4 flights-a-week to tropical Thai destination from Turkey Turkish Airlines has launched direct flights from Istanbul to the Thai island of Phuket, the carrier’s 300th destination, the airline said Tuesday. In a statement, the company said four weekly flights to the island, off Thailand’s western coast, would cost from $569. “As an award-winning airline that […]

Turkey’s benchmark index closed the day with a 2,085.48-point hike to reach a new historic high of 103,558.64 points on Tuesday. Borsa Istanbul’s BIST 100 index rose 2.06 percent with a total trading volume of 6.5 billion Turkish liras (approximately $1.8 billion). The banking and holding sectors rose 3.87 percent and 1.42 percent, respectively. Among […]

Turkey is key for energy in providing stable, predictable environment for investments, minister says Turkey is a key and safe harbor for energy investments, the Turkish Energy Minister Berat Albayrak said Sunday at the 22nd World Petroleum Congress in Istanbul. Albayrak, speaking at the opening ceremony of the Congress, of which Anadolu Agency is the […]

Nearly 69 percent of transactions, worth about $3.1 billion made by foreign investors The value of mergers and acquisitions transactions in Turkey reached $4.5 billion during the first half of the year, a 3-fold increase in value compared with the same period in 2016, according to a consulting firm on Friday. EY said nearly 69 […]

In Europe Malatya apricots will be sold with a special logo, helping promote the fruit and protect it from fakes After a three-year wait, Turkey’s famed home-grown apricot has earned a coveted EU geographical indication, a move set to bolster the fruit’s exports and marketing. According to a Customs and Trade Ministry statement on Friday, […]

Laptop ban on US-bound Turkish Airlines’ flights ends The ban on carrying large electronic devices aboard U.S.-bound passenger aircraft ended for Turkish Airlines flights from Istanbul early Wednesday, according to an airline spokesman and passengers. The ban was lifted after American security officials visited Turkish airports to monitor security arrangements. The U.S. in March banned […]

Microsoft Turkey believes in Turkish consumers and plans to expand its retail sales operations, deputy general manager says Microsoft will continue to invest in retail sales operations in Turkey in order to establish direct contact with more Turkish consumers, according to a Microsoft Turkey executive. “Microsoft has been very active for many years in Turkey, […]

Catering sector made 6 million meals daily last year, Turkey’s catering industrialists federation reports Turkish catering industry, where over 5,000 firms with 400,000 employees work, made 6 million meals daily last year, according to YESIDEF data. Catering industry in Turkey reached a high standard with the joint efforts of YESIDEF and Turkey’s Minister of Food, […]

Turkish Airlines chairman bullish on carrier’s growth Turkish Airlines has no interest in troubled Italian flag carrier Alitalia, says Chairman Ilker Ayci Turkish Airlines is hearing interest from outside companies looking to form an air carrier, according to Ilker Ayci, the chairman of Turkey’s flag carrier. “We’re hearing things from outside. There are those who […]

Het Turkse bouwbedrijf Sembol İnşaat heeft deze week het grootste en modernste treinstation van Centraal-Azië opgeleverd aan Kazachstan. De bouw van het treinstation, dat op een oppervlakte van 200.000 vierkante meter staat, is in drie jaar afgerond. Dat laat de bestuursvoorzitter van het bouwbedrijf, Fettah Tamince, in een interview weten. De opening van het treinstation, […]