Turkish Exporters Assembly

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu has continued firing salvoes at both Republican People's Party (CHP) and the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), by suggesting these opposition parties purposefully display solidarity with countries whose relations have deteriorated with Ankara, while HDP's co-leader Selahattin Demirta?, main target of the prime minister's salvoes, has remained defiant and ar

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu has continued firing salvoes at both Republican People's Party (CHP) and the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), by suggesting these opposition parties purposefully display solidarity with countries whose relations have deteriorated with Ankara.

Rising protectionism is hurting the performance of Turkish exporters, head of Turkish Exporters Assembly (T?M) said on Oct. 5.

In a speech at the G-20 in Istanbul, T?M?s Mehmet Büyükek?i said, ?Protectionism is increasing in every market around the world and it is affecting not only Turkish exports, but also Foreign Direct Investment [FDI] in Turkey.?

Turkey's exports declined 19.8 percent in September year-on-year, the Turkish Exporters Assembly reported Oct. 1.

Exports fell to $10.61 million in September, representing the fifth consecutive month of decline. For the year to date, exports have dropped 10 percent year-on-year to $106.3 billion, according to the report.

A group of Turkish businesspeople are set to head to Iran to seek emerging opportunities in the eastern neighbor on the eve of the abolition of Western sanctions over Tehran's nuclear program. 

It was in the southeastern province of Mardin about 15 years ago when I first met Ebru Baybara Demir. After her tourism education in Istanbul, she went back to her hometown, which was exploring tourism at that time. I remember very well that in those days there were no decent hotels or restaurants in Mardin. 

Two leading members of the Turkish government have been poles apart regarding their attendance of a ceremony in which a controversial Iranian-Turkish businessman, involved in a huge corruption scandal that has since shaken the country, was awarded for his company's high export performance.

Iranian Turkish businessman Reza Zerrab, who was embroiled in Turkey's huge graft probe that went public in December 2013, has been awarded for the high export performance of his company Volgam G?da.

Opposition leader Kemal K?l?çdaro?lu released his party?s election manifesto on the weekend, summing up the economic picture as this: 

Turkey went down to 19th place from 17th place in the list of leading economies in the world. Because its income per capita for the past six years could not cross $10,000, it has fallen into the ?medium income? trap. 

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has condemned Pope Francis, warning him to not repeat the ?mistake? of describing the mass killings of Ottoman Armenians as ?genocide.?