ANKARA

The official reserves of the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) reached $104.8 billion as of the end of November, the bank announced Friday.

The November figure showed that total reserve assets rose 0.2% from the previous month.

Foreign currency reserves -- in convertible foreign currencies -- increased 0.4% to $76.9 billion during the same period.

Last month, the bank's gold reserves -- including gold deposits and, if appropriate, gold swapped -- dropped 0.3% month-on-month to $26.5 billion.

On an annual basis, the CBRT's official reserves jumped 15%, up from $91 billion at the end of November