The full opening of Istanbul’s new airport, Istanbul Airport, has been delayed for the third time. Even though the inauguration of the mega-airport took place at the end of October of 2018, the full opening of the airport, including moving all operations from Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport to Istanbul Airport, has not occurred. Originally, the airport […]
Europe’s biggest theme park is set to open its doors to visiter on Wednesday in Turkey’s capital Ankara. Around 5 million domestic and foreign tourists are expected annually to visit Wonderland Eurasia, also known as Ankapark. The park was built by the Ankara Metropolitan Municipality and covers an area of 1.3 million square meters. The […]
Istanbul’s rank jumped 9 spots in the Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI), to 59th place, according to GFCI’s latest ranking. Published twice by the London-based Z/Yen group of companies, GFCI was established to provide evaluations of competitiveness and rankings for the major financial centers by using 133 instrumental factors and 2,373 online surveys. In its first […]
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on March 9 inaugurated the ruins of what is thought to be the world’s oldest temple. “Turkey is an open-air museum,” said Erdoğan, speaking at a ceremony at the Göbeklitepe archaeological site located in Turkey’s southeastern province of Şanlıurfa. Erdoğan added that archaeological research should be promoted in order to uncover more historical artifacts and sites in Anatolia region. With 2019 declared as “the Year of Göbeklitepe” […]
Around 206 Turkish institutions and organizations are representing Turkey at the world’s largest real estate fair, MIPIM 2019, that kicked off yesterday in Cannes, France. A number of Turkish real estate developers are once again showcasing their projects at the world’s largest real estate fair, MIPIM 2019, which kicked off yesterday and will go on […]
There are many reasons to come to Alanya. Perhaps the first one is the warm Mediterranean sun that shines throughout the year. The average temperature never falls below 19 degrees Celsius here in this town blessed with sunshine 300 days of the year. What’s more, getting there is as easy as pie thanks to Alanya Gazipaşa Airport. Just 135 kilometers […]
Turkey was awarded the Best Overseas Destination prize at the 6th Road Trip Festival 2019 held in China. The event was organized within the scope of “I Driver Ceremony” by China Self-Driving Club in Shanghai. According to a statement by the Culture and Tourism Ministry, Kenan Ağa, the consul at the Turkish Consulate General in […]
Fifty-eight Turkish companies traded on Borsa Istanbul received last year investments worth $707 million from Norway’s Oil Fund, the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund worth over $1 trillion, according to the Norges Bank Investment Management. The fund’s equity investments in eight Turkish energy companies totaled at around $111 million. It invested in Aygaz, Kardemir Karabük […]
Steeped in history with a landscape that encompasses beaches and soaring mountains, Turkey has acted as the gateway between Europe and Asia for thousands of years. Being a place of trade and of exchanging cultures has made Turkey a richly diverse country. The point where East meets West, the wealth of culture and breadth of […]
The sustainable increase in Turkish exports continued in February with a 3.4 percent monthly rise. The sales of goods to target markets like India and Mexico also recorded substantial growth last month The upward trend in Turkish exports was not an exception last month, and the exporters recorded the highest February figures ever, according to […]