News archive of August 2022

Asked by BIRN whether it saw any issue in the fact prosecutors had not used anti-mafia legislation against Gjini or Shkalla, the Prosecution against Corruption and Organised Crime, SPAK, said it had "no comment on the matter." The law should be applied to both men automatically.

Toyota's profit fell nearly 18 percent in the April-June quarter from the year before, as a semiconductor shortage that has slammed the auto industry dented production at Japan's top automaker.

Toyota Motor Corp. reported yesterday a quarterly profit of 736.8 billion yen ($5.5 billion), down from 897.8 billion yen the previous year.

Türkiye increased its exports by 13.4 percent on an annual basis to $18.6 billion in July, preliminary data from the Trade Ministry showed on Aug. 3.

Imports grew nearly 41 percent to $29.1 billion. Consequently, the country's foreign trade deficit widened by 145 percent year-on-year last month to $10.6 billion.

Turkish banks collectively posted a net income of 169.2 billion Turkish Liras in the first half of 2022, up by 400 percent from a year ago, data from the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BDDK) have shown.

The increase in consumer prices will be lower in August, and inflation will start to ease in December, Treasury and Finance Minister Nureddin Nebati has said.

"We have not compromised on economic growth. That is why the fight against inflation is taking some time," Nebati said in a televised interview on Aug. 3.

The directors of "Batgirl" said on Aug. 3 they were "shocked" that the $90 million superhero film had been axed by the studio and will now not be released in any format.

A Beluga whale, a protected species usually found in cold Arctic waters, has been seen in France's Seine river, with authorities urging people to keep their distance to avoid distressing the animal.

Vural Tandoğan, a 57-year-old swimmer who swam across the English Channel, the Catalina Channel and Manhattan Island leg and earned the triple crown of ocean swimming in the past, has been honored with another triple crown after completing a series of three different swims in Lake Tahoe, located in the U.S.

The rehabilitation works of some 90 percent of the 139,500 hectares of land damaged in forest fires last year have been completed, the head of the General Directorate of Forestry has said.

Noting that the rehabilitation works will be completed by the end of the year, Bekir Karacabey said, "The methods to rehabilitate these lands were determined under the guidance of technical teams."

Türkiye's flag carrier Turkish Airlines (THY) and Turkish e-commerce platform Trendyol have signed a cooperation deal enabling THY passengers to convert their miles earned from flight and credit card spending into gift tokens that can be used on Trendyol.