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In a speech in the capital Ankara, Erdogan said businessmen need
to take a patriotic stance as Turkey faces attacks on its
economy, but there was nothing wrong with sending money abroad
for investments.
"I am not making a request or an order to limit capital flows,"
he said. "What I am saying is our businessmen need to take a
domestic and national stance when our country is facing attacks
and efforts to put our economy under pressure."
"We have never had anything to say to those who are taking
resources abroad for investments," he said, clarifying that the
"traitors" were those taking money abroad who were linked to
Kurdish militants or supporters of the U.S.-based cleric whom
Ankara accuses of orchestrating last year's coup.
His comments supported a recovery in the lira <TRYTOM=D3>, which
firmed as far as 3.9015 against the dollar, compared with
Friday's close of 3.9135, having weakened as far as 3.9456 in
early Monday trade.
Erdogan's comments on Sunday come after state-run Anadolu news
agency said Turkish prosecutors were set to seize the assets of
Turkish-Iranian gold trader Reza Zarrab, who is cooperating with
U.S. prosecutors in the trial of a Turkish banker charged with
evading U.S. sanctions on Iran.
(Reporting by Tuvan Gumrukcu; Writing by Daren Butler; Editing
by David Dolan)
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