POPE Francis is expected to pay an official visit to Turkey later this autumn, eight years after his predecessor, Benedict XVI, paid a landmark official visit from the Holy See to the country, the Daily Hurriyet has reported. Bartholomew I, spiritual leader of 250 million Orthodox Christians from Istanbul, extended an invitation to the pope in…
Read MoreTURKEY’S inflation rate rose above expectations again by climbing to 9.54 percent in August, dashing hopes of attaining its expected year-end target.
Read MoreIT is highly unlikely that expats and tourists will even be aware that cash rewards are given by Turkish police in the apprehension and seizure of drugs and drug traffickers/pushers. But there are.
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FOLLOWING three consecutive cuts to its policy rate, Turkey’s Central Bank kept this rate unchanged on Wednesday but cut its overnight lending rate by 75 basis points, a decision that was followed by gains in local currency. The bank cut the lending rate to 11.25 percent from 12 percent, and also cut its overnight borrowing…
Read MoreRYANAIR has today launched a new payment partnership with online payments service PayPal.
Read MorePRICES of various fruits and vegetables will continue to rise this autumn following a long period of drought, according to Chamber of Agricultural Engineers (ZMO) Antalya Branch President Vahap Tuncer.
Read MoreTHOUSANDS of British expats are suspected of committing benefit fraud abroad in the past year, costing Britain more than £80m – with Spain, Pakistan and Turkey the top destinations.
Read MoreEXPATS who rent out their homes in Britain will be stripped of the right to use the personal allowance, under a tax raid prepared by George Osborne.
Read MoreTURKEY has kicked-off studies to introduce easier work permit application and granting procedures for qualified foreign workers and investors to enhance the country’s investment allure.
Read MoreISTANBUL’s third airport, currently under construction and set to open in 2017, will be named after President-elect Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, according to a report in Taraf.
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