Turkish PM: Economy Stronger Than Before Coup Attempt

Turkey and its economy are stronger than before the recent deadly coup attempt, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said late Monday. 
"Our economy is still as steady as a rock. There were not even a minor economic shock. But, this situation disturbed some sides," Anadolu Agency (AA) quoted Yildirim as saying during a press conference in Ankara. 
Those unnerved included Standard and Poor's, that decided to cut Turkey's rating. That decision depicts the company's bias, Yildirim said. "They downgraded Turkey's rate. Let it be, let them drop Turkey's rating. But we do not stand still with the help of their rate". 
"Our democracy and state of law is also stronger than before the attempted coup," he added. 
The US-based international rating agency downgraded Turkey's main sovereign rating from BB+/B to BB/B on July 20, in the wake of the July 15 coup attempt, to little effect.