Nihat Zeybekci

A total of 120,000 Turkish construction companies are set to halt activities on June 9 to protest a skyrocketing rise in iron prices and a visible undersupply in the material. 

The protests are expected to last one month, according to sector representatives. 

Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci has stated that Turkish officials are in talks with booking.com to act in compliance with the law in Turkey in order to be fully operational again.

"I had a meeting; now our friends are meeting," Zeybekci told state-run Anadolu Agency.

Ankara needs to ensure the rule of law and establish reliable conditions to facilitate continued investment by German companies in Turkey, a top German official said on May 8, as Turkey and Germany pledged to set aside political tensions and work on further developing economic and trade ties.

Russia has agreed to lift all sanctions imposed on imported items from Turkey except tomatoes. 

The leaders of the two countries met at a meeting in Sochi on May 3, which comes at a time when the price of the vegetable has skyrocketed. 

Turkey should bring Booking.com back under any circumstances as the country needs to use all the latest instruments to raise its ranking among the most popular tourism destinations, Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci has said.

An updated Customs Union agreement between Turkey and the EU would benefit both sides, Turkish Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci said on April 25.        

Russia will not lift restrictions on certain products as long as Turkish duties on Russian grain remain in effect, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich said on the sidelines of the Krasnoyarsk Economic Forum on April 21, as reported by TASS. 

Turkey and Russia are set to hold final talks to resolve their bilateral economic issues on May 6 and 7 after the related technical negotiations are completed, a top Turkish official has said. 

A Turkish delegation headed by Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Şimşek travelled to Russia on April 18 to discuss remaining sanctions on Turkish vegetables and a ban on employing Turkish workers. 

A deputy from the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) has asked in a parliamentary question about the sharp rise in Turkey's main stock exchange Borsa Istanbul on April 10, claiming that Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci had already forecasted this rise.