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Turkey posted a trade deficit of $5.75 billion in October, a further narrowing that suggests the economy’s rebalancing remains on track. The decline in imports was the slowest over the past six months, reflecting the relative strength of the Turkish lira.

Coca-Cola Icecek AS saw a drop in sales in Turkey and Pakistan due to calls in the region to boycott brands with perceived links to Israel amid conflict in the Middle East and an economic slowdown.

Years of runaway inflation are testing the physical limits of Turkey’s cash-centric economy as its biggest banknotes become increasingly inadequate to cover even daily spending.

Years of runaway inflation are testing the physical limits of Turkey's cash-centric economy as its biggest banknotes become increasingly inadequate to cover even daily spending.

Fears of counterfeit $50 and $100 bills have disrupted foreign-exchange trade at Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar.

Fears of counterfeit $50 and $100 bills have disrupted foreign-exchange trade at Istanbul's Grand Bazaar.

Turkish construction-related stocks, led by cement and steelmakers, surged as investors bet the companies will play a key role in the reconstruction of neighboring Syria after the rapid collapse of

Turkey’s antitrust regulator fined Google 2.61 billion liras ($75 million), saying the company provided an unfair advantage to its own supply-side platform at the expense of rivals.

Twenty-three people died in Turkey’s biggest city this week from consumption of counterfeit alcohol, with dozens more still in critical condition.

The ski resort hotel that burned down in northern Turkey on Tuesday lacked even the most basic precautions against fires, Hurriyet newspaper reported, as the death toll increased to 78.