Turkey central bank chief quits, citing need to protect her family

Turkey’s Erdogan names new central bank chief after Hafize Gaye Erkan quits

The appointment comes a few hours after the resignation of Hafize Gaye Erkan citing a media scandal.

Just last year, she took over the management of the Turkish Central Bank — now Hafize Gaye Erkan is resigning. She talks about a “major reputation campaign.”

Because of an alleged smear campaign, Hafize Gaye Erkan resigns unexpectedly as head of the Turkish Central Bank. The lira gives way immediately.

Turkey central bank governor quits and points to campaign against herFinancial Times

Hafize Gaye Erkan, an architect of the shift towards more conventional policies, replaced by her deputy Fatih Karahan

The head of Turkey's central bank, Hafize Gaye Erkan, quits. She announces that she has resigned after barely a year in the post. The reason is accusations that she has helped her father with unauthorized employment at the bank -- allegations Erkan himself says are a campaign to force her away. Hafize Gaye Erkan, who took office in May in...

Turkey's central bank governor, Hafize Gaye Erkan, resigned on Friday, citing the need to protect his family amid a “reputational assassination,” raising questions about the aggressive tightening of policy he has advocated in the eight months since taking office, according to Reuters.