Turkey's Erdogan replaces central bank governor as lira plummets

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has removed the central bank governor from his post and replaced him with former finance minister Naci Agbal after the national currency lira depreciated to a record against the US dollar. The decision to dismiss Murat Uysal was made by presidential decree, and announced in the country's Official Gazette early on Saturday. Agbal had been finance...