the ones influence over the central bank has accelerated the turkish leaders depreciation global investors have been pulling their money out of the country for months sending the lira tumbling twenty five percent against the dollar since the start of this year. that's made imports much more expensive. businesses are increasingly this is a. good. word for. economic growth tops the list of better ones priorities that's why he continues to avoid raising interest rates but that policy in turn is contributing to the rising inflation it's a vicious circle that's upsetting a lot of turks. some economists even joke that the lira is turkey's last remaining opposition party.