‘The last straw’: Why an irked Erdogan fired Turkey’s…
Politics drove Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's sacking of central bank chief Naci Agbal after just four months…
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Erdogan whip-saws lira ahead of key central bank decision
President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Turkey's businesses and employers are hampered by high-interest…
Turkey’s new cenbank chief briefed Erdogan on economy, former deputy…
Turkey's newly-installed central bank chief Naci Agbal briefed President Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday, sources familiar…
Turkey’s Erdogan ousts central bank governor after steep lira slide
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan fired central bank governor Murat Uysal on Saturday and replaced him with…
Turkey surprises with rate hike that lifts lira from record low
Turkey's central bank unexpectedly hiked interest rates by 200 basis points to 10.25% on Thursday, tightening…
Turkish lira at new low, central bank seen sticking to playbook
The Turkish lira plumbed more record lows on Monday, touching 7.6 against the dollar, as expectations grew that the…
Turkish lira slides again as funding costs edge higher
Turkey's lira weakened again on Monday after touching a record low last week, falling 0.8% against the dollar as…
Turkish inflation jumps to 12.6% in test for central bank
Turkish inflation climbed more than expected to 12.62% year-on-year in June, official data showed on Friday,…
Turkish inflation rises more than expected to 11.4% in May
Turkey's key annual inflation gauge climbed more than expected to 11.39% in May, and official data on Wednesday…
Turkish cenbank chief defends crisis-era drop in reserves
The head of Turkey's central bank mounted a defense of its crisis-era policies on Thursday, downplaying a sharp…