need Turkish Central Bank Banks and commercial lenders are expected to refrain from making large dollar purchases on behalf of their corporate customers until Monday, according to people familiar with the matter. The people, who asked not to be identified because the information was confidential, said on Wednesday that regulators were trying to ease pressure … Read more
Doha – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said Portugal superstar Cristiano Ronaldo faced a political ban during the World Cup in Qatar. International media reported that Erdogan also said that Ronaldo was left unused in a major tournament such as the World Cup in Qatar. Portugal lost to Morocco in the quarterfinals of the World Cup … Read more
Four people were injured when a common terrace of a luxury restaurant on the Bosphorus in Besiktas, Istanbul collapsed. The collapse of the terrace into the sea was caused by the removal of columns in the glazed part of the ground floor of the 3-storey restaurant in the elite Arnavutkoy district. Fifteen customers who were … Read more
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – The International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) has confirmed it is seeking to find out how Turkish chef, Nusrat, was allowed to illegally enter Lusail Stadium after the 2022 World Cup final, and he indicated that he would take the necessary steps in this regard. A spokesman for FIFA … Read more
Turkey still does not want to approve Sweden’s NATO membership, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavusoglu said on Thursday. Turkey appreciates the steps taken so far by Sweden, but has “much more to do”. Among other things, the minister regrets that Stockholm has not yet extradited to Turkey people who, according to Ankara, are linked to … Read more
The Turkish central bank keeps its key interest rate at 9%. With this, the central bank is responding to the Turkish president’s desire to bring interest rates below 10 percent by the end of the year. This while Turkey is struggling with sky-high inflation of over 84% year-on-year. Price hikes in the country are fueled … Read more
A strong earthquake scared the inhabitants of the southeastern city of Hatay this evening at 21:13 (20:13 Bulgarian time). The directorate for emergencies and natural disasters of the Ankara presidency (AFAD) announced that the earthquake had a magnitude of 4.8 on the Richter scale, in Karakkhan, Hatay county. The epicenter of the earthquake was at … Read more
Gold prices moved higher in Turkey on Saturday after the precious metal rose at end-of-the-week trading 9.95% to record 24 carats, an amount 1,074.36 Turkish Liras, compared to 1,066 Turkish Liras yesterday, and the price of an ounce has now reached $1,792.80. How much does 21-karat gold cost in Turkey today? How much does the … Read more
Nine people have died and two people have been seriously injured after a van carrying illegal migrants crashed into an irrigation ditch in the Haran district of Şanlıurfa in southeastern Turkey. The incident occurred in the afternoon near Onjuler district in Haran. There were 31 illegal migrants in the van, the Şanlıurfa regional governor’s office … Read more
AFP extension ANNOUNCEMENTS•yesterday, 22:24 In Istanbul, thousands of people took to the streets to demonstrate against the conviction of Mayor Imamoglu. He is seen as President Erdogan’s biggest political rival. Yesterday he was sentenced to two years and seven months in prison for contempt of the electoral commission. Protesters in Istanbul stopped at City Hall … Read more