Problems are presented in the Turkish economy as citizens who went to ATMs to withdraw money found themselves in for a surprise.

As SKAI correspondent Manolis Kostidis reports from Istanbul, Turkey’s central bank sold 6 billion dollars in one week, while the opposition is shouting that “Capital Controls are coming”.

What “Show Tv” mentions in the main news bulletin is typical:

“Many banks have stopped lending. Restrictions were introduced on credit card withdrawals as well as gold purchases. Those who went to the ATMs to make withdrawals were shocked”

The report includes statements from three citizens who discovered the restrictions and reported to the channel:

– Yes, that’s right, there was a message on the mobile phone two months ago. We will not be able to make withdrawals from credit cards.

– Let people take their own measures

– Obviously it happens from the great devaluation of the lira”.

As Manolis Kostidis reports, the problem is expected to exist with regard to the currency, since with regard to the Turkish lira, it will not be a problem for the government to… cut new money to channel into the economy.

Ankara is attempting to modernize the F-16s with its own means

Meanwhile, Turkey appears to be giving up trying to procure the modernization kits from the US as it sees no progress to be made.

In fact, it is expected to make an effort to modernize them with its own means.

As the president of the Turkish aviation industry, Ismail Demir, pointed out:

“Once we install these electronic systems, then in a sense they become Turkish F-16s. Already in terms of structural modernization, TUSAS is in a good place.

On the other hand, we modernize the electronics, the software, the communication networks and apply them to the F-16. In short, the F-16, apart from the aircraft and the engine, becomes a Turkish fighter and this has great value.

Our fighters will be equal to the F-16 Block 70 fighters, but they will also be ours, that is, we will be freer, so they will be superior.”

“Nails” Erdogan to Kilicdaroglu – They didn’t get the message

Meanwhile, the election campaign continues in Turkey ahead of the second round of elections on 28 May.

The president of Turkey and now a big favorite for his re-election, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left nails to Kemal Kilicdaroglu and the opposition, stressing that they did not get the message and “maybe they will get the message of the people, from the satellite we sent into space” as he characteristically said.

“The opposition is so disconnected from the country and reality that they cannot get and understand the clear messages that came out of the polls.

On the contrary, they reverse it. Not even an antenna is enough for them to receive the message. That’s why we sent the Imece satellite into space, maybe the signals they get from there will help them get the messages.

On May 14, our people expressed their will at the polls. With 322 seats, he gave the majority to the People’s Alliance”.