Çetinkaya

Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya has announced the detention of 42 suspects linked to notorious drug dealer Ürfi Çetinkaya, widely known as the "Turkish Escobar."

The operation, which spanned nine provinces, was a result of a two-year joint effort against the armed organized crime group, Yerlikaya said in an X post on Feb. 20.

A drug smuggler wanted by Interpol with a red notice, Urfi Çetinkaya, has been detained in a villa in Istanbul's Sarıyer district along with five other people.

Istanbul police's anti-terror unit raided the villa with the support of special operations team on late April 11. He was then taken to the police station after a health check.

A court in Istanbul trying 26 Saudi suspects in absentia for the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi yesterday took the testimonies of three witnesses, including a security guard and a driver.

The sale of public properties worth $3.28 million has been approved by the Directorate of Privatization Administration (ÖİB), according to a decision published in the Official Gazette on Feb. 26.

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) spokesperson Faik Öztrak on July 8 slammed the removal of Central Bank chief, Murat Çetinkaya from his post by a presidential decree, saying his removal will lead to major problems in the long-run.

Turkey removed Murat Çetinkaya as central bank governor early July 6 and replaced him with the bank's deputy governor, Murat Uysal, according to a presidential decree published in the official gazette.

Turkey's central bank will continue to use all available instruments effectively in pursuit of price stability, governor Murat Çetinkaya said on March 15.

The Central Bank of Turkey (TCMB) has sharply raised its 2018 inflation forecast to 23.5 percent from its previous forecast of 13.4 percent, Central Bank Governor Murat Çetinkaya said on Oct. 31.

Turkey's Central Bank sharply raised its 2018 inflation forecast to 13.4 percent from 8.4 percent previously, governor Murat Çetinkaya said on July 31.

Following the recent visit of Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Şimşek and Turkish Central Bank Governor Murat Çetinkaya to London, the exchange rates in Turkey have seriously retreated. Some commentators have said that it was because foreign investors were reassured, whereas others deem the change just as a rebound from the Turkish Lira's historic lows.