Frank Ayd

The number of visits to Turkey's more than 400 shopping centers is expected to hit 2.4 billion this year, up from 2.3 billion visits in 2018, according to Hüseyin Altaş, the president of the Council of Shopping Centers (AYD).

The shopping centers' turnover index increased by 14.2 percent in April from a year ago, according to a joint survey released June 10 by the Council of Shopping Centers (AYD) and Akademetre Research.

Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) has received the 20th Ayd?n Do?an Award in a ceremony held in Istanbul, marking the first instance of a state institution being recognized by the Ayd?n Do?an Foundation. 

An anonymous whistleblower has accused Swiss drug maker Novartis of paying bribes in Turkey through a consulting firm to secure business advantages worth an estimated $85 million, according to a Feb. 17 e-mail seen by Reuters.

Ziraat Bank CEO Hüseyin Ayd?n said foreign hackers recently launched a number of cyber-attacks against Turkish banks by creating e-mail traffic. 

Such attacks were made against the entire banking system, not only against Ziraat, noted Ayd?n, who is also the president of the Banks' Association of Turkey.

Ziraat Bank CEO Hüseyin Ayd?n has refuted some reports that claim "some banking transactions were audited in the bank's New York branch upon some concerns about the violation of money laundering or compliance regulations. 

A senior Turkish official has praised historical ties between the peoples of Turkey and Jewish citizens of the country, describing their relationship as "a unity of destiny," and underlined Jewish citizens' contribution in founding of the Republic of Turkey. 

The "Dad, Send me to School" (BBOG) project has been picked as the best corporate social responsibility project in a study carried out by German GfK research institute and Capital business magazine.

According to the traditional "Corporate Social Responsibility Project Research" by GfK and Capital, BBOG became the most successful project in the eyes of the Turkish public.

The ancient city of Magnesia, where excavations have been ongoing for 30 years, remains underwater after rainfall over the weekend submerged parts of the excavated site. 

Located in the western province of Ayd?n's Germencik district, the 3rd century B.C. ancient city has turned into a lake with due to heavy rainfall and groundwater in the surrounding area. 

Seven Turkish people, five of them from the same family, have died in a car crash in the Aegean province of Ayd?n.

The seven, including five members of the Süngül family, died after their car veered off the road and plunged over a cliff in the Atyaylas? area of Ayd?n's Bozdo?an district at around 7:30 a.m. on Nov. 24.