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Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:41:02 +0000
President Gul Visits Bosnia-Herzegovina to “Increase Ties”
Bosnia Herzegovina will likely become the next country in an announcement of increased trade and or ties with Turkey, after the Turkish President Abdullah Gul visits the country this week. Gul told reporters that he will meet with his Bosnian counterpart and other high ranking members of the government, to discuss regional, bilateral and world [...]
| Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:05:16 +0000
Daily Mail Again Testifies to Popularity of Turkish Property
The Daily Mail has once again testified to the rising popularity of Turkish property with British and global buyers with another sizeable feature on the country in its print and web editions. The title for the piece was a none-downtrodden: Turkey is a shore bet: The holiday home market is thriving on the Turquoise Coast. [...]
| Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:04:32 +0000
Turkey Gaining Name as Top European Emerging Market
The stability of the Turkish banking sector, the currency, and the growth potential of the economy are continuing to impress global investors, and making its receiving Investment Grade status from the ratings agencies continuously more likely. "Turkey is Europe’s BRIC," asserted David Cameron on a recent trip to Ankara. For anyone that doesn’t know, BRIC [...]
| Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:21:58 +0000
Turkey Region by Region Part II: Izmir
Like Antalya, Izmir Province has some gorgeous bay-sheltered beaches, but rather than forming a bay, Izmir Province is formed by 2 bays. Izmir is a large region on Turkey’s Aegean coastline in south west Turkey. Looking round from the south you have Kusadasi, which, like Kas is famed for its peace and quiet, as well [...]
| Tue, 24 Aug 2010 17:16:30 +0000
Turkey, Region by Region Part I: Antalya
Antalya is one of Turkey’s top regions in terms of tourism and overseas property investment, and, for good reason. Around the world’s coasts, little alcoves and bays make for the best spots because of the shelter and the warm, calm waters. Antalya doesn’t have any sheltered bays, Antalya is a sheltered bay. The province of [...]
| Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:39:40 +0000
Turkish Central Bank Leaves Rate Unchanged
The Turkish Central Bank’s Monetary Policy Board kept the benchmark interest rates unchanged Thursday, with the overnight borrowing rate at 6.50 percent and lending rate at 9 percent. This is positive news for anyone considering buying a property in Turkey. Because Turkey made banking reforms in the 2001 crisis, liquidity has remained in the Turkish [...]
| Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:55:50 +0000
Weak European Recovery and Austerity to Benefit Turkish Property and Tourism
Experts believe demand for property in Turkey will increase as Brits and Europeans continue to feel the pinch from austerity and a weaker-than-expected economic recovery. Recent news stories in Britain have highlighted low consumer confidence; with many Brits feeling less optimistic and happy about the economy now, than they did at the low point of [...]
| Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:23:14 +0000
“Unprecedented Year” Means Bags of Cheap Holidays in Turkey
The massive confluence of circumstances this year have caused a bargain bonanza of cheap holidays in Turkey. The travel industry was expecting a turnaround this year from last as the global economy was progressing into recovery, thus they ramped up their offerings. Then we had the volcanic ash cloud, the mis-fit UK election result and [...]
| Tue, 10 Aug 2010 16:31:55 +0000
H1 Data on Turkish Tourism Figures Positive
The latest data from the Turkish tourism ministry confirms that revealed by Turkstat several days ago and covered on this blog, but with some interesting facts picked out. According to the ministry while Germany continued its reign as biggest tourism market, with 1.68 million visitors in the first half of this year, it was not [...]
| Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:45:21 +0000
Turkish Airports See 24% Growth in Passenger Numbers this year
The phenomenal growth in Turkish air travel has continued according to the latest reports. According to the latest data that 44.3 million passengers went through Turkish airports between January and June this year, a 23.7%growth on the same period of last year. This follows the 7.3% year on year growth recorded last year (79.4million 2008 [...]
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