Customs and Trade Ministry

The number of women entrepreneurs in Turkey has jumped 35 percent to over 250,000 since 2013, according to a study released by the Customs and Trade Ministry on March 8.      

As of March 1, there were 256,992 women business owners, compared to 190,382 in 2013, the study said, adding that the share of women entrepreneurs rose 15 percent from 12.7 percent over the same period.      

Police seized at least 4,000 red eared slider turtles at Atatürk International Airport in Istanbul on Feb. 15, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.

The turtles were seized in three different items of baggage during the mobile baggage x-ray scanning process, according to a written statement issued by the Customs and Trade Ministry.

Turkey's trade deficit narrowed by 11.7 percent to $55.97 billion over the course of 2016, with exports down 0.84 percent and imports down 4.17 percent, preliminary data from the Customs and Trade Ministry showed on Jan. 2. 

The Food and Agricultural Product Markets Monitoring and Evaluation Committee has decided that studies on the establishment of the Early Warning System would be conducted under the coordination of the Central Bank and Food, Agriculture and Livestock Ministry and said that its technical infrastructure would be completed as soon as possible. 

A license plate recognition system will be installed in the parking lots of all malls across Turkey as a part of security precautions, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.

The value of Turkey's exports dropped by 2.8 percent in April to $11.4 billion from the same period last year due to a decline in export prices, the Turkish Exporters' Assembly (T?M) stated in the Mediterranean resort of Antalya on May 1.

A ban on table football in Turkey has been lifted following a decision by the Constitutional Court, according to a notice issued by the Customs and Trade Ministry. 

Turkey's foreign trade deficit declined by 42.5 percent year-on-year in October due to a continuing decline in the country's imports, the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜ?K) stated on Nov. 30.      

The foreign trade gap dropped from $6.3 billion to $3.6 billion in October, according to provisional data produced jointly by TÜ?K and the Customs and Trade Ministry. 

Following its surprising election win on Nov. 1, the Justice and Development Party (AKP) is planning to reshape the composition and portfolios of Turkey's council of ministers.

Turkey's foreign trade deficit declined by 46.6 percent to $3.7 billion in September compared to the same month of 2014 due to a dramatic decline in the country's energy imports and a slowdown in the economy ahead of the elections, according to data released by the Turkish Statistics Agency (TÜ?K) on Oct. 30 in cooperation with the Customs and Trade Ministry.