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Turkish habit of stashing gold "under the pillow' hurts economy, government says

Turkish habit of stashing gold "under the pillow' hurts economy, government says
NPR Business Wednesday 16 September 2026, 00:55 UTC By Hadeel Al-Shalchi 1 min read
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For years, Turks have stashed their gold at home against a raining day, mistrustful of banks. Now the government says that tradition hurts the economy(Image credit:

For years, Turks have stashed their gold at home against a raining day, mistrustful of banks. Now the government says that tradition hurts the economy

(Image credit: Emre Çaylak for NPR)

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