🧭 Why energy news matters
Energy costs reach into almost every part of daily life: household bills, transport, industry and food prices. A change in gas or electricity prices can raise or reduce living costs.
1️⃣ What does energy coverage include?
⚡ Electricity
- Household and business tariffs...
🧭 Why industrial news matters
Industrial production is a measure of real economic activity. Higher output can support jobs, exports and business activity, while a slowdown can put pressure on companies and wages. These relationships are not automatic and depend on the sector, demand and...
🧭 Why company news matters
Company announcements can provide early clues about markets, employment and investment. Expansion may create jobs, a merger can change competition, and financial results can help explain the direction of a sector. One company’s results do not necessarily represent the...
🧭 Why follow the markets?
Markets often react to developments before those changes appear in economic reports. Reading them carefully helps you recognise trends without being swept along by daily excitement.
1️⃣ What does market coverage include?
🏛️ Borsa Istanbul
- The broad market index and...
🧭 Why this belongs in economy and business coverage
Changes to taxes, fees and regulations can affect:
- The prices of goods and services.
- Import and shipping costs.
- Company profits.
- Major purchases, including vehicles, property and appliances.
1️⃣ What does this subject cover?
🧾 Taxes
-...
🧭 Why monetary policy matters
Monetary policy lies behind many economic headlines: loans, instalment payments, deposits, movements in the lira and even companies’ pricing decisions.
1️⃣ Who sets monetary policy?
🏦 The Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye (CBRT; TCMB in Turkish)
- Sets its...
🧭 Why this guide matters
Without indicators, economy and business news can feel like a collection of unrelated headlines. Indicators provide a dashboard for understanding rising prices, movements in the lira and changes in bank lending.
1️⃣ The main indicators to follow
📈 Inflation
- Shows how...
1️⃣ Why does this matter for drivers in Türkiye?
- Traffic penalty rules changed in 2026, including increases to a number of administrative fines and associated sanctions. Some offences carry substantial penalties, so check the provision applicable to the incident rather than relying on an older...
1️⃣ January 2026 figures
Inflation figures released by TÜİK on 3 February 2026 showed:
- Monthly inflation: 4.84%, a strong increase
- Annual inflation: 30.65%, slightly lower than in December
These figures concern January 2026, not inflation during February or the latest available month.
2️⃣...
1️⃣ What happened in February 2026?
On 12 February 2026, the Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye (TCMB/CBRT) presented Inflation Report 2026-I at a briefing in İstanbul. It updated the bank's official inflation forecasts and discussion of the monetary-policy path. This is a historical...
1️⃣ What happened?
- In the context of the visit scheduled by the Presidency’s Directorate of Communications for 4 February 2026, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in Cairo. Gaza was a prominent subject of their talks. This remains a dated account...
1️⃣ What was reported?
- On 12 February 2026, Reuters reported Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan's assessment that the United States and Iran were showing “flexibility” over a possible nuclear agreement. The statement was reported from an interview published by the Financial Times; it was not...
1️⃣ Why did this matter in February 2026?
February 2026 marked three years since the earthquakes of 6 February 2023. The anniversary brought public-affairs questions into focus: what had been delivered on the ground, how was responsibility being examined, and how was reconstruction affecting...
🧭 The main idea
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s visits to Saudi Arabia and then Egypt in February 2026 sent a clear political signal: Türkiye was seeking to consolidate a course of easing tensions and building partnerships with major regional powers, rather than sustaining costly...
1️⃣ Why does this news matter?
January’s inflation figures help inform discussions about rent, supermarket prices, service charges and pay in some sectors. They do not determine every price or contractual increase automatically.
2️⃣ What did TÜİK report?
- TÜİK’s bulletin released on 3 February...
1️⃣ Why did this matter that week?
In the context of the Reuters report carried by Investing on 9 February 2026, attention was turning to the Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye’s inflation report. The briefing was scheduled for 12 February 2026. This article preserves the perspective before...
1️⃣ Why did this matter?
TÜİK’s bulletin released on 3 February 2026 showed annual inflation of 30.65% in January, lower than in December 2025, while monthly inflation rose to 4.84%. These are dated January figures, rather than the latest release. That could be an encouraging signal for markets...
A concise review of domestic and international developments
1️⃣ Domestic affairs: economy and prices
• Inflation: January 2026 figures, released on 3 February, showed a slight further easing in annual inflation to 30.65%. This remained part of the economic discussion during the week covered...
1️⃣ Why does this matter to Türkiye?
This is a general explanation of the potential effects of agreements and developments in Syria, not news of a specified agreement or an announcement of changed border-crossing arrangements. The year 2026 identifies the guide’s context. Such developments can...
For students in Türkiye, e-Devlet can save trips to university offices and make official documents easier to obtain. Parents can help a student understand the process, but should use only services they are authorised to access; a parent's account is not a general substitute for the student's own...