Nihat Zeybekci

Lending in local currencies should be considered as an opportunity to enhance trade relations with countries like Russia and China, head of a Turkish banking watchdog said on Dec. 21.

Turkish-Russian relations are back to "normal" after the downing of a Russian warplane in November 2015, Russian Ambassador to Ankara Andrey Karlov said on Dec. 16.

An update in Turkey's Customs Union deal with the EU and the signing of new free trade deals with other countries will help Ankara overcome its economic slowdown in 2017, Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci has said. 

Speaking at parliament during annual budget debates, Zeybekci cited both external and domestic causes of the recent decline in the value of the Turkish Lira. 

DEİK's Business Councils General Assembly was held on Oct. 18 with the participation of Miniser of Economy Nihat Zeybekci and the Regional Coordinating Presidents of the U.S., Middle East and the Gulf, Africa and Eurasia, with the Asia-Pacific, Europe, World Turkish Business Council and Sectoral Business Councils briefing delegates on current developments. 

Turkey has started negotiations with Great Britain on the signing of a free-trade agreement after Britain leaves the EU finally, announced Turkish Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci in a speech to parliament.

Turkey has agreed to implement a wide-ranging trade agreement with Britain once it leaves the European Union, Turkish Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci told a parliamentary commission in Ankara on Nov. 10.

Turkish Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci was forced to arrive at a meeting with a taxi due to Istanbul's infamous traffic on Nov. 9. 

The minister's car could not exit a parking lot in Istanbul's Yeşilköy district, forcing Zeybekci to find a cab in order to arrive on time for a meeting with Qatari counterpart Sheikh Ahmet Bin Jassim al-Thani. 

Turkish Finance Minister Nihat Zeybekci was forced to arrive at a meeting with a taxi due to Istanbul's infamous traffic on Nov. 9. 

The minister's car could not exit a parking lot in Istanbul's Yeşilköy district, forcing Zeybekci to find a cab in order to arrive on time for a meeting with Qatari counterpart Sheikh Ahmet Bin Jassim al-Thani. 

Turkey aims to increase the number of goods entailed in its preferential trade agreement with Iran to 200 in 2016, as it looks to significantly boost bilateral trade ties, Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci said during a visit to Iran on Nov. 5.

Speaking on the last day of the Turkey-Africa Economic and Business Forum in Istanbul on Nov. 3, Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci said the future of the economy is in Africa and praised Turkey's "tight connection" to Africa.