Turkey
Two executives of former crypto investment platform arrested for fraud in Istanbul
Two executives from a former crypto investment platform accused of fraud were arrested in Istanbul earlier this year, Turkish media reported.
Turkey's exports to Russia in February fell 33% year on year to $670 million, trade ministry data showed on Saturday.
Russian-flagged bulk carrier SV Nikolay is unloaded at Izmir port in Turkey June 25, 2022. Reuters/Yoruk Isik
Turkey's exports to Russia in February fell 33% year on year to $670 million, trade ministry data showed on Saturday.
That was down from $1.1 billion in February 2023.
Imports from Russia fell 36.65% to $1.3 billion from $2 billion a year earlier.
A U.S. threat to impose sanctions on financial firms doing business with Russia has chilled Turkish-Russian trade, disrupting or slowing some payments for both imported oil and Turkish exports, Reuters reported this week.
Reporting by Huseyin Hayatsever; editing by Jason Neely
Two executives from a former crypto investment platform accused of fraud were arrested in Istanbul earlier this year, Turkish media reported.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday Islamic countries should form an alliance against what he called "the growing threat of expansionism" from Israel.
A flight operated by India's Vistara Airlines made an emergency landing on Friday around 4.30 p.m. (1330 GMT) in Erzurum in eastern Turkey after a piece of paper with "bomb on board" written on it was found in a lavatory, Turkish officials said.
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