ISTANBUL, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Turkey's central bank raised reserve requirements to keep loan growth in check on Tuesday, increasing the amount of lira and forex that lenders have to hold with the central bank.

(Reporting by Seda Sezer; Editing by Nick Tattersall) Keywords: TURKEY CBANK/RESERVES

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