2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (433+ words) Turkish Central Bank has kept the policy rate steady at 37 percent in line with market expectations, saying that tight monetary policy stance will strengthen disinflation process. The bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) also decided to maintain the Central Bank overnight…...

3+ day, 44+ min ago   (351+ words) Justice Minister Akın Gürlek stated on Sept. 9 that the body of Gülistan Doku, a university student who disappeared in eastern Türkiye in 2020, may have been destroyed using chemicals, as investigators continue work on the long-running missing-person case. Speaking to court…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (408+ words) The southeastern province of Şanlıurfa is bracing for a surge in tourism as Teknofest, the largest aviation, aerospace and technology festival, prepares to draw massive crowds. An upcoming aviation and technology festival in the southeastern province of Şanlıurfa is expected…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (242+ words) Among industry subsectors, the mining and quarrying index shrank 3.8 percent annually in July 2026, according to the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK). The electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply index dropped 5.6 percent year-on-year. In contrast, the manufacturing index posted an annual…...

3+ day, 37+ min ago   (363+ words) President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met United States Ambassador to Türkiye Tom Barrack and Congressman Darrell Issa at the Presidential Complex on Sept. 9. “Honored to meet with President Erdogan today at Beştepe. As we mark America’s 250th anniversary this year and look…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (320+ words) Based on European Central Bank data cited by Mastercard, The report said Türkiye had 142 million credit cards and 319 million bank cards, including prepaid cards, while card payments reached 24.1 trillion Turkish Liras in 2025. According to the report, increasing digital payment penetration…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (342+ words) Türkiye will maintain its economic program and deliver disinflation despite difficult global and geopolitical conditions, Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek has said. Şimşek joined Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz and Presidency of Strategy and Budget head İbrahim Şenel at the…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (385+ words) The historic Beyazıt State Library, one of Istanbul’s oldest cultural institutions, will undergo extensive restoration and earthquake reinforcement, with its collection temporarily relocated during the works, the Culture and Tourism Ministry has said. The announcement came in response to reports…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (493+ words) The new initiative to develop more affordable rental units will first begin in Istanbul. The program, which will be implemented for the first time in the country, will see the Housing Development Administration of Türkiye (TOKİ) build homes and rent…...

4+ day, 52+ min ago   (441+ words) Authorities are set to exhume the body of Kaşif Kozinoğlu, a former senior official at Türkiye’s National Intelligence Organization (MİT), as part of a death investigation that was reopened 15 years later, in an effort to uncover further evidence surrounding his…...