Global hotel occupancy rates hit rock bottom amid virus
ISTANBUL
Hotel occupancy rates have hit rock bottom globally due to travel restrictions in the wake of coronavirus.
Tourist hotspots across Europe, especially Italy, faced a tremendous blow in March.
The biggest...
Turkey's Borsa Istanbul up 0.52% at open
ANKARA
Turkey's benchmark stock index started Wednesday at 98,129.45 points, up 0.52% or 510.45 points.
On Tuesday, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index decreased 1.34% to close the day at 97,619.00 points...
Turkish Treasury borrows $1.6B through auction
ANKARA
The Turkish Treasury borrowed 11.2 billion Turkish liras ($1.6 billion) from domestic markets on Tuesday, said an official statement.
The Treasury and Finance Ministry announced that three-year CPI-indexed government bonds...
Turkey's Borsa Istanbul down 0.58% at open
ISTANBUL Turkey's benchmark stock index started Tuesday at 98,368.45 points, down 0.58% or 577.43 points. On Monday, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index rose 0.78% to close the day at...
Pandemic to hit 170 countries' GDP in 2020: IMF head
ISTANBUL
Some 170 countries will face narrowing in their GDP this year due to the novel coronavirus' impact on the economy, the directing manager of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)...
Barrel of US oil nosedives below $0 in historical first
WASHINGTON
The price for a barrel of West Texas Intermediate crude oil sharply curtailed Monday, falling into negative territory for the first time in history as demand continues to collapse...
Turkey's Borsa Istanbul starts week looking up
ISTANBUL Turkey's benchmark stock index started Monday at 98,661.63 points, up 0.49%, or 481.81 points. On Friday, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index rose 2.01% to close the day at...
Turkey's Borsa Istanbul starts Friday up 2.12%
ANKARA Turkey's benchmark stock index started Friday up 2.12% or 2,038.07 points to open at 98,287.16 points. On Thursday, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 was up 0.41% at 96,249.13 points,...
Turkey's Borsa Istanbul starts day looking up
ISTANBUL Turkey's benchmark stock index started Thursday at 96,705.97 points with a daily increase of 0.89%, or 851.05 points. On Wednesday, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index dropped 2.73% to...
Turkey's Borsa Istanbul starts midweek up
ANKARA Turkey's benchmark stock index rose 0.40% or 395.12 points on Wednesday to start the day at 98,944.92 points. At Tuesday's close, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index was up...
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Turkish president, UN chief discuss ways to end crisis caused by Russia-Ukraine war
ANKARA
The Turkish president and UN secretary-general on Monday spoke over phone and discussed initiatives aimed at resolving the ongoing crisis caused by the Russia-Ukraine...
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Russia becomes China’s largest oil supplier
ANKARA
Russia has surpassed Saudi Arabia to become China's largest oil supplier, as refiners bought up Russian crude oil offered at a huge discount...
EU, Egypt agree on partnership priorities until 2027
BRUSSELS
The EU and Egypt have agreed on the partnership priorities guiding their relationship until 2027.
The Association Council of the European Union and Egypt...
Syria's Tal Rifat surrounded with tunnels by YPG/PKK terrorists
TAL RIFAT, Syria / ANKARA
The YPG/PKK terror group is using a sophisticated network of tunnels in the Tal Rifat district in northern Syria to...