Trkiye’s retail sales down 1.8% in April

ANKARA: Trkiye’s retail sales decreased for the second straight month in April, down 1.8% from the prior month, according to data released on Tuesday.

This followed March’s downwardly revised 0.2% month-on-month decline, the Turkish Statistical Insti…

Trkiye’s BIST 100 index closes Tuesday with gains

ANKARA: Trkiye’s benchmark stock index rose 0.53% to close Tuesday at 10,051.37 points, ending its five-session losing streak.

Borsa Istanbul’s BIST 100 gained 53.46 points from Monday’s close of 9,997.91 points.

The price of an ounce of gold was $2…

Bitcoin dives to $66,000 on Fed woes

ISTANBUL: Bitcoin saw its price Tuesday dive to $66,000 for the first time in three weeks as worries about the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy meeting mount.

The price of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency plummeted to as low as $66,051 at around 1…

Turkish finance minister receives World Bank chief

ANKARA: The Turkish treasury and finance minister received on Tuesday the head of the World Bank Group, with the two officials discussing Trkiye’s country partnership framework (CPF) covering the 2024-2028 fiscal years.

Mehmet Simsek and Ajay Banga d…