Turchia
Vai alla Scheda Paese »Sovereignty belongs unconditionally to the people
— Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
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TÜSİAD warns of huge external debt
Turkey should leave the course of economic growth based on consumption and foreign loans, Turkish Industry and Business Association (TÜSİAD) head Erol Bilecik has warned.
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No difference of opinion in management of Turkey’s economy, presidential spokesperson says
Turkish Presidential Spokesperson İbrahim Kalın denied reports on April 5 that there was a difference of opinion in the way the economy is being managed in the country.
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Turkish EU minister to visit Paris after YPG crisis
Turkey’s EU Minister Ömer Çelik will travel to Paris on April 4 for talks with French Foreign Minister Jean Yves Le Drian, in a first in-person meeting since ties were strained over French President Emmanuel Macron’s reception of representatives of the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) at the Elysée ...
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Turkey, US in ‘robust dialogue’ over Syria, YPG still ‘principal US partner’: CENTCOM head
The head of the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said on April 3 that the U.S. is in a “very robust dialogue” with Turkey over Syria, while also insisting that the Peoples’ Protection Units (YPG), a group viewed as terrorists by Ankara, is Washington’s “principal partner” on the ground.
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Turkey’s car sales up 5.5 pct in first quarter of 2018: Association
Turkey’s car sales in the first three months of this year rose 5.5 percent when compared to the same period in 2017, the Automotive Distributers’ Association (ODD) said on April 3.
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Turkish banks see strong appetite for credit: CEO
Turkey’s lenders continue to see strong appetite for credit, the chief executive of the country’s largest lender by assets has said, underlining healthy growth in investments and exports.
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Turkey, Greece trade barbs over arrestees
Turkey and Greece have become involved in an increasingly bitter war of words, with Ankara demanding the extradition of runaway suspects and Athens urging its neighbor to release two trespassing soldiers.
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Turkey may hit targets outside its borders at any time: Erdoğan
Turkey is capable of carrying out operations against groups it deems terrorists without any “approval” from foreign countries, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has vowed.
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Turkey’s foreign trade deficit widened to $5.8 bln in March: Ministry
Turkey’s foreign trade gap widened to $5.8 billion in March by a nearly 28 percent year-on-year increase, mainly driven by energy imports, preliminary data from the Customs and Trade Ministry has shown.
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Turkish FM says US freezing funds for YPG-held areas right decision
The U.S. freezing funds for recovery in areas of Syria still held by the People’s Protection Units (YPG) is, although belated, the right decision, Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on April 1.
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Turkey’s foreign and security policy ‘needs to back its energy goals’
Turkey needs to adapt its energy policies to speedy geopolitical and technological changes, according to Mehmet Öğütçü. The expert says Turkey needs to have an integrated strategy with foreign and security policies that back its ambitious energy goals
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Loan for SMEs raised to $1.9 billion: Turkish PM
The volume of a loan which caters to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Turkey has been raised, Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım said on March 31.
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Six suspects released in Gülen-linked business network case
An Istanbul court on March 30 released six suspects in an investigation targeting the financial structure of the Fethullahist Terrorist Organization (FETÖ), state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.
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Euro bank boosts leading Turkish agricultural firm
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has said it is providing $48 million to Tiryaki Agro, boosting Turkey’s leading agricultural products exporter and supporting its expansion into new markets, day-to-day business and new investments.
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Turkey sees 3 million foreign arrivals in first two months of 2018: Ministry
More than 3 million foreigners visited Turkey in the first two months of 2018, with the tourism sector seeing a significant recovery in the number of arrivals from Europe, official data has shown.
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Turkey’s foreign trade gap widened over 54 pct year-on-year in February
Turkey’s foreign trade deficit rose to $5.76 billion in the second month of the year with a 54.2 percent year-on-year increase, official data has shown.
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Procurement of Patriots on agenda of US-Turkey defense trade dialogue
Turkish and U.S. officials will have a round table meeting on March 30 in Ankara as part of the 5th gathering of Turkey-U.S. Defense Trade Dialogue with procurement of Patriot missile defense systems are on the agenda of two NATO allies.
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Erdoğan urges AKP officials ‘not to talk negatively about the economy’
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has criticized certain ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) members for “speaking negatively about the economic situation in Turkey.”
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Turkey opens investment agency in Qatar
Turkey’s Investment Support and Promotion Agency (ISPAT) opened its new office in the Qatari capital Doha on March 28, state-run Anadolu Agency reported, citing ISPAT.
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Turkey’s economy grew 7.4 percent in 2017
Turkey’s economy grew 7.4 percent in 2017 compared to the previous year, the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) announced on March 29.
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Turkish gov’t announces new plans to boost investment, ease doing business
The government has announced new schemes that officials hope will boost investments and ease doing business in Turkey.