the currency losing more than 4% against the dollar. , aelieve it has gone over big drop their for thency. as this number gets green and gets higher, the turkish currency weakens against the stronger u.s. dollar, which you can use to buy more turkish currency than before. we will continue to follow headlines for you. this is bloomberg. ♪ to thes get back developing news out of turkey. turkey's prime minister says a group within the military has engaged in an attempted coup. the armed forces are saying they have actually taken control of the country. let's go to mark crumpton with more. mark: thank you so much. at joined by nicholas burns the hoover institution at stanford university, a former u.s. undersecretary of state. ambassador, thank you for your time. i understand i am putting you on the spot because these events are fluid. i would like to get your thought on the events in turkey. >> we know very little about what is happening in turkey. saysurkish prime minister the government is in control, but an e-mail from the turkish military says it is in control. it is not entirely surpr

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