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What does a country do if its currency suddenly plunges in value? Some governments raise interest rates, others try to increase exports. Turkey is attempting a different way, with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan calling on his loyal followers to exchange US dollars for Turkish lira to shore up the faltering …

Media caption“Enough is enough”: BBC’s Mark Lowen witnesses anger outside the stadium Turkish police have detained 235 people for acting on behalf of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), the interior ministry says. Those detained include officials from the main Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP). The arrests come two days …