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Turkey Says It Has Received No US Directive to Cut Economic Ties with Iran
Ankara has had no official guidance after Washington launched its “Economic Outcast” campaign against Iran, while UAE, P...
Turkey Tightens Car Rental Rules with Licences, Fleet Limits and Deposit Caps
The Trade Ministry's new vehicle rental regulation introduces compulsory licences, stricter fleet and vehicle standards,...
Turkey's Service Output Rises 1.3% in June but Sub-Sector Gaps Widen
Information and communication services led with a 9.4% yearly gain, while real estate contracted 8.8%, highlighting a sh...
HangiKredi Puts Turkish Personal Loan Comparison Inside ChatGPT
HangiKredi has launched a ChatGPT plugin that lets users compare Turkish bank loan offers in natural language, starting ...
Turkey's Parliament Takes Up Amnesty Bill to End Kurdish Conflict
A bill backed by Erdoğan's alliance and pro-Kurdish opposition aims to disarm the PKK and reintegrate its members, but t...
Global Yatırım Holding’s H1 Revenue Surges 37% on Ports and Gas Growth
Turkish conglomerate reports 13.8 billion TL in revenue and a 39% EBITDA jump in H1 2026, driven by booming cruise port ...
Turkey's Export Climate Index Hits 52.2 as Germany and UK Return to Growth
The ISO Manufacturing Export Climate Index rose to 52.2 in July, its highest since early 2024, as eight of Turkey's top ...
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan Sign Joint Defence Pact in Mecca
The 'Mecca Joint Defence Agreement' treats an attack on one as an attack on all, amid rising Israeli and Iranian asserti...
Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey forge mutual defense pact as regional security orders realign
The Mecca Joint Defense Agreement binds the three nations to view any armed attack on one as an attack on all, but falls...
Turkey’s Participation Banks Set 119.5 Billion Lira Sukuk Record in First Half of 2026
Total sukuk issuance by Turkish participation banks reached 119.5 billion lira in H1 2026, pushing the cumulative volume...
Dental tourism to Turkey: How to vet clinics and avoid a costly smile
Lower prices are driving patients from German-speaking Europe to Turkish dentists, but a good result demands more than a...
Greek Island Visa-on-Arrival Drives Turkish Tourism Boom, Buoying Aegean Businesses
Nearly 1.5 million Turks visited Greece in 2025, many using the express visa that has transformed travel to the islands ...
Turkey’s $15B ‘Development Road’ Aims to Break Strait of Hormuz Dependency
Ankara plans a 1,200 km rail and highway corridor from Iraq’s Al-Faw port to Europe, seeking to reroute a fifth of the w...
Turkey's Q2 Tourism Revenue Slips 2.6% as Visitor Numbers Fall 5.1%
Quarterly tourism income edged down to $15.87 billion despite a modest rise in accommodation and dining spend. Meanwhile...
White Goods Production in Turkey Plunges 15% as Export Slump Deepens
Turkey's white goods sector saw domestic sales fall 7% and exports drop 19% in H1 2026, with industry leaders blaming ri...
Turkey’s June Trade Gap Swells 26.2% as Import Growth Outstrips Exports
Official data shows exports rose 21.7% to $24.9bn, but imports climbed 23% to $35.3bn, pushing the monthly deficit to $1...
Turkey Offers to Host Fresh Russia-Ukraine Talks, but Moscow Sees No Quick Progress
Ankara has reportedly informed Moscow and Kyiv it is ready to organize a new round of negotiations, though Russia's resp...
Moscow’s Meet Global MICE Congress Targets Turkish Business Travel Players This December
The Moscow Tourism Committee invites Turkey’s MICE sector to a two-day congress at the World Trade Center, offering dire...
Turkey’s Unemployment Rate Dips to 7.6% in June as Job Market Gains Ground
The seasonally adjusted jobless rate fell 0.5 points to 7.6%, employment rose by 227,000, and youth unemployment dropped...
Turkish Coal Importers Feel the Supply Pinch as Black Sea Risks Redirect Russian Cargoes
Turkish coal buyers returning to the market are facing scarce Russian supply, driving up prices and freight costs. Disru...
Fazıl Say: Turkey’s Most Powerful Cultural Brand and Soft Power Asset
The pianist and composer transcends music to become a one-man cultural diplomacy engine for Turkey – and an argument for...
Melissa Vargas: The Cuban-Born Star Who Powered Turkey to VNL Volleyball Title
Melissa Vargas scored 33 points, earned MVP honors, and led Turkey past Brazil in the 2026 Volleyball Nations League fin...
As digital ad spend soars, brands warned not to sacrifice long-term image for short-term clicks
Global media investment hit $947bn with 60% in digital, and Turkey’s market surged 39.4%. Adform’s regional chief argues...
Çimsa’s Eskişehir Plant Now Generates 40% of Its Own Power from Waste Heat and Solar
A new waste heat recovery unit and an existing solar farm will slash the factory’s grid electricity draw, lowering both ...
Turkish Consumer Confidence Hits Three-Year High as Economic Optimism Surges
Turkey’s consumer confidence index climbed to 89.8 in July, its highest since May 2023, driven by a sharp rise in househ...
Erdogan Drives Besiktas Push to Sign Mohamed Salah in Summer Transfer Coup
Turkish media report that President Erdoğan is personally backing Besiktas’s bid to bring Egyptian superstar Mohamed Sal...
Turkish Vatan Party Calls for Strategic Russia-China-Iran Alliance, Slams NATO
A party conference in Turkey released a declaration proposing a four-nation security bloc to replace NATO, reflecting a ...
Ankara Conference Calls for Strategic Alliance of Russia, Turkey, China and Iran
A Turkish political party hosted a conference urging a four-nation security bloc to counter US-led NATO and promote a mu...
Zurich's $7 Cappuccino, Turkey's $2,592 iPhone: Deutsche Bank Maps Global Consumer Price Extremes
A Deutsche Bank study of prices in 69 cities reveals the most expensive cities for a dozen everyday goods and services, ...