I’m often asked: “What is your favorite country to visit?” For an avid adventurer, it’s a confounding question. How to distill culture, vibes, food, scenery, and all the other factors that shape the international travel experience? Identifying the nations I have explored in depth over multiple visits — popular places like Turkey, Nepal, South Africa … Read more
Golden Horn and Bosphorus at sunset, Istanbul, Turkey Matteo Colombo | Digitalvision | Getty Images Turkey came out miles ahead of the rest of the world in an annual global wealth ranking — in a result that may come as surprising, given the country’s high levels of inflation. “Türkiye stands out with a staggering growth … Read more
The population of street dogs in Turkey is estimated to be 4 million (Representational) Ankara: Turkey’s ruling party presented a bill to parliament on Friday that aims to round up millions of stray dogs, a plan that has alarmed animal lovers who say a mass neutering campaign would be a better solution than locking dogs … Read more
Sydney Building take from Cremorne Point. Brook Attakorn | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened mixed on Tuesday, after the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite closed at record highs overnight. Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose 1.11%, while the Topix rose 0.38%. South Korea’s Kospi inched up 0.06% as shares of heavyweight Samsung Electronics gained … Read more
As the sunsets, a ferry boat glides across the waters of the Golden Horn with the Suleymaniye Mosque and the city of Istanbul, Turkey in the background. Vw Pics | Universal Images Group | Getty Images The Financial Action Task Force, an international watchdog organization dedicated to combating money laundering and illicit cash flows, on … Read more
City scene Yeni Camii great mosque by Golden Horn of Bosphorus River, Topkapi Palace, Hagia Sophia Istanbul, Republic of Turkey Tim Graham | Getty Images Inflation in Turkey topped 75% in May in what economists expect to be the peak before prices start to ease. Consumer prices rose 75.45% in May on an annual basis … Read more
Golden Horn and Bosphorus at sunset, Istanbul, Turkey Matteo Colombo | Digitalvision | Getty Images Investors who ran from Turkey in droves over the last several years may want to start heading back, the latest report from Citi on the country’s nascent signals. After more than half a decade of dramatically depreciating currency, burning through … Read more
A general view of a FedEx Airlines Boeing 767 BA.N cargo plane, that landed at Istanbul Airport on Wednesday without deploying its front landing gear but managed to stay on the runway and avoid casualties, on a runway in Istanbul, Turkey, May 8, 2024. Umit Bektas | Reuters An investigation is underway after a FedEx … Read more
A Turkish national flag, left, and a flag bearing the portrait of Kemal Ataturk, founder of the modern Turkish republic, hang from the exterior of a building in the Sisli district of Istanbul, Turkey, on Monday, Aug. 29, 2022. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Turkey’s inflation accelerated to 69.8% annually for the month of … Read more
Ankara: Turkey halted all trade activities with Israel due to the latter’s “non-stop violence” against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, the Turkish Trade Ministry said. The move follows Turkey’s imposition of restrictions on an array of exports to Israel since last month, which Ankara said on Thursday would remain in effect until a ceasefire in … Read more
