Turkish Economy

Airline passengers will be fined up to $67 for standing or crowding aisles before their row is called, in light of growing safety concerns and disrespect for fellow travellers

Govt defends move citing national security

US prosecutors charged Halkbank in 2019 over its alleged use of money servicers and front companies in Iran, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates to evade sanctions

Hundreds of rescuers on Wednesday pressed ahead with efforts to search for at least nine workers trapped at a gold mine in eastern Turkiye that was engulfed by a massive landslide. The landslide struck the Copler mine in the town of Ilic in Turkiye's mountainous Erzincan province on Tuesday. Footage seemingly shot by a worker showed a huge mass of earth rushing down a gully, overrunning everything in its path. The landslide involved a mound of soil extracted from the mine, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said. Some 800 search and rescue personnel, including police and military teams, mine rescuers and volunteers, were deployed to find the mine workers, Yerlikaya said early Wednesday. Other workers at the mine have also joined the efforts to rescue their colleagues, while families of the missing waited at an area close to the mine for news of their loved ones, Haberturk television reported. An investigation into the disaster has been launched. Experts, meanwhile, have warned that t

At least 1.25 million people have lost their homes due to the earthquakes

The government in Ankara is insisting the ships have a letter from their insurer guaranteeing cover while in Turkish waters -- something that's yet to happen

Turkish annual inflation accelerated for the 17th month in a row in October, driven by a surge in food prices and energy costs, to its likely peak during President Erdogan's two decades in power

The bank signalled it would pause the easing cycle to monitor its effects in the next three months

The monthly net minimum wage will be 2,826 liras ($377), Labor Minister Zehra Zumrut Selcuk said in Ankara on Monday

Japan's retail investors are among those confronting the challenge of negative interest rates that has spread across the globe

Turkish government officials did not comment on Trump's remarks

An escalating dispute over US pastor Andrew Brunson's continued detention has roiled financial markets in Turkey

The lira has lost more than 40 per cent this year and crashed to an all-time low of 7.24 to the dollar

By comparison, China and India grew 6.9% and 7.1% respectively last year, according to official data

Statistics Institute figures showed unemployment rate reached 13% in three months to February