We are passing through a very heavy trial ... The heart of the Ummah is bleeding for Al-Quds, and the inside (Turkey) is becoming devaluation over time ... The rise in the dollar, the depreciation in TL, does not stop. The previous day, testing the 4.4750 level, the new record-breaking dollar exchange rate rose to 4.50 in the afternoon after starting the day at 4.46 yesterday. The Euro broke the record at 5.31. Thus, the value of the TL depreciated close to 15 percent against the dollar this year was one of the most depreciating currencies in the developing world.
After the rapid increase in the dollar, the Central Bank explained. The Central Bank's "unhealthy price developments observed in the markets are closely monitored. Necessary steps will be taken taking into consideration the developments' effects on the inflation outlook. "While the announcement was slowing to 4.45, the news that President Erdoğan will meet with President Cetinkaya also led to a drop in the period to 4.40. The dollar sat again at 4.44 after a brief fall.
The rising dollar rate once again hit fuel. Gasoline 18, the engine has risen 16 cents. Gasoline litter 6.20 TL, the engine is 5.60 TL. Increased prices have been reflected in the pump since ...
The budget deficit was 2.8 billion liras in April and 23.2 billion liras in January-April period.
While the worst of the economy was frightening, the ministers of the government came again with "messages of hope". Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Simsek said in an English statement from his Twitter account, "There is a high likelihood of recovery after elections" for the economic situation; Customs and Trade Minister Bulent Tüfenkci also claimed that post-election inflation and exchange rates will be at different points.
The 8-month-old Leyla was the "smallest martyr" of the massacre in the Israeli attack on the Palestinians who organized the peaceful demonstration in Gaza the day before. Meryem al-Gandur, the mother of Laila, who spoke to the Anatolian Agency (AA), said that the Israeli forces took away her baby, whom she could not love.