Inflation in Turkey’s biggest city, Istanbul, accelerated to 99.9% last month, according to the city’s main business association. Annual price increases jumped from 91.1% in July, according to the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce (İTO) in its price index published on Thursday. On a monthly basis, the price rose 2.29%, it said. Istanbul inflation is traditionally […]
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Turkey: The fire at the Hellenic Hospital in Valukli, Istanbul, was brought under control
LAST UPDATE: 17:40 Around 2:20 p.m., the fire that broke out at noon at the Greek hospital “Valouklis” in Istanbul was brought under control, however, after it destroyed the roof of the historic building, KYPE reports. Ground firefighting forces and a firefighting helicopter attempted to extinguish it. According to images broadcast on television, the fire […]
Turkey: Ten suspected members of the Islamic State were arrested in Istanbul
The Turkish police arrested ten suspects yesterday Friday in Istanbul for participation in the jihadist organization Islamic State (ISIS), according to the DHA agency. Men of the special police forces carried out, in the morning hours of Friday, raids in various parts of Istanbul. During the operation, ten people were arrested and operational documents and […]
Chaos with rent increases in Turkey
The Turkish government plans to impose a ceiling on annual rent increases to 25% amid a rally in inflation, according to Bloomberg. Anger in the country is rising as rental prices skyrocket, with sahibinden.com reporting an average 147% increase in Istanbul for contracts signed in May. Landlords often try to evict their tenants to sign […]
British, Italian and Turkish defense ministers meet in Istanbul for Ukraine
The defense ministers of Turkey, Britain and Italy will meet in Istanbul today to discuss Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the security ties between the three NATO allies, the Turkish Defense Ministry said. British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace and Italian Defense Minister Lorenzo Guerini will visit Istanbul at the invitation of their Turkish counterpart, Hulusi […]
Roman Abramovich’s plane landed in Istanbul
Departing from Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport, Roman Abramovich’s private jet landed at Istanbul Airport on 18.11 after a flight of about 2 hours. It is unknown if Abramovich was among the passengers on the jet. On the other hand, Abramovich’s jet, which took off yesterday from Moscow, the capital of Russia, landed at night […]
Turkey: Istanbul paralyzed due to heavy snowfall
Istanbul was paralyzed this morning due to heavy snowfall that continues to hit the Turkish city, with bus traffic stopped, more than 200 flights canceled and schools closed. Turkish Airlines was forced to cancel 180 flights today, 162 flights from Istanbul Airport and 18 from Sabiha Gokcen Airport. The airline expects to cancel other flights […]
Istanbul inflation has risen to a 20-year high
The Istanbul Chamber of Commerce (ITO) published the retail and wholesale price indices for February. According to his calculations, retail prices increased by 4.4% on a monthly basis in February, recording an annual increase of 55.32%, the highest level in the last 20 years. Wholesale prices in the city increased by 3.38% from January for […]
Christmas was celebrated with all solemnity at Fanari
The great Feast of the Incarnate Birth of our Lord Jesus Christ was celebrated with all solemnity in the Seventh Center of the Holy Church of Christ, as mentioned in the relevant announcement. In the Divine Liturgy, which was performed at the Patriarchal Church, the patriarchal commissioner Metropolitan Geron Chalkidonos Emmanuel preceded and the metropolitans […]