Firat Kozok

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  • Turkish President and leader of the Justice and Development (AK) Party, Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during the Iftar dinner with members of the AK Party's CDAC and Women's, Youth and Other Branches at the AK Party Congress Centre in Ankara, Turkiye on March 17, 2025.Tech

    Turkey plans new big tech regulations that risk clash with U.S.

    By Firat Kozok and Bloomberg
  • A BYD Co. Seal U electric vehicle (EV) at a BYD showroom in Paris, France, on Friday, June 14, 2024. Brussels decided on Wednesday to impose additional tariffs on electric cars shipped from China, taking levies to as much as 48% depending on the degree of cooperation companies displayed during the EU probe. Photographer: Nathan Laine/Bloomberg via Getty Images

    BYD to build $1 billion plant in Turkey, boosting the Chinese EV maker’s access to the EU as higher tariffs loom

    By Firat Kozok, Selcan Hacaoglu, and others
  • Man charges electric vehicle.Retail

    BYD eyes manufacturing in Turkey as another route into EU customs area for EV imports

    By Firat Kozok, Selcan Hacaoglu, and others
  • HATAY, TURKIYE – FEBRUARY 06: A person is being rescued under rubble after 7.7 magnitude earthquake hits Turkiyeâs southern provinces, in Iskenderun district of Hatay, Turkiye on February 06, 2023. Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) of Turkiye said the 7.7 magnitude quake struck at 4.17 a.m. (0117GMT) and was centered in the Pazarcik district in Turkiyeâs southern province of Kahramanmaras. Gaziantep, Sanliurfa, Diyarbakir, Adana, Adiyaman, Malatya, Osmaniye, Hatay, and Kilis provinces are heavily affected by the quake. (Photo by Sezgin Pancar/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)Tech

    Turkey turns down Musk’s offer to send Starlink broadband gear after deadly quake kills hundreds

    By Firat Kozok and Bloomberg
  • NATO summit in Madrid

    Finland and Sweden are one step closer to joining NATO with Turkey deal

    By Firat Kozok, Selcan Hacaoglu, and others