BRIEFLY

TURKEY

Coup has cost economy $100b

The foiled coup attempt seeking to unseat the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has cost the Turkish economy $100 billion, Customs and Commerce Minister Bulent Tufenkci was quoted as saying on Tuesday. He said the heavy price tag may even go up but insisted that Turkey's economic fundamentals were solid. The coup took place on July 15 but financial markets in Turkey opened as normal in the next week.