Turkey: Lira crashes to new low against the US dollar, euro
By DW
23 November 2021 |
3:10 pm
The Turkish lira hit new lows against the US dollar and euro. Analysts place the blame on the low interest rates and the cheap money policies preferred by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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