Turkey's central bank sold $14 billion in US Treasuries in March, slashing holdings 89% from $15.7B to $1.8B, to defend the lira amid the Iran war crisis.

Turkey liquidated nearly all of its holdings of United States Treasuries in March as Ankara moved aggressively to defend the lira

The amount of Treasuries held by Turkey crashed to just $1.8 billion by the end of March, down from $16 billion the previous month.