In its third successive day of losses, the lira TRYTOM=D3 weakened nearly 1.6% to a record low of 20.75 against the US currency, taking its losses this year to nearly 10%.
Turkey has sought to buy $20 billion worth of F-16s from the United States but the sale has not moved quickly due to objections from the US Congress
Israel's president turned to social media to extend warm congratulatory remarks to Turkey's re-elected leader.
"We highly appreciate your personal contribution to the strengthening of friendly Russian-Turkish relations and mutually beneficial cooperation in various areas," Putin said.
Experts are divided as to the credibility of the report, with skeptics saying it might be an attempt to drum up support for Erdoğan ahead of the election
In last Sunday's vote, Erdogan's ruling AK Party and its nationalist allies won a comfortable parliamentary majority.
Observers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe expressed concerns for the way Turkey's elections were carried out.
A cost-of-living crisis sparked by Erdogan's unorthodox economic program over the past 1-1/2 years has eroded his popularity
The discontent in Turkey over the nearly 4 million Syrian refugees has been a source of domestic pressure on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Erdogan certainly hopes to be reelected, if only to preside over the celebrations marking the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Turkey.
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