Economy

Иллюстрация: улица турецкого города, на первом этаже жилого дома отделение банка с жёлтой вывеской без надписей и банкомат в стене; рядом тележка с симитами и спящая кошка

Banks

VakıfBank in Turkey: opening an account and getting a card as a foreigner, SWIFT and fees

What to take to a branch with a passport, residence permit or Turkish ID, how to get a...

18 min read

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Importing Flowers From Turkey: Papers and Plant Health Rules

The phytosanitary certificate and the other papers behind a cut-flower shipment from Türkiye, for the EU and Great...

15 min read

Illustration: a small discount grocery store on the ground floor of a Turkish apartment block, with a plain turquoise band above the glass front; a woman walks out with two bags of bread, an older man walks in, a child holds a bottle of water, a cat sits by the door and a delivery scooter with a turquoise box waits at the kerb

A101 in Turkey: Stores, Weekly Brochures and the App

How A101 works: 13,500+ discount stores, the Thursday and Saturday brochures, the app's four services and the 2026...

11 min read

Illustration: a provincial stone bank on an Anatolian town square in warm afternoon light, with round-arched windows, four plain square columns, a blank band above them and a wooden double door; a plane tree, a stone fountain, a horse cart loaded with sacks, a bicycle and a sleeping dog, and a few small people seen from behind

Banks

Ziraat Bank: History, Branches Abroad and App Payments

Ziraat Bankası’s 1863 village chests, its 21 places abroad, Ziraat Mobil’s payment list and Western Union, checked 21.10.2026.

12 min read

Illustration: three unbadged SUVs at a fork between an Istanbul waterfront road, a charging bay and a wooded hill road

Land Rover Turkey Prices 2026: Range Rover, Defender & Hybrid Choices

Compare 28 listed versions, starting at ₺6.88 million. Choose the body, understand hybrid types and check the full...

13 min read

Illustration: a 1970s olive-green field radio with a whip antenna, a handset and a round meter on a wooden workbench beside a green circuit board, a brass magnifying lamp and a soldering iron, in window light

Turkish defense industry

What Is ASELSAN? Turkey’s Defence Electronics Maker

ASELSAN is a Turkish electronics company that began by building radios for the armed forces. Its history, sites,...

21 min read

Illustration: a wheat plain in Central Anatolia at harvest, ripe ears in the foreground, a red combine harvester far away and mountains on the horizon

Agriculture in Turkey: Crops, Provinces and Livestock

What Turkey grows, where and how much: the 2025 harvest by crop, the provinces behind each one, livestock,...

14 min read

Illustration: Konak Square on the bay of İzmir: the clock tower and the small Yalı Mosque, a tram on the seafront, a ferry coming in to the pier and palm trees along the promenade.

Cities

Public Transport in Izmir 2026: Fares, İzmirim Kart, Airport Train and Ferries

What a ride costs on the İzmirim Kart in October 2026, how the 90-minute transfer works, and how...

17 min read

A tall light-oak shelf with three planks against a cream wall: two kraft paper pouches with a green leaf on the top plank, three cartons with paper tags on the middle plank, a flat box, a small box and a round tin on the bottom plank, a woven basket at the left and a potted plant at the right

Lipton in Turkey: Owner, Teas Sold and Pack Formats

What Lipton tea is in Türkiye: the company behind the brand, the teas its Turkish pages list, and...

14 min read

Illustration: a department-store floor with a walnut wardrobe standing open between two clothes rails, and a folded stack of cloth and a brass bell on a table in front

Beymen in Turkey: Stores, Services and Returns

What Beymen’s own pages list: store services for visitors, delivery and payment on Beymen.com, returns and in-store pick-up.

9 min read

The curved glass and stone building of AFAD in Ankara under a cloudy sky, with the Interior Ministry and AFAD name plate above the entrance

AFAD in Turkey: Before, During and After a Disaster

What AFAD and other state bodies tell residents and visitors to do before, during and after an earthquake,...

26 min read

Illustrazione: l’ingresso di un ospedale statale turco, con una tettoia di pronto soccorso sopra una rampa per le ambulanze, una barella ferma davanti alle porte a vetri e un’ambulanza bianca ferma sulla rampa

Healthcare in Turkey: insurance, co-pays and emergency care

How healthcare works in Turkey for residents and students: residence permits and policies, SGK enrolment, co-payments, pharmacies and...