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ErdoÄŸan says central bank governor fired for refusing to cut interest rates: report

In a meeting with his party’s deputies Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said he sacked the central bank governor for rejecting the government’s repeated demands for...

ErdoÄŸan sacks central bank governor over policy differences: report

Turkish President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan sacked the governor of the central bank on Saturday as differences between them deepened over the timing of interest rate cuts...

Turkey’s inflation rate hits 12-month low in June

Turkey's annualized rate of inflation stood at 15.72 percent in June, hitting a 12-month low, the statistical authority said on Wednesday, according to a report by...

Turkish auto market halved in first 6 months

Turkey’s automobile market saw a decline of 45 percent in the first half of 2019, the Diken news website reported. The year-on-year contraction in June was 16.4 percent....

Turkey’s foreign trade deficit decreases 77 percent

The Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) on Friday released the country’s provisional foreign trade statistics for May, which point to a year-on-year decrease of 76.5 percent in the...

Turkey revives plan to tap TL 46 bln in central bank legal reserves due to deteriorating budget: report

Turkey’s government is reviving plans to transfer the central bank’s 46 billion lira ($8 billion) in legal reserves to its deteriorating budget to shore it up...

Volkswagen mulling €2 bln factory investment in Turkey: report

German car manufacturer Volkswagen is considering establishing a €2 billion car assembly plant in Turkey, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) reported. According to FAZ, Herbert Diess, the group’s...

Turkish lira firms by 1.5 percent after opposition’s İstanbul mayoral victory

The Turkish lira on Monday gained nearly 1.5 percent in value against the US dollar after a clear opposition win in the Ä°stanbul mayoral race, the...

Business closures up 20 percent in Turkey

The number of companies ceasing operations grew by 20 percent last month, according to figures provided by the Turkish Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges (TOBB), the...

Turkish consumer confidence bounces back from record lows

Turkey’s consumer confidence improved 4.3 percent in June, after dropping to the lowest level on record in May, the Diken news website reported on Thursday. Published by the...

Moody’s downgrades credit rating for 18 Turkish banks

Moody’s on Tuesday cut the credit rating of 18 Turkish banks, the Diken news website reported. State lenders such as Ziraat Bank, Halkbank and Vakıfbank along with private...

Turkey keeps up budget spending splurge before Ä°stanbul election: report

Turkey ran a budget shortfall in May compared with a surplus in the same month last year, a sign authorities kept their stimulus in place to...

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