The Financial Times – Eva Szalay in London and Laura Pitel in Ankara – May 1, 6:42 AM
Turkey’s battle to defend its currency against the US dollar has suffered a setback after intense selling pressure pushed the lira to a level last seen in the country’s 2018 currency crisis. The currency weakened past 7 to the dollar on Friday
A recent poll revealed the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and alliance partner Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) to fail to collect 51 percent of votes, the amount needed to form a government.
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