IMF approves $16bn for Turkey
The latest cash will be used to bridge a budget shortfall this year as Ankara struggles with its worst recession in more than 50 years.
The loan reportedly comprises $12bn in new funds and unfreezes $4bn from an existing loan, making Turkey the IMF's biggest ever borrower.
"It is $12bn in additional financing," an IMF board member told
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