EVENTS

The WBAF Ministerial Roundtable brought together 4 ministers and 4 global leaders

The WBAF Ministerial Roundtable brought together government ministers from various countries, angel investors, policymakers, and representatives of innovation and science parks, chambers of commerce and industry, and government investment promotion agencies.

Turkey-EU Economic Summit will show ties recovering

Turkey’s relationship with the European Union is in recovery and top economic policy makers are planning to meet at a summit in Brussels next month, Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Simsek said.

Structural reform key to maintaining Turkey's growth

Deputy prime minister highlights improving fintech sector as key in keeping growth at 5.6 percent

Turkey's Deputy Prime Minister Says reforms will be the main drivers of growth going forward

Turkey’s Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Simsek said that the nation’s economy will see better conditions going forward and promised to push ahead with new reforms that he considers the main drivers for growth.

Turkey: Credit guarantee system protocol signed

Up to 100 percent of treasury guarantee will be provided to exporters, says Deputy PM Mehmet Simsek

The worst is behind us.

Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Simsek says, the worst is behind and pre-2008 growth levels will return

Speaking at the WEF in Davos: EU trade matters more than US

Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Simsek says Turkey unfazed by US protectionism under Trump presidency, will focus on EU trade

Deputy PM Mehmet Simsek says 'dust will settle, fundamentals matter'

Turkish Deputy PM confident about economy after coup attempt

Turkey does not expect to experience difficulties about any rollover of its external debt, Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Şimşek stated on July 21.

Turkish capital controls out of the question: Deputy PM Şimşek

Deputy Prime Minister Şimşek assures no need to panic, all measures taken for markets

The Deputy Prime Minister in charge of the economy, Mehmet Şimşek, assured there is no need to panic, saying that the economic administration has taken all measures to ensure normal functioning of markets. Şimşek yesterday talked to 500 foreign investors through a teleconference to give clear answers to all questions worrying them. He said: "There is no need to panic and we need to be calm. We got back to work very quickly. Would markets be open if there were a state of emergency?"

Deputy PM Şimşek says attempted coup's impact on Turkish economy will be ‘short-lived’

The Turkish economy will not suffer permanently from the failed coup attempt on July 15, despite a short-lived, downward impact on growth, Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Şimşek said on July 18.