Turchia
Vai alla Scheda Paese »Sovereignty belongs unconditionally to the people
— Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
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Turkish Central Bank lowers inflation forecasts
Turkey's Central Bank on Wednesday revised its inflation forecast for the country's economy downward for 2019 and the next year.
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Economic confidence down in Turkey in January
Confidence in Turkey’s economy slipped month-on-month in January, falling 4.2 percent, the Turkish Statistical Institute said on Wednesday.
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Analysis: A secure Turkey means a secure Europe and US
U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria was a big shock to not only the American public, but also the rest of the world. There is still uncertainty on U.S. foreign policy on Syria, but it seems like Trump is determined to keep his commitment.
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Syrian refugees should obey Turkey’s laws: AKP Istanbul mayoral candidate Yıldırım
Syrian refugees should respect the law in Turkey, Binali Yıldırım, Turkish Parliament speaker who is running for mayor of Istanbul from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), has said.
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Turkish foreign minister meets UN envoy for Syria
Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu met the UN special envoy for Syria on Jan. 28, diplomatic sources said.
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Top Turkish diplomat meets UN rapporteur over Khashoggi
Turkey's foreign minister on Jan. 28 met with an UN official to discuss the killing last fall in Istanbul of a Saudi journalist.
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Turkey seizes smuggled goods worth some $630M in 2018
Turkey seized smuggled goods worth over 3 billion Turkish Liras (some $630 million) in 2018, the country’s trade minister has announced Saturday.
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Turkey to begin drilling for resources around Cyprus
Turkey will begin drilling for resources around Cyprus, Foreign Minister Mevlut Çavuşoğlu has said.
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Demand for Turkish bonds more than 3 times issue size
International investors’ demand for a new Turkish bond issue was more than triple its actual size, said Turkey's Treasury and Finance Ministry on Friday.
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Turkish Treasury raised 1.25 billion euros from bond auction
Turkey has raised 1.25 billion euros from bonds due March 2025, the Treasury and Finance Ministry announced on Jan. 25.
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Sectoral confidence in Turkey slips in January
Confidence in Turkey's services and retail trade sectors slipped while the construction sector rose in January compared to the previous month, the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) announced on Jan. 25.
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Russia positive on Turkey’s plans to secure its borders: FM Çavuşoğlu
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s mention of a 1998-dated bilateral anti-terror protocol between Turkey and Syria has been interpreted by Ankara as a green light given by Moscow to a Turkish military operation against the YPG on its southern border, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said.
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Istanbul, Moscow churches trade barbs over Ukraine
The autonomy status granted to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church by Istanbul's Fener Greek Orthodox Church has caused a dispute between Fener and Moscow Orthodox Patriarchate.
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US envoy for Syria Jeffrey visits Turkey
U.S. special envoy for Syria engagement James Jeffrey will travel to Turkey on Jan. 24 for talks on the war-torn country, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has said.
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Turkish economy softening but no sign of contraction now, finance minister says
Turkey’s economic growth has softened but government moves to cut tax and accelerate the transfer of billions of lira to the Treasury mean Ankara currently sees no recession or negative growth, Finance Minister Berat Albayrak said.
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Disciplinary action against teachers who attended 2011 rally rights violation: Top court
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that two teachers’ right to assembly and demonstration was violated when they were given disciplinary action for attending a trade union’s event supporting education in native language in September 2011.
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Turkish consumer confidence index at 58.2 in January
Turkish consumers’ confidence in the country’s economy dropped this month, Turkey’s statistical authority (TÜİK) said on Jan. 23.
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West trying to cover up Khashoggi murder: Turkish FM
Turkey’s foreign minister on Jan. 22 stated that some western countries are trying to cover up the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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Turkey-EU summit planned to be held March: EU official
The foreign minister of Romania, which is term president of the European Council until mid-2019, has said the bloc is working on a Turkey-EU summit to be held early March.
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Iran’s import ban to hit Turkish firms
The Iranian parliament’s recent decision to impose a ban on the import of certain products will have a significant impact on Turkey’s exports to the country, a business association has warned.
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Turkey plans tight security for March 31 local polls
Turkey will take extra safety measures for the March 31 local elections, with over a half-million security personnel on duty on Election Day.