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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”...

Romania initiates new talks with Volkswagen on car plant after Turkey decision delayed

Romania initiated new talks with Volkswagen on Tuesday after the carmaker announced it had postponed a final decision on whether to build a new plant in...

Turkey’s Halkbank says US charges on evading Iran sanctions ‘political’

Turkey’s Halkbank said on Wednesday that US charges against it amount to an escalation of Washington’s sanctions on Ankara over its military incursion in Syria, while...

Turkish bank indicted in US for participation in Iran sanctions evasion scheme

Federal prosecutors in New York on Tuesday charged Turkey’s Halkbank with taking part in a multibillion-dollar scheme to evade US sanctions on Iran, Reuters reported. The charges...

Turkish lira rises as markets view Trump tariffs as ‘window dressing’

Turkish assets are breathing a sigh of relief after tariffs threatened by US President Donald Trump over Ankara’s military offensive in Syria came up less serious...

Volkswagen postpones final decision on Turkey investment due to Syria incursion

Volkswagen has postponed the final decision whether to build a car plant in Turkey, the company said, amid international criticism of the country’s military operation in...

Turkish markets tumble under threat of US sanctions: report

The lira broke past the 5.93-per-dollar mark on Monday even as lenders sold more than $1 billion worth of foreign exchange, according to two people familiar with...

Moody’s disputes Turkey’s growth expectations unveiled in new economic program

Global credit rating agency Moody’s says Turkey’s economic program growth targets risk increasing macro imbalances, adding that a 5 percent growth target for next year is...

Turkey considers raising income tax for top earners: report

Turkey is planning to raise the income tax rate for top-bracket earners to 45 percent from the current level of 35 percent, according to a person...

Turkey’s state-owned Halkbank deemed weakest on Fitch stress test

Fitch Ratings on Thursday said Turkey’s three major state-owned banks are less equipped to deal with a potential deterioration in asset quality than their privately owned peers,...

Turkey to ban e-cigarettes, says health minister

Turkish Minister of Health Fahrettin Koca has said the government is working on legislation to prohibit electronic cigarettes by blocking their entry into the country, the Diken...

Turkey’s inflation falls to lowest level in nearly 3 years

Turkey’s headline inflation rate fell to 9.26 percent in September, the lowest level in nearly three years, according to the Turkish Statistics Institute (TurkStat). “We have made...

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