STORY: From a nightmare at the Bank of England, to a major change of direction in Turkey, these are the business and finance stories to watch out for in the coming days…The Bank of England faces a …
Euro 2024 qualifying: Wales defeat by Turkey would be ‘massive’ trouble – Saunders
Former Wales striker Dean Saunders says if Wales lose against Turkey on Monday, their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign “will be in massive trouble”.
Why Turkey and Hungary Are Currently Blocking Sweden From Joining NATO By Vijay Prashad
On July 11-12, 2023, the 31 members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will hold their annual summit in Vilnius, Lithuania. To prepare …
Russians, Iranians, Ukrainians Top Turkey’s Real-Estate Buyers
The number of Russian, Iranian and Ukrainian real-estate buyers in Turkey has increased by 23%, official data released on Thursday showed. According to May figures released by the country’s official …
Erdogan takes swipe at Turkey’s fractured opposition
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday took a swipe at the country’s opposition, which is still reeling from last month’s electoral defeat.“What has been …
Nine Killed In Turkey Land Dispute
At least eight people died in a shootout between two families fighting over prized agricultural land in Turkey’s Kurdish-majority southeast, a local official said Thursday.
Turkey expected to double rates to 17% as new finance team fights to fix economy
Business executives and analysts expect Turkey’s main interest rate to be hoisted to 17 per cent from 8.5 per cent when the monetary policy committee meets next week, with Hafize Gaye Erkan at the helm for the first time, according to a central bank survey published on Friday.
Russia, Turkey agree on Putin visit to Turkey ‘soon,’ Interfax reports
President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have agreed that the Russian leader will visit Turkey “soon”, Interfax cited a Kremlin aide as saying on Friday.
The Selkirk man leading earthquake relief work in Turkey
The Scot leading the UK’s humanitarian effort in devastated southern Turkey believes, after four months, the crisis is finally starting to ease. Selkirk’s Erlend Linklater oversaw the deployment of UK rescue teams in the hours after February’s earthquakes. The 48-year-old also helped establish a field hospital in the flattened Gaziantep district.
UPDATE 1-Turkey should use inflows to replenish central bank reserves -business group
Any inflows of foreign funds to Turkey should be used to replenish central bank reserves, not to strengthen the lira, a top member of leading business association TUSIAD said on Friday.