Qatar's Emir pledges $15 billion direct investment in Turkey: Erdogan's office | Reuters

ANKARA (Reuters) - Qatar will make $15 billion of direct investments into Turkey, Qatar’s Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani told President Tayyip Erdogan during talks in Ankara, the Turkish presidency said on Wednesday.

Qatar Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia July 15, 2018. Yuri Kadobnov/Pool via REUTERS

The lira TRYTOM=D3 firmed to 5.8699 from 6.04 to the dollar after the news, but later eased back to 5.9916 at 1515 GMT.

Reporting by Ece Toksabay; Writing by Tuvan Gumrukcu; Editing by Dominic Evans