Turkish Lira Plunges as Attempted Coup is Underway
The Turkish Lira has fallen at least 5 per cent as reported by Reuters. This is a 3 week low against the US dollar. At the time of writing Turkish Lira was seen trading at 3.0300 Lira against the greenback. Coup Chaos. Earlier Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim announced that the situation was under control and around 130 people have been put under arrest. There are reports of helicopters having been shot down over the Turkish Capital Ankara according to the BBC. The British Broadcaster also reports that the whereabouts of the Turkish military chief are currently not known. Meanwhile....
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