ISTANBUL: The Turkish central bank's net international reserves stood at 192.503 billion lira ($34.552 billion) as of Aug 16, data showed on Thursday.

They stood at 193.375 billion lira a week earlier. The exchange rate used by Reuters on Thursday was 5.5714 compared to 5.4744 used a week earlier. Note: The figures are released every week on the central bank balance sheet as per a letter of intent with the International Monetary Fund dated 18 January 2002. The figures are released in Turkish liras and are converted by Reuters to US dollars using the central bank's official exchange rate from the previous day.