ISTANBUL—A currency crisis is shaking Turkey’s economy, imperiling President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s nearly two-decade-long grip on power and upending living standards in a country that had enjoyed years of growth.
The lira weakened against the dollar on Thursday, trading at a record 10.98 compared with 10.57 earlier in the day, after the country’s central bank cut its key rate to 15% from 16%.
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