Road accident kills 8 in Türkiye

STORY: Road accident kills 8 in Türkiye SHOOTING TIME: May 6, 2024 DATELINE: May 7, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:48 LOCATION: GAZIANTEP, Türkiye CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the car crash site and rescue (courtesy of Ihlas News Agency) STORYLINE: At least 8 people were killed and 11 others injured on Monday in a collision between a minibus and a concrete mixer in the Islahiye district of Gaziantep province in southern Türkiye. The incident took place at the Agabey region on the Islahiye-Hatay highway, as reported by the semi-official Anadolu Agency. The minibus was severely damaged and reportedly overturned into a ravine. Health, fire, and police teams have been deployed to the scene, according to the report. "Expert investigations are ongoing ... The truck driver and the minibus driver are slightly injured. A detention process is foreseen for the truck driver after their treatment," Gaziantep Governor Kemal Ceber told media. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Gaziantep, Türkiy

Turkish currency plunges to new low against USD amid high inflation

STORY: Turkish currency plunges to new low against USD amid high inflation SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 16, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 17, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Istanbul city in Türkiye 2. Murat Tufan, an analyst with Turkish broadcaster Ekoturk speaking in an interview 3. various of Turkish Minister of Treasury and Finance Mehmet Simsek speaking at the Türkiye-Saudi Arabia Investment and Business Forum in Istanbul, Türkiye 4. various of Turkish Central Bank 5. various of Fatih Karahan, Turkish Central Bank chief STORYLINE: The Turkish currency plunged to a new low on Friday against the U.S. dollar, losing 0.3 percent of its value in 24 hours while the country has been trying to curb high inflation. The lira stood at 30.83 against the dollar at 4:00 p.m. local time (1300 GMT) after hitting 30.87. Murat Tufan, an analyst with Turkish broadcaster Ekoturk, told Xinhua that for the lira to appreciate, inflation needs to be seriously curbed in Türkiy

China's success owing to opening up to world: Turkish analyst

STORY: China's success owing to opening up to world: Turkish analyst SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 11, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:42 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Istanbul 2. various of China-related footage 3. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): SANT MANUKYAN, Turkish analyst with Is Yatirim STORYLINE: A Turkish analyst with Is Yatirim, the investment banking arm of Isbank Group in Istanbul, has said that China's success is brought about by its opening up to the world. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): SANT MANUKYAN, Turkish analyst with Is Yatirim "When we look at China's success, we could see that it has industrialized very quickly. The success comes with China's integration into the world. It is a success brought about by opening up to the whole world. China has made the laws much more open to investors and attracted enormous foreign investment. They then used the foreign investment for their own professionalization." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Istanbul, Türkiy

Türkiye's current account deficit hits nearly 9.85 bln USD in Jan.

STORY: Türkiye's current account deficit hits nearly 9.85 bln USD in Jan. DATELINE: March 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Turkish central bank and banknote counting 2. various of jewellery store and gas station in Türkiye 3. various of a container port STORYLINE: Türkiye's central bank said Monday the country's current account deficit reached nearly 9.85 billion U.S. dollars in January, following a rapid increase in gold imports and soaring energy import bills. The central bank's statistics showed that excluding gold and energy, the current account has a net surplus of 2.6 billion dollars in January. Among items constituting the current account balance, foreign trade in goods recorded a deficit of 12.43 billion dollars, while the services registered a net surplus of 3.16 billion dollars. The current account deficit in January beats the record 9. 41 billion dollars deficit in March 2011, according to official statistics. Meanwhile, Türkiy