Ankara: The failed bid to overthrow the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has cost Turkey $100 billion (300 billion lira), according to Customs and Trade Minister Bulent Tufenkci.
"When we consider all those warplanes, helicopters, weapons, bombs and buildings, the cost is 300 billion liras minimum according to our calculations," the minister told Turkish media in Ankara. He stressed the figure was likely to rise after more detailed calculations are made.
Tufenkci said the full picture should be seen in a medium-term context even if some investors stayed away in the short-term, adding that the rebels had made Turkey look like a third world country.
"They are not coming after the images revealed tanks were deployed on the streets, parliament was bombed," Tufenkci said, pointing out that some foreign orders had been cancelled in the wake of the failed coup.
According to the minister, Turkey managed to control the situation. "If such a coup took place in another country, markets would probably be closed down for at least a week," he said, emphasising that all the Turkish banks, commodity markets and commercial centres had opened as normal after the weekend.
"The interest rates did not rise extraordinarily. The stock exchange's losses have been limited. There's no need to revise growth or export figures. The nation has stood firm," he added.
The Turkish lira plunged as much as 8 per cent against the US dollar in the aftermath of the July 15 coup attempt. The currency has since recovered half its losses. The country's stock markets are recovering, but are down around 8 per cent.
"When we consider all those warplanes, helicopters, weapons, bombs and buildings, the cost is 300 billion liras minimum according to our calculations," the minister told Turkish media in Ankara. He stressed the figure was likely to rise after more detailed calculations are made.
Tufenkci said the full picture should be seen in a medium-term context even if some investors stayed away in the short-term, adding that the rebels had made Turkey look like a third world country.
According to the minister, Turkey managed to control the situation. "If such a coup took place in another country, markets would probably be closed down for at least a week," he said, emphasising that all the Turkish banks, commodity markets and commercial centres had opened as normal after the weekend.
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The Turkish lira plunged as much as 8 per cent against the US dollar in the aftermath of the July 15 coup attempt. The currency has since recovered half its losses. The country's stock markets are recovering, but are down around 8 per cent.
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