Why Turks are skipping banks and keeping their gold at home

These gold hoards are estimated to have reached 5,000 tons. The value of gold has been on an upward trend: On March 14, it reached 3,582.85 Turkish lira ($1,249.22) per ounce. That means the under-the-mattress overall value of gold is now almost 580 billion Turkish lira ($201 billion)

Why Turks are skipping banks and keeping their gold at home