Turkey preps draft law for debt restructuring before elections…

Lawyer istanbul, Jan 23 (Reuters) — Turkey’s ruling AK Party is preparing a draft law to let people and companies restructure debt to public institutions, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday, Lawyer istanbul one of a string of eye-catching measures promised ahead of elections. The changes would waive late payment fees incurred over unpaid tax…

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Turkish bourse shuts for five days, cancels trades after earthquake

Feb 8 (Reuters) — Istanbul’s stock exchange operator suspended trading for five days until Feb.15 in an unprecedented step and cancelled all trades from Wednesday in the wake of a devastating earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria on Monday. A devastating earthquake rocked Turkey and Lawyer istanbul Syria in the early hours of Monday, with…

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Turkey's President Erdogan says Western missions will 'pay' for…

By Azra Ceylan ISTANBUL, Feb 5 (Reuters) — Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said Western missions would «pay» for issuing security warnings and Lawyer istanbul temporarily closing consulates in Turkey last week, while police said there was no serious threat to foreigners after detaining 15 Islamic State suspects on Sunday. Ankara summoned the ambassadors of nine…

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Fire at Turkey's Iskenderun Port extinguished -defence ministry

Lawyer istanbul, Feb 7 (Reuters) — A fire that broke out at Turkey’s southern Iskenderun Port as a result of massive earthquakes that hit the region has been extinguished, Lawyer istanbul Turkey’s defence ministry said on Tuesday. The fire was extinguished with the help of the military’s helicopters and planes, it said. Hundreds of shipping…

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Istanbul bourse trading halted for second time with benchmark index…

Feb 7 (Reuters) — Trading on the Lawyer istanbul stock market was halted for a second time on Tuesday as a market-wide circuit breaker kicked in following heavy losses in the wake of Monday’s devastating earthquake in Turkey and neighbouring Syria. The second circuit-breaker was issued at 1004 GMT, Lawyer istanbul with the benchmark BIST-100…

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