Based on figures shared by Turkey’s Central Bank choice of citizens is still US dollar

According to the data of the Central Bank (MB), the money in dollar accounts of citizens increased again in the week of December 31.

There was an increase of $ 933 million in the foreign exchange accounts of natural persons, that is, citizens, in the week of December 31. According to data adjusted for the parity effect, the increase was $ 351 million. After a weekly increase, the total amount of money in foreign currency deposits of citizens again reached $ 147 billion.

In the week when citizens purchased dollars, the foreign currency deposits of legal entities fell by $ 2.8 billion. The decrease, free of the parity effect, was $ 2.9 billion.