ANKARA: The Turkish economy shrank by nearly two percent in the third quarter as consumer spending and exports plunged, data showed Monday, the first year-on-year contraction since 2009.

The Turkish Statistics Office said gross domestic product (GDP) fell 1.8 percent compared with the same period in 2015, sparking an immediate fall in the lira.

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