The Turkish lira weakened 13 per cent after President Tayyip Erdogan removed a central bank deputy governor, Murat Cetinkaya, from his post on Tuesday, 10 days after he fired the bank's hawkish governor in a shocking move.

Turkish lira drops after President Erdogan fires deputy central bank chief

Turkey's Lira plunged 15% - after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan fired the Governor of the Central Bank. This is the third Central Bank chief to be sacked in less than two years. WION's Molly Gambhir tells you more.

Gravitas: Erdogan sacks his third Central Bank Chief in two years

Preisident Erdogan had waged his fights abroad betting on the Turkish economy. He hoped the Turkish economy will be able to foot the bills of his battles but it cannot.

Erdogan's Turkey spends beyond its means as Lira loses value

The Turkish lira, one of the world's worst performing currencies, gained around 2.5 percent against the dollar Monday after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's son-in-law Berat Albayrak stepped down as finance minister.

Turkish lira rallies after Erdogan's son-in-law resigns

Turkey is heading for second recession in two years, Turkish lira hit a record low against dollar. Watch this video to know more.

Turkey heading for second recession in two years

'My brothers who have dollars or euros under their pillow. Go and convert your money into lira. We will thwart this game together,' Erdogan said at a rally in the eastern city of Erzurum ahead of parliamentary and presidential elections on June 24

Turkish President calls on Turks to convert dollar, euros into lira

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