'Turkey set to close out 2019 in positive territory'
MALATYA, Turkey
Turkey will close out 2019 with positive growth figures, the country’s treasury and finance minister said on Thursday.
Turkey will continue to support industry and the real sector, and...
Foreign visits to Turkey climb in January-September
ANKARA
Turkey attracted 36.4 million foreign visitors in the first nine months of 2019, marking a 14.5% rise, the Culture and Tourism Ministry announced Thursday.
The Mediterranean resort city of Antalya...
Central Bank lowers Turkey year-end inflation forecast
ANKARA
Turkey's Central Bank on Thursday cut the year-end inflation projection for 2019.
The bank said it expected Turkey's year-end inflation rate to hit 12% for 2019, down from 13.9% in...
Turkey: Tourism income jumps 22% to $14B in Q3
ISTANBUL
Turkey’s tourism income jumped by nearly a quarter this July-September to $14.03 billion, the country's statistical authority said on Thursday.
The country's tourism revenue soared 22% in the third quarter,...
Turkey's foreign trade gap at $2.1B in September
ANKARA
Turkey's foreign trade deficit stood at $2.1 billion in September, said the country's statistical authority on Thursday.
TurkStat data indicated a 6.6% year-on-year rise in last month's figure.
Turkish exports rose...
Turkey: Banking sector net profit at $6.4B in Jan-Sept
ANKARA
The net profit of Turkey's banking sector totaled 36.2 billion Turkish liras ($6.4 billion) in January-September, the country's banking watchdog said Wednesday.
The figure was down 12.5% on an annual...
Turkey: Economic confidence rises to 89.8 in October
ANKARA
Turkey's economic confidence index rose to 89.8 in October, official data revealed on Wednesday.
The figure surged 4.5% from 86 in September, the Turkish Statistical Authority (TurkStat) said.
Passenger traffic at Istanbul Airport surpasses 40M
ANKARA
The Istanbul Airport welcomed over 40 million air passengers since its opening last year, Turkey's transport and infrastructure minister said Monday.
A total of 252,795 flights (63,856 domestic and 188,939...
Turkey's Borsa Istanbul down at weekly close
Turkey's benchmark stock index closed the week at 100,215.95 points on Friday, down 0.13% versus Thursday's close.
Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index started the day at 100,272.11 points. As of...
Turkey's exports to Balkans nearly hit $10B
ISTANBUL
Turkey saw a total of $9.8 billion export to Balkans in the first nine months of 2019, a 3.7% increase compared to the same period last year, according to...
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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
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