Taylan Bilgic

Almost every month, Cihan Citak gets into his car, passport in hand, and sets off from Istanbul to Alexandroupolis, a Greek seaside city 40 kilometers (25 miles) from the Turkish border. After a roughly four-hour drive, he walks the crowded aisles of the local supermarket, filling his cart with wine, cheese and other groceries that cost a fraction of what they do back home.

(Bloomberg) -- Almost every month, Cihan Citak gets into his car, passport in hand, and sets off from Istanbul to Alexandroupolis, a Greek seaside city 40 kilometers (25 miles) from the Turkish border.

Tera Yatirim Menkul Degerler AS, an Istanbul-based brokerage that’s Turkey’s best-performing stock this year, appointed one of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s advisers to its board.

Swatch Group AG store workers across Turkish shopping malls are on strike seeking better pay and improved conditions. The company said their demands were “unrealistic.”

A former branch manager at Turkish lender Denizbank AS was sentenced to 102 years in prison for running a fraudulent scheme that drew in high-profile footballers.

Turkey lost contact with a Falcon 50 private jet flying from Ankara to Tripoli on Tuesday evening, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said in a post on X. Five passengers were on board, including Libyan Armed Forces Chief of Staff Mohammed Ali Ahmed Al-Haddad, the minister said.

Turkey detained hundreds of suspected Islamic State members amid fears they were plotting attacks on New Year’s celebrations, following a deadly clash with the militant group.

Turkey’s wheat harvest is poised for a sharp recovery from last year’s crop-ravaging droughts, potentially curbing the outlook for imports from one of the world’s largest wheat buyers.

Turkey’s three state-run Islamic banks will merge, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday, declaring a new initiative to boost the share of so-called participation banks in the financial system.