The European Union<a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/eu-pitched-turkey-join-its-payments-system-envoy-says-2026-03-19/"> has offered</a> Turkey<a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/eu-pitched-turkey-join-its-payments-system-envoy-says-2026-03-19/"> to</a> join the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA). The proposal was made during an<a href="https://enlargement.ec.europa.eu/news/commissioner-kos-turkiye-strengthen-regional-cooperation-and-connectivity-2026-02-05_en"> official visit to</a> Ankara by EU Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement Marta Kos in early February. How will the implementation of European banking standards in Turkey proceed if Ankara agrees, and how will it affect Russians?

"Unsuitable country": how Turkey's entry into the euro payments zone will affect Russians

NATO on Friday, March 13, intercepted an Iranian ballistic missile that entered Turkish airspace, the country's Defense Ministry said in a statement <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-13/nato-intercepts-third-iranian-missile-in-turkish-airspace?embedded-checkout=true">quoted by </a>Bloomberg. According to Turkish media, the interception apparently took place in the sky above Incirlik airbase, where hundreds of U.S. military personnel are stationed - sirens sounded there, the agency reports.

NATO forces shot down an Iranian ballistic missile over Turkey. This is the third time

ASELSAN Elektronik Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi

Turkey's defense and aviation industry exports, including products and services, <a href="https://www.aa.com.tr/en/economy/turkiyes-defense-aviation-exports-exceed-10b-threshold-in-2025/3790365">exceeded</a> $10 billion in 2025, a record. Over the year it grew by 48%. The Turkish defense industry is booming, Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-04/turkish-defense-firm-that-surged-236-in-a-year-eyes-new-markets">writes</a>. And Turkey's largest military electronics manufacturer, Aselsan Elektronik Sanayi, is competing for contracts in Europe and NATO countries. Its shares have risen 264% in value over the year, while the benchmark of the Turkish market - the BIST 100 index - is up about 45%. Askar Akhmedov, CFA, Chief Investment Officer at ATLAS Capital, wrote for Oninvest how the company secured such growth and how should investors view it?

Shares of Turkey's defense company Aselsan are up 264% year-to-date. What attracted investors? 

Turkiye Garanti Bankasi A.S.

Akbank T.A.S.

Turkiye Is Bankasi A.S.

Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi A.S.

BIM Birlesik Magazalar A.S.

Migros Ticaret A.S.

Sok Marketler Ticaret A.S.

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A.S.

Turk Telekomunikasyon Anonim Sirketi

Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari T.A.S.

Ford Otomotiv Sanayi A.S.

Tofas Turk Otomobil Fabrikasi Anonim Sirketi

Since the beginning of the year, the key index of the Istanbul Stock Exchange BIST 100, reflecting the dynamics of shares of the hundred largest capitalization companies traded on this site, rose by more than 23%, the growth for the year amounted to 40%. Bloomberg wrote that by January 29 in dollar terms it had already set a growth record since 1997. Evgeny Shatov, partner of Capital Lab investment company, tells us what the reason for such a surge is and what risks an investor should be aware of.

Turkey's market is up 23% YTD: 17 stocks and 2 ETFs to invest in it

Intel Corporation

Netflix, Inc.

Johnson & Johnson

The shortened trading week - on January 19, stock exchanges in the U.S. will not open due to Martin Luther King Day - begins with the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, where <a href="https://www.barrons.com/articles/netflix-united-airlines-ge-aerospace-intel-cpe-cf2b31d3?mod=hp_latestnews#:~:text=where%20at%20least%2060%20heads%20of%20state%20are%20expected">dozens of</a> heads of state will gather. President Trump is expected to speak at the WEF on Wednesday, January 21, Yahoo Finance <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-in-davos-netflix-and-intel-results-on-deck-as-earnings-season-ramps-what-to-watch-this-week-123046447.html#:~:text=The%20first%20is%20President%20Trump%27s%20speech%20at%20the%20World%20Economic%20Forum%20in%20Davos%2C%20Switzerland%2C%20which%20is%20expected%20to%20take%20place%20on%20Wednesday%20morning%20ET.">reported</a>.

Davos, inflation, Netflix and Intel: what investors need to know this week

FUPS neobank, operating in an e-wallet format, will enter the Turkish market in 2022

Revolut is interested in a little-known bank in Turkey. Why does the fintech giant need it?

Adobe Inc.

Oracle Corporation

Broadcom Inc.

Wall Street is expecting a quarter percentage point cut in the US interest rate during this week's main event - the US Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting of the US Federal Reserve, which will end with a press conference by Fed chief Jerome Powell. Powell is expected to undertake a so-called hawkish rate cut: with no hint of further monetary policy easing in early 2026, Barron's <a href="https://www.barrons.com/articles/fed-rate-decision-adobe-oracle-costco-broadcom-c2d28c54?mod=RTA#:~:text=But%20Powell%20is%20expected%20to%20deliver%20a%20hawkish%20cut%2C%20meaning%20he%20won%E2%80%99t%20signal%20any%20rate%20cuts%20early%20next%20year.">writes</a>.

Fed rate and Oracle and Adobe reports: what investors need to know this week

Tesla, Inc.

Alphabet Inc.

The second-quarter earnings season has gotten off to a strong start on Wall Street, with more than 80% of the S&amp;P 500 Index companies reporting earnings and revenues that beat expectations, <a href="https://www.barrons.com/articles/tesla-verizon-coke-google-earnings-stocks-52dad8b3?mod=RTA"> writes</a> Barron's. About 100 other issuers - including two members of the "Magnificent Seven" - will release their results this week.

Tesla and Alphabet earnings, ECB rate: what investors need to know this week

Lennar Corporation

Accenture plc

The Kroger Co.

Moderate growth on Wall Street paused after an Israeli airstrike on Iran triggered a rise in oil prices and a decline in stock prices at the end of the first full trading week of June. At the end of the week, the S&amp;P 500 Index was down 0.6%, the Nasdaq Composite was down 1%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 1.3%.