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Erdogan Explains Lira's Record Drop by Money Market Fluctuations

© AP Photo / Lefteris Pitarakis In this Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018, file photo a worker at a currency exchange shop exhibits Turkish lira banknotes bearing pictures of modern Turkey's founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, in Istanbul.(file photo)
In this Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018, file photo a worker at a currency exchange shop exhibits Turkish lira banknotes bearing pictures of modern Turkey's founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, in Istanbul.(file photo) - Sputnik International
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ANKARA (Sputnik) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan explained the historic drop in the exchange rate of the national currency, lira, by fluctuations on the money market.

"Such fluctuations happen, rates move in zigzags. Everything will fall into place," the president told reporters in Istanbul.

The lira fell to 7.2775 against the dollar on Thursday, reigniting fears about the country's high external debt and the central bank's shrinking liquidity.

Erdogan said the national economy had become healthier since his party came to power in 2002 and blamed "enemies abroad" for stoking fears inside the country.

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