Turkish lira weakens on concern over Syria conflict
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ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The Turkish lira weakened some 0.6% against the dollar on Tuesday as investors grew increasingly concerned about an escalation of violence between Syrian government forces and Turkish forces in northwest Syria.Five Turkish soldiers were killed in shelling by Russia-backed Syrian forces on Monday, marking the second deadly attack on Turkish forces in Syria's Idlib province within a week.The lira weakened as far as 6.04250 against the dollar from a close of 6.0075 on Monday...