In the week ending March 28, the Central Bank reserves decreased by 6 billion 603 million dollars. The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) released its weekly money and banking statistics, revealing that as of March 28, the Central Bank’s gross foreign exchange reserves dropped to 80 billion 609 million dollars, a decrease of 7 billion 719 million dollars. At the previous week, on March 21, the gross foreign exchange reserves were recorded at 88 billion 328 million dollars. Meanwhile, during this period, the gold reserves increased by 1 billion 117 million dollars, climbing from 74 billion 785 million dollars to 75 billion 902 million dollars. As a result, the total reserves of the Central Bank decreased from 163 billion 114 million dollars to 156 billion 511 million dollars in the week ending March 28, showing a decline of 6 billion 603 million dollars compared to the previous week.