Turks don’t need money — they have God. That was the message from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Thursday as the Turkish lira fell 13 percent in a single day, bottoming out at a record low.

The lira is now down 35 percent down against the dollar this year, making it the world’s worst performing currency in 2018 — outpacing even the much-maligned Argentine Peso.

And with Turkey’s currency in free fall, President Donald trump added fuel to the fire Friday by announcing a new set...

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