Turkey’s central bank has said it is ready to take “all necessary measures” to ensure financial stability after the collapse of the lira.
It has vowed to provide banks with “all the liquidity the banks need”.
The comments came after a widening diplomatic spat with the US prompted market turmoil in the country.
Investors were not reassured. Although the lira rose slightly, it still hit a new record low against the dollar and stock markets in Europe and Asia fell.
Before the announcement the lira was down 9% before recovering slightly to be 6% lower in late morning trading in Turkey.
Turkey’s interior ministry said it was taking legal action against 346 social media accounts it claimed had posted comments about the weakening lira “in a provocative way”.
