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What are the best Payroll providers in Turkey in 2023 ?
Turkey is a dynamic market offering high opportunities for international companies looking for payroll. The local payroll rules are challenging all companies and mostly foreign entities as they discover Turkey’s economy. Selecting a Payroll provider in Turkey is the first step in your development If you’re looking for the best payroll companies to be sure your payroll is managed correctly, on time and submitting your taxes in compliance, all for a competitive price, our Best Payroll of 2023 rating will help you. We made the researches and investigations with a short list of payroll providers in Turkey available. Below, you’ll find our comments for each provider and comparisons of their…
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Earthquake in Turkey
According to the latest official reports, at least 21,700 people were killed in Turkey at the start of the week because of the earthquake, including at least 3,300 in Syria. Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad made his first trip to the disaster area of Aleppo on Friday. 17,134 bodies have been cleared from the rubble so far in Turkey, and 3,162 have been counted in Syria.The balance sheet, still provisional, continues to climb. More than 20,000 people died in the violent earthquake that shook southern Turkey and Syria on Monday, according to official reports published Thursday evening. According to Afad, a Turkish relief organization, 17,134 bodies have been cleared from the…
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Twitter inaccessible in Turkey
Journalists were unable to access Twitter in Turkey. Twitter became inaccessible on Turkey’s main mobile phone providers on Wednesday amid mounting online criticism of the government’s response to the earthquake that struck its country and Syria. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who visited the province of Hatay (south), one of the most affected, on the Syrian border, recognized “gaps” in the response to the earthquake. Journalists were unable to access this social network in Turkey. Internet governance watchdog netblocks.org pointed out that access to Twitter was restricted “through several internet service providers in Turkey”. “Turkey has a long history of restrictions with social media during national emergencies and security incidents,”…
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What price increases for 2023 in Turkey?
In this article, I have listed some of the increases that will affect our budget in Turkey at the start of 2023. The new year is not only synonymous with wishes and good resolutions; it is also, and above all, synonymous with “rain of price increases” according to the well-known expression of Turkish newspapers (“Zamlar yağmur gibi yağıyor”)… While the new minimum wage (asgari ücret) for 2023 in Turkey was announced at the end of December, increasing from 5,550 TL(1) to 8,506 TL (net), an increase of 54.66%, on January 4, 2023 a announced, for the first six months of 2023, a 30% increase (25.47% a year ago) for the…
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Turkey: new arrests among supporters of preacher Gülen
The Turkish authorities announced Tuesday, November 8 the arrest of 27 people, including previously dismissed soldiers, suspected of links with the preacher Fethullah Gülen, a pet peeve of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan who accuses him of having orchestrated an attempted putsch in 2016. These 27 people, including a general and two army officers already victims of the purges which followed the failed coup, were arrested in Ankara and Istanbul and seven other people are still wanted, reported the official agency. Anadolu. Fethullah Gülen : “terrorist organization” The operation, carried out in five Turkish provinces, targets within the army and the justice system relatives or sympathizers of the “terrorist organization Fetö”,…
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TOGG presents the first electric vehicle built in Turkey
The first prototype of TOGG has been presented in the factory where it will be produced. Türkiye’nin Otomobili Girişim Grubu, or TOGG, opened its production site in a grand ceremony. During this, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan took the stage with the prototype of the first C-segment SUV to be produced by the brand. TOGG didn’t announce the name of the new model at the ceremony, but gave some hints about the production model’s final shape. We’re told this EV will come with single and dual motor options, two battery capacity options, and expected maximum ranges of 186 miles (300 kilometers) and 311 miles (500 km). We also don’t know…
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Putin offers Erdogan to create a “gas hub” in Turkey to export to Europe
The Russian president Putin was full of praise for his Turkish counterpart Erdogan during their meeting this Thursday in Kazakhstan. A project that makes “no sense”, comments the Elysée. Bilateral meetings are rare for Vladimir Putin who is increasingly isolated on the international scene. But Putin was still able to propose this Thursday to his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan to create a “gas hub” in Turkey to export gas to Europe, at a time when Russian deliveries to the EU are affected by sanctions and Nord Stream gas pipeline leaks. “We could examine the possibility of creating a gas hub on Turkish territory for deliveries to other countries”, in…
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Morocco and Turkey: A decades-long cooperation
In a telephone conversation with the Head of Government, Aziz Akhannouch, Turkish Vice-President Fuat Oktay reportedly relayed an invitation to King Mohammed VI (Morocco) from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to visit Turkey. According to the Anadolu Agency, which reports the information, the two officials discussed several topics, including “the economy, education and defence, the current cooperation mechanisms between the two countries and the future prospects for consolidate the Moroccan-Turkish friendship”. The Head of Government, Aziz Akhannouch, for his part, announced to Fuat Oktay that several Moroccan ministers will soon visit Turkey in order to strengthen cooperation ties, the agency specifies.In a telephone conversation with the Head of Government, Aziz Akhannouch,…
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In Turkey, this miracle plant (silphium) was believed to have been extinct for 2,000 years
Very popular in the Mediterranean basin during Antiquity, silphium disappeared 2,000 years ago to reappear in Turkey. Nevertheless, a Turkish researcher thinks he has rediscovered this plant with many medicinal properties. Silphium in Turkey : A highly sought-after plant at the time “During the reign of Julius Caesar, more than 450 kg of this plant were stored very close to the gold reserves, in the imperial treasuries of Rome, and the young plants of silphium had the same monetary value as silver” perhaps we read in an article published by National Geographic on September 28, 2022. The plant in question is therefore the legendary silphium of Antiquity, highly sought after…
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Payroll in Turkey: How to make the right choice?
Did you know that you can opt for Payroll in Turkey, in the case you are an expat in this country ? But already, what is Payroll in Turkey ? Suppose a company producing mobile phones is based in China. This same company wants to sell its products in Turkey, but for that it needs a local collaborator who can market its phones. We agree, opening a legal structure in Turkey just to hire an employee is an expensive and tedious process. In addition, you have to be aware of Turkish legislation in terms of labor law, company creation, etc. So why not go directly through a payroll company? They…