ISTANBUL
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“Briefing Day,” was YENI SAFAK’s headline, referring to a meeting between Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Central Bank Governor Erdem Basci on Wednesday about the economy.
The Turkish lira hit record lows on Friday. The lira was buying $0.37, a record low on Friday afternoon. The lira has lost more than 11 percent of its value against the dollar since January 2015.
“12 years’ trough,” said the newspaper adding that euro dollar parity remained under 1.07 first time in 12 years due to European Central Bank bond purchases.
Economic newspaper DUNYA said that Turkey was watching Basci’s briefing to Erdogan while Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said there was “harmony” between the government and the Central Bank.
Turkish dailies also covered Davutoglu’s remarks on Tuesday at a parliamentary group meeting of his Justice and Development, or AK, Party.
SABAH quoted Davutoglu as saying: “peace process is entrusted to mothers” referring to ongoing talks between the Turkish government and the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party to end a decades-old conflict over Kurdish rights.
Davutoglu told reporters in Ankara: “There is no split in opinion between me and the president,” referring to the Hakan Fidan case – where the former Turkish spy chief was reappointed to his previous post in the country’s intelligence service.
Fidan had resigned and announced his candidacy for the ruling AK Party at the country’s upcoming general elections in June.
Most Turkish newspapers also covered two helicopters’ mid-air collision in northwestern Argentina on Monday, which killed several French sports stars taking part in a reality TV show.
“‘Survivor’ disaster,” was HURRIYET’s headline.
AKSAM said “10 dead,” adding France’s Olympic swimming gold medalist Camille Muffat, 25; Olympic boxing bronze medalist Alexis Vastine, 28; and famous sailor Florence Arthaud, 57, were among those killed in the accident.
The crew was filming a French adaptation of survival series “Dropped.”
HABER TURK and MILLIYET also covered the accident on their front pages.
