On Saturday, Turkish Trade Minister Mehmet Muş conducted a test drive of the local car “TOG”.

The group of Turkish companies that manufactures the local electric car “TOGG” stated that Minister Mush visited the car factory in the “Gemlik” area of ​​Bursa in the northwest of the country.

“Togh” added in a tweet via Twitter that Mosh held a consultative meeting with the board of directors of the local car manufacturer, after which he conducted a test drive of the car.

The company reported scenes of the Turkish minister driving the local car and scenes of the car factory.

In December 2019, Turkey revealed the birth of the first national car manufactured with purely local capabilities to enter service and run on the country’s streets within 3 years.

It is expected that the Togh factory will be ready for serial production during the last quarter of this year, specifically on October 29.

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The Deputy Minister of Trade, Mustafa Tuzguz and Reza Tuna Toragay, discussed with a delegation headed by Ibrahim El-Araby.

He is the president of the General Federation of Chambers of Commerce in Egypt, and they discussed economic relations between the two countries.

The Turkish Ministry of Commerce said in a statement on Saturday that the meeting took place at the ministry’s headquarters in Ankara, and was also attended by the head of the Federation of Chambers and Exchanges in Turkey, Rifat Hasarciklioglu.

He explained that the meeting dealt with trade and economic relations between Egypt and Turkey, mutual aspirations and steps that can be taken.

The two sides affirmed that increasing dialogue between Turkish and Egyptian businessmen would contribute to increasing the prosperity of the two peoples through a positive contribution to trade and economic relations.

During the meeting, the two Deputy Ministers of Commerce stressed the importance of frequent exchanges.

Tuzguz and Toragay stressed the importance of the ongoing political consultations stage between Turkey and Egypt, and expressed their confidence that this stage would gain momentum for trade and economic relations.

It is noteworthy that Hasarciklioglu and Al-Arabi held a meeting yesterday and called for the development of mutual investments between the two countries.

It is worth noting that the value of Turkish exports to Egypt last year amounted to $4.5 billion, an increase of 44.2 percent compared to 2020.

While the value of its imports from Egypt amounted to 2.2 billion dollars, an increase of 28.4 percent.

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On Thursday, Turkey and Kazakhstan signed a memorandum of understanding for cooperation in “cross-border centers”.

A Turkish delegation headed by the Turkish Minister of Trade Mehmet Muş, and a Kazakh delegation headed by the Minister of Trade and Integration Bakhit Sultanov held a meeting in Istanbul.

After the meeting, a ceremony was held during which Mosh and Sultanov signed a memorandum of understanding for cooperation between the two countries in the “cross-border centers”.

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Turkish exports increased last September by 30% compared to the same month last year, reaching 20 billion and 780 million dollars.

Data published by the Statistics Authority and the Turkish Ministry of Trade on Wednesday showed that imports rose by 11.9 percent, reaching 23 billion and 328 million dollars.

According to the data, the foreign trade deficit decreased in September by 47.5 percent and amounted to two billion and 547 million dollars.

In terms of the first 9 months of 2021, exports increased by 35.9 percent compared to the same period last year and amounted to $160 billion and 951 million.

As for imports, they amounted to 193 billion and 301 million dollars during the same period, recording an increase of 23.7 percent.

The foreign trade deficit between January and September decreased by 14.6 percent, reaching 32 billion and 351 million dollars.

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Turkish Trade Minister Mehmet Muş announced on Tuesday that for the first time in the republic’s history, his country’s exports exceed 1 percent of the world’s total.

Muş indicated on his Twitter account that the volume of Turkish exports in 1980 was 0.14 of its global counterpart, and in 2000 it rose to 0.43.

He said, “Turkish products are now being exported to all parts of the world. This is a success for all of Turkey.”

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Sustainable agriculture is one of the most important items in the Green Reconciliation Action Plan of the Turkish Ministry of Trade.

In this context, the use of chemical fertilizers will be reduced, and policies in line with the European Union will be implemented.

Where sustainability will be ensured in agriculture and the implementation of environmentally friendly practices.

One of the important topics in the Green Reconciliation Action Plan prepared by the Ministry of Commerce is agricultural policies.

In this context, the first step would be to reduce the use of pesticides in chemical fertilizers.

The amount of use of the new generation of fertilizers will also be determined. And that by increasing the fertility of the soil by using organic fertilizers.

The ministry is also working on increasing the areas of organic farming and production quantities. Expansion of biological and biotechnological control methods against pests.

Increased use of renewable energy

With the goal of sustainable agriculture in the Green Reconciliation Action Plan, the continuity of trade in agriculture aims. Which will contribute to the green transformation.

Policies in line with the objectives and studies of the European Union in this field will also be implemented.

Which in turn aims to increase the use of renewable energy in agriculture.

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Addressing the mothers of Diyarbakir, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said: “About 25 of our sons met with their mothers and fathers, and we want the rest to meet as well.”

This came during his meeting on Friday with the mothers who have been protesting since September 3, 2019, in front of the headquarters of the Peoples’ Democratic Party in Diyarbakir, southeastern Turkey, to demand the return of their children kidnapped by the PKK terrorist organization.

President Erdoğan emphasized that he, ministers, and members of his Justice and Development Party (AKP) have always supported mothers, indicating that he wanted families to share their pain inside the sit-in tents.

He pointed out that the families’ sit-in in Diyarbakir is close to its 700th day, expressing his confidence that the patience you showed until today will continue.

Erdogan was accompanied during the visit by his deputy, Fuat Oktay, and the ministers: Interior Suleyman Soylu, and Justice Abdul Hamid Gul.

In addition to Health Minister Fahrettin Koca, and Industry and Technology Mustafa Varank.

Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Adil Karaismailoglu, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Bekir Pakdemirli, and Minister of Youth and Sports Mehmet Muharrem Kasapoglu.

The President was also accompanied by the Minister of Environment and Urban Development, Murat Korum, in addition to the two Vice-Presidents of the Justice, Binali yıldırım.

Numan Kurtulmus, Head of the Presidency Communication Department Fahrettin Altun, Governor of Diyarbakir Munir Karaloglu, and State Security Director Mehmet Aktaş.

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PharmBank founder Mehmet Aydin claimed that luxury vehicles, yachts, 7 villas, and a bitcoin mine were confiscated in Uruguay and Paraguay.

Claiming that his assets in Turkey will cover his debts, Aydin was arrested by the court, and the founder of Mazraa Bank, Mehmet Aydin, made striking allegations in his statements before the police and the Public Prosecution Office.

Mehmet Aydin also explained in his 4-hour statement at the Anatolia Prosecutor’s Office in Istanbul how he established and grew a farm platform.

Alleging that he was asked for extortion and threats, Aydin argued that he travels from time to time to escape persecution.

The founder of the Mazraa Bank, Mehmet Aydin, was arrested, and he claimed that his property was confiscated in Uruguay and that he was abroad when the investigation began.

While he was wanted by a red notice, he claimed that a black money investigation had been launched against him in Uruguay, and thus his assets had been confiscated.

“A luxury Ferrari and a Hummer were confiscated, and my yacht worth $600-700 thousand was confiscated.

In addition to the land of 7 PabiPark villas that we set up here, building materials and cars were confiscated.”

Aydin also explained that he mines Bitcoin, telling Uruguayan Osman Naim Kaya that he gave $3 million to invest in Bitcoin and that they started production in Paraguay.

He said they invested a similar 6.5 million lira in Akhisar, and then took the 928 devices they had bought to Paraguay.

Confidentiality decision on Mehmet Aydin’s file

Aydin blamed the people he worked with and claimed that the Bitcoin mining investment in Paraguay was taken over by the people who worked with him.

“I believe that Osman Naim Kaya and the Uruguayan national bought the Bitcoin production hardware themselves, thinking that I could not claim any rights because of the red notice.”

A fugitive reveals his brother’s whereabouts

Aydin claimed that he went to Brazil with 3 bitcoins and 50 thousand euros and lived on this money for 3 years.

When he learned in the press that the damages to the victims amounted to 64 million pounds, he said that the confiscated assets would be enough to cover them, so he surrendered.

He reported that his older brother Fatih Aydin, who is also a fugitive, is also in Brazil.

After his statement, the founder of Ciftlik Bank Aydin was referred to the court for arrest on charges such as “conditional fraud”, and “establishing and leading a criminal organization”.

The court decided to arrest Mehmet Aydin after an hour of interrogation, and so far, 4,421 people have filed complaints against Aydin as victims.

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Turkey’s revenues from exports of electrical and electronic products exceeded 6 billion dollars during the first half of this year.

According to data collected by the Turkish Exporters Council, the period between January and June 2021 witnessed the growth of electrical and electronic products by 46.3 percent compared to the same period last year.

The revenues of the aforementioned sector’s exports during this period amounted to 6 billion and 880 million dollars.

In June alone, the sector’s exports grew by 45.1 percent to reach $1.307 billion.

Exports of electrical and electronic products accounted for 6.6 percent of the total Turkish exports during the first half of this year.

In terms of importing countries, the United Kingdom topped the list of countries importing Turkish products in this field with $988.6 million, followed by Germany with $652.6 million, and France with $463.3 million.

It is noteworthy that the value of Turkish exports during the first half of 2021 amounted to 104 billion and 982 million dollars, achieving a growth of 39.9 percent compared to the same period in 2020.

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President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Wednesday that the Turkish Housing Corporation has built more than 1,100,000 homes and workplaces over the past two decades.

This came in a speech delivered by Erdogan during the ceremony of handing over the millionth house of the housing establishment to its owner in Sincan, the capital, Ankara.

He stressed that in the last two decades, through the Housing Corporation, his government has achieved what no one in the world has been able to accomplish by providing citizens with the opportunity to own homes with investments close to 200 billion Turkish liras.

He added, “In the last two decades, we have built more than 1,100 thousand housing and workplaces, and 24,000 facilities, such as hospitals, schools, stadiums, and others, through the Housing Corporation.”

He explained that his country’s government has provided new homes for five million citizens, indicating that the Housing Corporation has completed the construction of 12,000 social housing units.

And it continues to build another 76,000 (as part of the campaign to build 100,000 social housing).

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