Minister of Finance Kemal Unakıtan has announced that the government is preparing for a reduction in tax rates for small companies, most of which are artisan and craftsman enterprises.

The Turkish prime minister met the head of a world-leading telecommunication provider in Istanbul on Thursday, the company said on Friday.

Turkey's Yapi Kredi Bank has received a syndicated loan of one billion USD with the participation of 42 international banks from 19 countries.

The growth rate of the Turkish economy suffered a great blow in the second quarter, coinciding with the closure case against the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) in the Constitutional Court.

An Iranian minister said on Wednesday that Turkey and his country would go on holding energy talks.

Turkey's national airline company has submitted a bid for the airline company of Bosnia and Herzegovina, a senior executive of the company said on Wednesday.

Turkey grew 1.9 percent in the second quarter of 2008, the statistics board announced on Wednesday.

Mehmet Büyükekşi emerged victorious in the contest for the presidency of the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TİM) in its general assembly meeting yesterday, putting an end to former Chairman Oğuz Satıcı's eight years of successful leadership.