Turchia
Vai alla Scheda Paese »Sovereignty belongs unconditionally to the people
— Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
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Tesco exits Turkey as it refocuses on core
Foreign investors still drawn to consumer businesses even as political tensions rise
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Turkish hospital group keen on expanding abroad through acquisitions
Turkey’s Acıbadem Hospitals Group, which recently bought Bulgaria’s largest health groups for 125 million euros, is now considering investments in Serbia and Romania in a bid to double growth figures over the next five years, group chair Mehmet Ali Aydınlar has said
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Turkish economy minister says Germany's ‘Armenian genocide’ bill threatens friendship
Turkey's economy minister said the Bundestag’s approval of a resolution recognizing the World War I-era killings of Anatolian Armenians at the hands of the Ottoman Empire as “genocide” threatened the friendship between the two countries
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UK's Osborne, campaigning against Brexit, says Turkey won't join EU
British finance minister George Osborne said Turkey would not join the European Union, rebutting one of the arguments made by campaigners who want Britain to leave the EU and who are forecasting higher migration if Turkey joins the bloc
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Agriculture Ministry temporarily suspends fertilizer sales amid terror attacks in Turkey
Turkey’s Interior Ministry has sent a letter to governor’s offices and security units across the country, temporarily suspending the sale of fertilizers containing ammonium nitrate to prevent access by militant groups to the substance commonly used in building explosives
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Turkey to offer 'whatever it takes' for strategic investments, including 20 tax-free years
Turkey will do “whatever it takes,” including specialized incentives and a 20-year tax holiday, to make it possible for strategically crucial investments to be realized in a number of sectors, Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci has said in an interview with Reuters
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Turkey says Greek response to Quran reading in Hagia Sophia ‘unacceptable’
The Turkish Foreign Ministry has released a statement in response to a Greek condemnation of reading the Quran in the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul throughout the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, defining Athens’ reaction as “unacceptable.”
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Greece names Turkey ‘honorary country’ in economy, tourism along with Israel, Russia, US
Greece has named Turkey an “honorary country” in 2016, along with three other countries, in a bid to boost bilateral economic and tourism ties
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Fast legislation should not compromise quality: Turkey’s top business group
It is important for parliament to work fast but that should not come at the expense of the quality of laws, says TÜSİAD head Cansen Başaran-Symes, adding that ‘pluralism and participation in the legislative process also contributes to the quality of laws’
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Istanbul’s shoe shiners hold ground despite falling sales
Istanbul’s numerous street shoe polishers, men of hard graft perched on small stools with their gear, waiting for customers with dusty footwear, are struggling against a sharp decline in sales as more and more people opt for comfortable sneakers
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Turkey should seek new export markets amid rows with Germany, Russia: Expert
Turkey should generate “new export markets” following the Bundestag’s approval of a resolution recognizing the events of 1915 as genocide, as well as the jet crisis with Russia, Sabancı University Finance Professor Özgür Demirtaş has urged
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Turkish gov’t plans fine-tuning in bankruptcy regulation
Ankara is been working on a draft to overcome a number of problems in the implementation of bankruptcy suspension, Customs and Trade Minister Bülent Tüfenkçi has stated
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Rwanda: New Deals to Strengthen Rwanda-Turkey Ties
[New Times] Ties between Turkey and Rwanda grew stronger in the previous week following the visit of the Turkish Foreign Affairs Minister, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu. During his visit, the two governments signed bilateral cooperation agreements in technical and vocational education, as well as eliminating the need for visas for diplomatic passport ...
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‘Poverty rivalry’ among the poor in Turkey
There is a change in the story of poverty in Turkey. As those at the lowest level of the social income ladder climb over time, other groups take over the “poverty duty.”
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Outside observers uneasy about Turkish economy: Expert
External observers feel more uneasy than they did five years ago about Turkey’s economic prospects, renowned American economist Larry Summers has said
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Mosaic Road Project moves to Venice
After Switzerland’s Gstaad, Venice was the second stop of the Mosaic Road Project, initiated by the Turkey ONE Association. A rich menu of Gaziantep cuisine accompanied the promotion of the project
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The Bundestag decision is about German politics
Germany is Turkey’s number one trading partner, while Turkey is among Germany’s top 10 trading partners
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La Germania approva la risoluzione sul genocidio armeno.
La Germania approva la risoluzione sul genocidio armeno. Il bundestag, la camera bassa del parlamento federale tedesco, ha approvato a larga maggioranza la risoluzione che definisce “genocidio” l’uccisione in massa degli armeni nel 1915. Secondo il primo ministro turco Binali Yıldırım la risoluzione potrebbe danneggiare i rapporti tra Berlino e ...
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South African Mondi to acquire majority stake in Turkish packaging firm
Paper company Mondi Ltd said on June 2 it had signed a deal to buy 90 percent shares in Turkey’s Kalenobel for around 90 million euro ($101 million) as part of a plan to grow its packaging business
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PayPal license rejected as it failed to comply with Turkish regulations: Regulator
The head of Turkey’s banking watchdog has said that the required license was not offered to global payment services PayPal because the company had not acted in line with the law
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EU bank set to pump over 2.3 bln euros of financing into Turkey
A senior representative from the European Investment Bank (EIB) said the lender plans to provide financing worth 2.3-2.5 billion euros to Turkey over this year, with small- and medium-scaled enterprises (SMEs) and vital infrastructure projects again being the main focus