The US dollar/Turkish lira exchange rate was at 18.7940 as of 9.55 a.m. local time (0655GMT), the euro/lira exchange rate stood at 20.3415, and a British pound traded for 23.2431 liras.
Brent crude oil was selling for around $86.41 per barrel, while the price of an ounce of gold was at $1,928.45.