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Politicians and pundits have questioned whether the lira's recent fluctuations were triggered by the government on purpose.

The agency had restricted the banks from doing transactions with Turkish lira due to alleged "attacks" on the currency.

The move will prevent "transactions and applications that might endanger the operation of banks," said the banking agency.

President and AKP Chair Erdoğan and Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BDDK) have filed a criminal complaint against FOX TV anchor Fatih Portakal at the İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office.

The lawsuit filed against 38 people including two reporters from Bloomberg and four other journalists for “opposing the Law on Capital Market” has started. The requests for immediate acquittal have been rejected.