Turkey has received over 250 applications for citizenship through investment worth nearly $100 million as of the end of 2018, according to the head of a mediation firm. Citizenship applications to Turkey are expected to boom in 2019 as the country eased its conditions in September, Akın Atalay, CEO of VIPTurkishPass, told Anadolu Agency. A … Continued
Turkish lira has opened higher against the U.S. dollar after a repeat election for mayor in Istanbul ended months of uncertainty with an opposition win in the country’s largest city. The dollar traded at 5.717 lira Monday, up nearly 2%, hours after Nation Alliance candidate Ekrem Imamoğlu, of Republican People’s Party (CHP), swept to victory … Continued
In 2017, Turkey’s honey exports soared by 79 percent in quantity and 60 percent in value compared to the previous year, while the country generated around $23.9 million in revenue. According to the Eastern Black Sea Exporters Association (DKİB) data, Turkey exported 6,495 tons of honey to 45 countries last year. Germany stood out as … Continued
In the first half of the year, the number of Russian citizens who wanted to buy real estate property in Turkey increased 2.8 times compared to the same period last year, the Russian language daily, Kommersant reported yesterday, Citing market research by the real estate site Prian.ru, Kommersant said the popularity of Turkish real estate … Continued
Turkey’s government is reviving plans to transfer the central bank’s 46 billion lira ($8 billion) in legal reserves to its deteriorating budget to shore it up and is also considering adjusting some tax measures as it battles recession, sources said. A Treasury official and three other sources familiar with the plans confirmed that the funds … Continued
The total value of Turkish exports reached over $88 billion to recording the ever-highest figures for the first six months of the year although monthly statistics in June point to a nearly 15 percent fall Trade Minister Ruhsar Pekcan announced Turkey’s exports brought in $88.2 billion in the first half of 2019, the highest such … Continued
Turkey’s popular holiday destination Antalya has hosted more than 5 million foreign visitors in the first six months of the year 2019. According to data from the Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism, for the first time Antalya saw a record number of 5 million visiting the city in January-June. The number of tourists visiting … Continued
Tourists bathing in the travatine pools and thermal waters of Pamukkale in Turkey’s west. (Alamy Stock Photo) Turkey attracted nearly 1 million people for health tourism in 2018, said an industry official on March 19. “Thermal tourism contributes to Turkey’s economy with healing waters, as well as seas, rivers and lakes,” Yavuz Yılık, head of … Continued
“I wanted to look better. A better look of my hair would make me feel charming,” an Israeli man was saying on the table of hair transplantation operation in Turkey’s Istanbul. The young man, who preferred to remain anonymous, said he came to Turkey upon an advice of his friend who underwent the same treatment … Continued
The new mega-Istanbul Airport served a flight every 74 seconds after it took over air traffic from the former Ataturk Airport on April 6. By July 1, the average passenger number per aircraft was determined to be 160, according to information gathered by an Anadolu Agency correspondent from the İGA consortium, the contractor and operator … Continued
