to a Reuters report (Via MacRumors), the Turkish lira was a notable drop of 15 percent earlier this week, which worsened the ongoing economic crisis. The issue arrives as the Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan defended the recent rate cuts. As of right now, the official Turkish store of the Cupertino based giant is still live and operating, but users are not allowed to add devices to their virtual carts. The reason for this is due to the volatility in the country.
At the moment, the Turkish lira is equivalent to about 0.078 US Dollars, although, the inflation is around 20 percent as the President refuses to raise interest rates. In other words, the downward trend is expected to continue even further. Unfortunately, Apple’s plans for the region is currently unknown, but assuming that this is just a temporary measure put in place by the iPhone, we can expect stores to reopen soon. Although, with the ongoing economic situation in the region, the “soon” is still pretty uncertain. So stay tuned for more, as we will provide updates if any notable developments surface.
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