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Russia returns 370 tons of tangerines from Turkey due to pests: report

Russia has returned some 370 tons of tangerines sent from Turkey in 16 shipments, citing the detection of agricultural pests in the fruit, Gazete Duvar’s English...

Turkey to introduce new taxation for digital service providers like Google, Facebook

A new omnibus bill on tax regulation calls for the introduction of a 7.5 percent tax on digital service providers such as Google, Facebook and Twitter,...

Turkish Central Bank sharply cuts interest rates

Turkey’s central bank has cut its benchmark interest rate by 2.5 percentage points, deeper than economists had expected, citing an improving inflation outlook, the Financial Times reported....

Erdoğan orders name change of prominent family company seized by gov’t

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has demanded a change in name for the Kayseri-based Boydak Holding, which was seized by the government due to alleged links...

Convicted banker’s appointment at Turkish bourse opposed by European partner: report

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is against Turkey’s appointment of a convicted banker as head of the stock exchange, saying it now has the...

Volkswagen not looking at alternatives to Turkey for car plant, says official

Volkswagen is not scouting for alternative locations as it evaluates plans to build a new car factory in Turkey, Andreas Tostmann, VW’s production chief, told journalists...

Banker convicted in US becomes general manager of Turkish stock exchange

Turkey’s finance minister has announced that a Turkish banker convicted in the United States of helping Iran evade economic sanctions has been appointed head...

Turkey’s tax revenue 20 percent lower than expectations in first 3 quarters

The Turkish government’s fiscal performance fell 20 percent below what was anticipated in the 2019 yearly budget in the first three quarters, Deutsche Welle Turkish service reported...

In deliberate snub, top Turkish officials to skip annual IMF meetings

Turkish Treasury and Finance Minister Berat Albayrak and the country’s central bank governor will not attend the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and...

Turkey could allocate funds in 2020 budget for Syria safe zone housing: official

Turkey could allocate funds in its 2020 budget for building housing for refugees in a “safe zone” it wants to set up in northern Syria after...

Turkey’s youth unemployment climbs above 27 percent in July

The unemployment rate among 15-24-year-olds in Turkey has reached a record 27.1 percent, rising 7.2 percentage points year-on-year in July, according to the Turkish Statistical Institute...

İstanbul court prohibits access to Uber in Turkey: report

An İstanbul Commercial Court of First Instance on Wednesday ruled for the prohibition of online access to global ridesharing company Uber for engaging in “unfair competition”...

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