Turkey attaches great importance to smart cities
ISTANBUL
Turkey attaches great importance to smart cities, which offer high-quality air, zero-waste, fast communication and transportation, the industry and technology minister said on Friday.
"In addition to sustainable development goals,...
Turkey arrests 9 Daesh-linked terror suspects
ADANA, Turkey
At least nine people, including a foreigner, were arrested Friday in southern Adana province for their suspected links to Daesh terrorist organization, also known as ISIS, a police...
Turkey's emergency state body concludes 73% of appeals
ANKARA
Turkey’s presidential commission examining emergency state process said on Friday 73% applications concerning measures taken after a defeated coup attempt in July 2016 have been concluded.
Turkey's Inquiry Commission on...
Turkey: Central Bank reserves in Sept. total $101.1B
ANKARA
The official reserves of the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) totaled $101.1 billion in September.
The CBRT data showed on Friday that total reserve assets in September...
Turkish economy back to normalization after US, Russia deal
ANKARA
For a long time, Turkey has been exposed to problems due to an eight-year civil war in Syria and fighting terrorism, putting additional pressures on its economy. But for...
Turkey: 39 FETO suspects arrested in capital Ankara
ANKARA
Turkish police officers issued arrest warrants for 53 suspects on Friday and arrested 39 of them for their suspected links to Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO), the group behind the...
Turkey: Manufacturing capacity utilization up in October
ANKARA
Turkey's manufacturing industry capacity utilization rate (CUR) marginally improved on a monthly basis in October, the Central Bank said Friday.
Local units operating in manufacturing industry used 76.4% capacity this...
Turkey: Sectoral confidence up in October
ANKARA
Sectoral confidence in Turkey rose for services, retail trade, and construction in October compared to last month, the country's statistical authority reported on Friday.
"Seasonally adjusted confidence index which was...
Turkey's Borsa Istanbul flat at Friday opening
ANKARA
Turkey's benchmark stock index decreased by 0.07%, or 73.54 points, to start the last transaction day of the week at 100,272.11 points.
On Thursday, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index rose...
Turkish parties slam EP lawmakers' decision on Syria op
ANKARA
In a joint statement, the Turkish parliament on Thursday condemned the European Parliament's (EP) decision over the country’s anti-terror operation in northern Syria.
"We, as the political parties appear in...