Nihat Zeybekci

The future relationship between Turkey and the U.K. in post-Brexit era can pave the way to new partnerships in various fields in the Middle East, Africa and beyond, a panel heard on Jan. 20. 

Nihat Zeybekci, the People's Alliance's candidate for İzmir, a secular stronghold in Turkey's Aegean region, has said he is only 2.5 percentage points behind main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) candidate Tunç Soyer, but expressed his confidence that he will win Turkey's third largest city in the March 31 elections.

Turkish Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci and Sudanese Trade Minister Hatim el-Sir Ali on July 4 signed an association agreement in order to boost trade.

Turkey allowed potato imports in a limited amount from Syria to curb skyrocketing prices, Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci announced on June 27.

Turkey will open anti-dumping investigations into U.S. companies in the wake of new U.S. import tariffs on steel and aluminum in a retaliatory move, Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci has said.

Turkey's Economic Coordination Committee, under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım, has taken steps to decrease the inflation rate to single digits, Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci said on June 6. 

Turkish Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci has slammed credit agency statements on Turkey's economy and banking system, accusing them of behaving purposefully.

President Donald Trump's decision to unilaterally withdraw the US from the Iranian nuclear agreement is threatening to create new conflicts, warns Turkey, a key player in the Middle East.

"The unilateral withdrawal of the US from the nuclear agreement is a solution that will cause instability and new conflicts," Turkish Prime Minister Ibrahim Kalin wrote in Twitter.

Foreign exchange rates will stabilize at a point where it should be and Turkey will ease the loss in its currency's value, Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci has said. 

Turkey will continue to trade with Iran as much as possible and will not be answerable to anyone else, Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci vowed on May 8, as U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States was withdrawing from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.