Short, source-backed analysis for North American companies looking at Türkiye and the Middle East, and for decision-makers watching cross-border trade, retail and technology.
Insights in Turkish →A new Mordor Intelligence report on Middle East and Africa e-commerce puts a number on something we've been watching for a while: cash-on-delivery preference has dropped 51% across the region. Buy-now-pay-later is…
Read insightThat gap, reported in Alchemer's 2026 Retail Report, is the number that should matter most to anyone building market research right now — not the adoption figure everyone quotes. Usage is outrunning trust by roughly 15…
Read insightIt didn't become a hub by copying whoever arrived. It built with what it had: local limestone, a style of carving no caravan route could import, houses designed for its own climate and its own way of life. Different…
Read insightTurkStat reported September annual CPI at 29.73%, down from 31.51% in August, the first sub-30% print since November 2021. Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek called it broad-based disinflation, with…
Read insightAccording to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, U.S. goods trade with Türkiye totaled $36.8 billion in 2025. U.S. exports to Türkiye rose 31.6% to $20.4 billion, while U.S. imports from Türkiye slipped 1.7% to…
Read insightAs of February 6, 2026, the country's long-standing €30 duty-free threshold for overseas online purchases is gone entirely. Every parcel entering by post or express cargo now goes through standard customs declarations…
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