Taxable transactions generated by the telecommunication, alcohol and tobacco sectors make mouths water at the reasury but the reason behind that appears to be the tax collected from customers, who pay in taxes many times the amounth paid by the providers
It came as no surprise that telecommunication giant Türk Telekom was 2007 tax champion in Turkey, however figures reveal that the true tax champions are its customers, as well as consumers more »
Ruling party suspends plans to amend Constitution
The ruling Justice and Development Party, or AKP, has suspended its plans to prepare constitutional amendments that will prevent the Constitutional Court from closing down the party, the foreign more »
Turkey cool to special US X-ray machine at İzmir’s port
Turkey has been rather cool toward an American proposal to install a special X-ray machine at İzmir's Alsancak Port to check containers destined for the United States, with one Turkish official more »
Cem Uzan loses lawsuit Cem Uzan, a controversial Turkish politician and businessman, lost the lawsuit he had filed against telecommunications company Telsim and its executives in New York, it was announced more »
Swiss ambassador on mission to strengthen economic ties
Amid media reports that work on the Ilisu Dam has started despite the failure of the Turkish side to meet the project's terms of agreement, the ambassador for the Swiss State Secretariat for more »