Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Wednesday that there is no crisis in Turkey, and all happening in the country was manipulation. He also said Turkey is richer and more effective than it was 20 years before.
"There is no crisis, do not be fooled by that. These are all manipulations. There is no crisis here. We are marching towards the future and becoming stronger every day. We will become stronger," Erdoğan said at a conference for a Veteran’s Day event on Sept. 19.
"Turkish lira will prevail in this country from now on... This is Turkey, not America," he added.
His comment came amid the 40 percent depreciation of the Turkish lira against the United States dollar since August.
Erdoğan reiterated his rhetoric that the lira’s plunge is a result of an "international attack to Turkey.
Last Thursday, Erdoğan signed a decree that requires using the lira for buying, selling and renting of real estate and leasing of vehicles, according to presidential sources.
