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Minister: Turkey to Ban Lay-Offs for Three Months Due to Pandemic

Minister: Turkey to Ban Lay-Offs for Three Months Due to Pandemic

Employees who are put on an unpaid leave will be paid half the minimum salary, the Minister of Treasury and Finance has announced.

Economic Support, Measures to be Introduced Against Coronavirus

Economic Support, Measures to be Introduced Against Coronavirus

Minister of Treasury and Finance Berat Albayrak has shared a message on his Twitter account regarding the economic measures to be taken in Turkey against coronavirus.

Court Overturns the Judicial Fine Given to Journalist in a Suit by Minister Albayrak

Court Overturns the Judicial Fine Given to Journalist in a Suit by Minister Albayrak

The court of appeals has overturned the judicial fine of 7,100 lira given to daily BirGün Editorial Coordinator Varlı in a lawsuit filed by Minister Berat Albayrak over two news reports on Panama Papers. The court has ruled for the acquittal of the journalist.

20 February 2020

Court Blocks Access to Reports on Minister Albayrak's Purchase of Land Near Canal İstanbul

Court Blocks Access to Reports on Minister Albayrak's Purchase of Land Near Canal İstanbul

Access has been blocked to three news articles on bianet English, Cumhuriyet newspaper and LeMan humor magazine.

13 February 2020

Report Reveals Minister Albayrak Bought Land Near Canal İstanbul Route

Report Reveals Minister Albayrak Bought Land Near Canal İstanbul Route

Albayrak bought the land in 2012, a year after Erdoğan announced the canal project.

20 January 2020

Hakan Atilla Appointed Chair of İstanbul Stock Exchange

Hakan Atilla Appointed Chair of İstanbul Stock Exchange

Minister of Treasury and Finance Berat Albayrak has announced that Hakan Atilla, the former Deputy General Manager of Halkbank who served time in prison for violating US sanctions against Iran, will take office as the Chair of Borsa İstanbul.

22 October 2019

Albayrak: Agricultural Credit Cooperatives are not Agricultural Producers or Farmers

Albayrak: Agricultural Credit Cooperatives are not Agricultural Producers or Farmers

Minister of Treasury and Finance Albayrak has answered the Parliamentary question of CHP MP Gürer, who asked why the loan rates of Agricultural Credit Cooperatives are around 23-24 percent despite the decree stipulating an 8-percent loan rate.

Minister Albayrak on Current Surplus: We Come out of Turbulence

Minister Albayrak on Current Surplus: We Come out of Turbulence

Minister of Treasury and Finance Albayrak has commented on the current account balance figures: “Decreasing the economic bubble in import and increasing export, we have posted 12-month current surplus for the first time in 17-year AKP rule.”

İYİ Party Chair Akşener: Economy Does Not Get Better With Powerpoint Presentations

İYİ Party Chair Akşener: Economy Does Not Get Better With Powerpoint Presentations

Meral Akşener has spoken at her party's parliamentary group, impersonating and ridiculing Finance Minister Albayrak: "Don't announce economic packages, package (fire) the son-in-law."

18 Thousand Liras of Compensation for Eren Erdem for Insulting Berat Albayrak

18 Thousand Liras of Compensation for Eren Erdem for Insulting Berat Albayrak

The compensation penalty given to arrested politician Eren Erdem for insulting Treasury and Finance Minister Berat Albayrak has been upheld by the court of appeal.

'Turkey's 2018 Budget Closes with TL 72.1 Billion Deficit'

'Turkey's 2018 Budget Closes with TL 72.1 Billion Deficit'

Minister of Treasury and Finance Berat Albayrak has stated, “We anticipate that the budget deficit of Turkey in 2018 may amount to 72.1 billion Turkish Lira", which approximately amounts to USD 12.56 billion.

24 October 2018

Berat Albayrak: We Demanded 10-Percent Discount from All Companies

“PROGRAMME OF TOTAL STRUGGLE AGAINST INFLATION”

Berat Albayrak: We Demanded 10-Percent Discount from All Companies

Minister of Treasury and Finance Berat Albayrak has stated that it is not mandatory for companies to participate in the 10-percent discount campaign and called the citizens to prefer the ones that will take part in the campaign.

Wealth Fund to Be Operated Under Presidency

Wealth Fund to Be Operated Under Presidency

President Erdoğan has become the Chairperson of the Turkey Wealth Fund as per two Presidential Decrees issued today. Minister of Treasury and Finance Berat Albayrak has also been appointed as the Deputy Chairperson of the fund.

12 September 2018

Albayrak Meets with Foreign Investors: We Have No Plan of IMF

Albayrak Meets with Foreign Investors: We Have No Plan of IMF

The Minister of Treasury and Finance Berat Albayrak has met with almost four thousand foreign investors via teleconference. Albayrak has said, “We will take every possible step to increase the confidence in the economy of Turkey.”

‘Market Fraud’ Statement by Capital Markets Board

‘Market Fraud’ Statement by Capital Markets Board

While the Financial Crimes Investigation Board has launched an investigation against “the ones who report manipulative news about the economy”, the Capital Markets Board has stated that they will face up to five years in prison as per the law on “market fraud.”

Dollar Hits 6.56 Turkish Lira as Berat Albayrak Speaks

Dollar Hits 6.56 Turkish Lira as Berat Albayrak Speaks

The Minister of Finance and Customs Albayrak delivered his speech at the publicity meeting, where he introduced the “New Economic Model”, when the exchange rate of US Dollar was 6.13 TRY. In the course of his speech, the exchange rate has hit 6.56 TRY.

Minister of Treasury Albayrak Postpones ‘New Economic Model Meeting’

Minister of Treasury Albayrak Postpones ‘New Economic Model Meeting’

As Dollar/TRY rate climbs up to 6.26, the “New Economic Model Presentation Meeting” that would be held at 11 a.m. has been postponed to 2:30 p.m.

Minister of Finance Albayrak: We Will Not Fight Markets

Minister of Finance Albayrak: We Will Not Fight Markets

Minister of Treasury and Finance Albayrak has said that Turkey “will advance by win-win relations”.

After Berat Albayrak’s Appointment as Minister of Finance, TRY Drops by 4%

After Berat Albayrak’s Appointment as Minister of Finance, TRY Drops by 4%

While economy was administered by Mehmet Şimsek, Naci Ağbal and Nihat Zeybekçi at the 65th Government, now Berat Albayrak has been named as minister of finance.

2 Arrested Defendants of Social Media Trial Released

2 Arrested Defendants of Social Media Trial Released

In the second hearing of the trial in which six journalists and media workers were standing trial due to their posts on social media, the two arrested defendants of the trial, Öğreten and Kanaat have been released.

6 December 2017

Interim Judgement in Social Media Trial: Çelik Released, Öğreten, Kanaat Remain in Detention on Remand

SOCIAL MEDIA TRIAL OF 6 JOURNALISTS

Interim Judgement in Social Media Trial: Çelik Released, Öğreten, Kanaat Remain in Detention on Remand

Çelik released, Öğreten, Kanaat remain in detention after first hearing in trial of six journalists sued for reporting on emails of Minister Albayrak leaked by hacktivist group RedHack.

24 October 2017 Elif Akgül

Call for Trial of 6 Journalists: #ReportingCannotbeCriminalized

Call for Trial of 6 Journalists: #ReportingCannotbeCriminalized

Journalists have made a call for attendance to the trial of Tunca Öğreten, Mahir Kanaat, Ömer Çelik, Derya Okatan, Metin Yoksu and Eray Sargın who have been tried for making report of Minister Albayrak’s emails.

18 October 2017

‘RedHack’ Detainees Asked of Twitter Accounts

‘RedHack’ Detainees Asked of Twitter Accounts

Detained on suspicion of “RedHack” membership, 12 suspects have been asked of RedHack’s Twitter accounts in the prosecution questioning. Hacking of Minister Albayrak’s e-mails haven’t been asked. Six people have been released.

6 October 2016 Ayça Söylemez

Doğan Media Group Chair Yalçındağ Resigns After RedHack’s Leak

Doğan Media Group Chair Yalçındağ Resigns After RedHack’s Leak

Doğan Media Group Chair Mehmet Ali Yalçındağ has resigned after RedHack has published his e-mail correspondence with Minister of Energy Albayrak.

30 September 2016

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