Turchia
Vai alla Scheda Paese »Sovereignty belongs unconditionally to the people
— Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
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Short-term foreign debt stock reaches $123.6 bln
Turkey's Central Bank on March 17 reported that the country's short-term external debt stock totaled $123.6 billion as of end-January.
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Over 3,600 Turks set to return from Europe
Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on March 17 that some 3,614 Turks from nine European countries will return to Turkey until midnight. The returnees will be quarantined subsequently.
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Monthly residential property sales up 51 pct in Feb
Residential property sales in Turkey continue its upward trend, jumping 51.4 percent in February, compared to the same month last year, the country's statistical authority announced on March 16.
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Turkey to unveil economic measures against coronavirus
Turkey will unveil measures to reduce the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak this week, the treasury and finance minister said on March 16.
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More efforts planned to rehabilitate Kurbağalıdere creek
A new tender has been held to select a company to carry out additional work to rehabilitate Kurbağalıdere, one of the central creeks in Istanbul’s Kadıköy district on the Asian side.
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Turks trapped on Everest rescued
Turkey rescued two of its citizens stranded on Mount Everest in the Himalayas, the country’s foreign minister said on March 16.
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Istanbul’s ‘most elegant peddler’ dies aged 71
Burhan Demircan, nicknamed Burhan Pazarlama (Burhan Marketing), who has been hawking for 64 years in Istanbul’s city lines ferries, passed away on March 13. He was 71.
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Döner shops create monthly $630 million business volume
Some 30,000 shops sell around a total of 900,000 kilograms of traditional döner kebab each day across Turkey, making a great contribution to the local economy, according to the head of a trading group.
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‘Turkey has great potential to develop tourism sector’
Turkey has excellent potential to further develop tourism from the beaches of the Mediterranean to the lakes, mountains and other natural beauties of the country, according to the Austrian trade commissioner in Istanbul.
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Total economic turnover surges in January
The total turnover of Turkey's economy jumped 20.5 percent year-on-year in January, the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) announced on March 13.
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US human rights report on Turkey contains baseless accusations: Ministry
A human rights report prepared by the U.S. Department of State includes “baseless accusations” about the state of human rights in Turkey, said the Foreign Ministry on March 13.
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Retail sales volume up 9.6 percent in January
Turkey's calendar-adjusted retail sales volume with constant prices rose 9.6 percent year-on-year in January, the country's statistical authority announced on March 13.
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Turkey ramps up COVID-19 precautions as Erdoğan postpones foreign visits
Turkey will close its primary, secondary and high schools for two weeks, with remote education to begin in the second week as part of precautions against the novel coronavirus.
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Treasury borrows $1.4 bln from domestic markets
Turkey's Treasury and Finance Ministry on March 12 issued Euro-dominated government debt securities and lease certificates to borrow €1.26 billion ($1.41 billion) from domestic markets.
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Turkey condemns deadly Iraq attack on coalition troops
The Turkish Foreign Ministry on March 12 condemned the deadly rocket attack on an Iraqi military base of the anti-ISIL coalition.
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Turkey summons Greek envoy over 'violation of territorial waters'
Turkish Foreign Ministry on March 11 summoned the Greek ambassador in Ankara over violations of Turkey's territorial waters and the detention of journalists, state-run Anadolu Agency reported.
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Current account gap at $1.8 bln in January
Turkey's economy ran a current account deficit of $1.8 billion in January, below the median of analysts' forecasts, the Turkish Central Bank revealed on March 11.
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Turkey breaks export record while world economy shrinks
Bucking the worldwide trend of falling exports in recent months, Turkey has hit new export records, one after another, the head of the Turkish Exporters' Assembly said on March 10.
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Greece has secret extrajudicial asylum centre: report
The Greek government has been holding migrants incommunicado at a secret extrajudicial before illegally expelling them back to Turkey without due process, as part of several hard-line measures to seal its border, contravening international law.
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Turkey to patrol north, Russians south of M4 highway in Idlib: Minister
Turkey’s military will patrol to the north of a security corridor being set up around a highway in northwest Syria’s Idlib province and Russian forces will patrol the southern side, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on March 10.
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Turkey set to continue robust growth: Minister
Turkey is set to extend the robust growth of 6 percent it recorded in the last quarter of 2019, the country’s treasury and finance minister said March 9.