Taylan Bilgic

  • NICOSIA, CYPRUS - JULY 20: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of Turkey's invasion of Cyprus on July 20, 2024 in occupied northern Nicosia, Cyprus. Fifty years has passed since Turkey's invasion and occupation of northern Cyprus, spurred in 1974 by Greece's attempts to oust the Cypriot president and forge a political union with the island. Over time, the northern part became the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), which is largely populated by ethnic Turks and recognized only by Turkey. To the south, the Republic of Cyprus is largely populated by ethnic Greeks and is an EU member state. (Photo by Alexis Mitas/Getty Images)Tech

    Instagram ban hits Turkey’s female entrepreneurs hardest

    By Tugce Ozsoy, Taylan Bilgic, and others
  • Couple drinking and enjoying the view of the Acropolis at sunset. Athens, GreeceFinance

    Restaurants sit half-empty in Turkey this summer as inflation reaches 91% in places sending tourists and locals flocking to neighboring Greece

    By Taylan Bilgic and Bloomberg
  • ISTANBUL, TURKIYE- APRIL 20: Faruk Fatih Özer, founder of Thodex, was brought to Turkey from Tirana on April 20, 2023 in Istanbul, Türkiye. Faruk Fatih Özer, the founder of Thodex, who fled abroad by defrauding thousands of people through the crypto money exchange Thodex and was sought with a red notice, was caught and arrested in Albania on August 30. The Supreme Court of Albania decided to extradite Özer to Turkey, for which he was prosecuted. After the decision, Özer was brought to Turkey this morning. Ozer, who was brought to Istanbul Airport, was taken to the Anti-Cyber Crime Branch Directorate in the Istanbul Police Department on Vatan Street after the health check. (Photo by Hakan Akgun/ dia images via Getty Images)Companies

    Founder of crypto exchange that went bust gets 11,000-year prison term in fraud case

    By Taylan Bilgic and Bloomberg
  • Protest for Annual Minimum Wage Raise in AnkaraPolitics

    Turkey Raises Net Minimum Wage by 15% for 2020

    By Taylan Bilgic and Bloomberg