Turkish newspapers on 23 June 2008 were dominated by Türkiye's run at Euro 2008, with President Abdullah Gul praising the national squad's semifinal berth and goalkeeper Rustu Recber playing down Germany's favorite status ahead of Wednesday's match. Foreign media focused heavily on coach Fatih Terim, with Hungarian outlets comparing him to Don Corleone.
On the economic front, a new dump-truck factory in Sakarya, a joint venture between Dogus Automotive and Germany's Meiller, began production with a capacity of 3,000 vehicles annually. The 10-million-euro plant is intended to serve as a gateway to new markets. Separately, Muhtar Kent was set to become CEO of Coca-Cola on 1 July 2008, the first Turkish national to lead a company of that scale globally.
Energy analysts warned that Türkiye could face two to three hours of daily power cuts as summer demand for air conditioning pushed consumption close to the country's total daily output of 588.5 million kilowatt-hours. The Ankara Chamber of Commerce reported a 23.7 percent drop in shopping-mall revenue in May, citing political uncertainty and the new smoking ban.
A workers'-rights report noted that 98 shipyard laborers in Istanbul's Tuzla district had died since 1998, arguing that basic safety gear costing roughly 88 lira per worker could have prevented many deaths. Baghdad also confirmed it would allow a Turkish state company among 41 foreign firms to participate in Iraqi oil exploration under agreements to be signed 30 June.
Historical summary. TurkishPress restated this wire report, first published in June 2008, in its own words.