People check currency exchange rates at an currency exchange office in Istanbul December 16, 2014. The Turkish central bank said on Tuesday it would meet some of the foreign exchange needs of state energy importers, stepping in to support the lira as it tumbled to a record low amid a major selloff in emerging markets. Turkish shares fell as much as 4 percent and bond yields jumped as a plunge in the Russian rouble sent investors stampeding out of emerging markets. REUTERS/Murad Sezer (TURKEY - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS)