Trump hits Turkey with tariffs after talks to free US minister deadlock
(WorldNews Turkey)

WASHINGTON - Following an impasse in high-level negotiations to free an America preacher detained in Turkey, President Donald Trump on Friday said he had ordered heavy tariffs on Ankara´s export of steel and aluminum to the United States, a punitive move that deepened a growing political and economic rift with the NATO ally. In a tweet, Trump said he had `just authorized a doubling` of tariffs against Turkey, upping those on aluminum to 20 percent and steel to 50 percent. The U.S. imports about $1 billion in steel and aluminum from Turkey, so the direct impact is not likely to be substantial. But the ripple effects were considerable as the Turkish currency, the lira, plummeted on the news,...