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Turkey’s Erdogan Says Complete Revision Needed at Central Bank

Recep Tayyip Erdogan

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Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said there is need for a “complete revision” at the country’s central bank, where he unexpectedly removed Murat Cetinkaya as governor last week, appointing a deputy as his replacement.

Erdogan spoke to reporters on the presidential plane en route to Turkey following a trip to Bosnia-Herzegovina, HT news website reported early Wednesday. Below are highlights of his remarks as carried by Turkey’s national media outlets: