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Turkish lira continues slide to new record lows following Erdogan's election victory

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The Turkish lira slumped to yet another all-time low Tuesday, extending its slide after the re-election of incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The currency was last trading at 20.15 against the greenback at around 5 a.m. Tuesday morning local time, surpassing Monday’s lows. Earlier in the session, it had briefly weakened to 20.2 levels to the dollar. The lira has lost more than 7% of its value since the start of the year. Turkey’s Election Board on Sunday confirmed that Erdogan won Turkey’s 2023 presidential election with 52.14% of the votes, while his opponent Kemal Kilicdaroglu received 47.86%. “If a big move ... (full story)

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