Turkey’s Erdogan: Sudden rise in Lira above 7 vs USD was an economic assassination attempt

Reuters reports the latest comments from Turkey’s President Erdogan, with the key headlines found below.

Has faced a heinous economic attack against our country after series of statements from the US.

Sudden rise in Lira to above 7 against dollar was an economic assassination attempt.

Political reasons lie behind Lira's decline.

In 15 years inflation was never in line with central bank targets.

We will results of central bank independence after rate hike.