Consolidated revenues 17% up and net income doubled as compared to the Q1 19. Türk Telekom announced financial and operational results for the first of quarter of 2020. In Q1’20, Türk Telekom’s consolidated revenues grew by 16.6% annually while EBITDA increased to TL 3.0 bn […]
One book, one film: Brotopia and Metropolis
Your weekend food is here. One book and one film, enjoy them thoroughly As the weekend is ahead, it is time to find some fun and thought. Starting this week, I’ll be sharing one book and one for your weekend. Being on tech, the first […]
Share of renewables in energy generation rises in Turkey
47.6% output was generated by hydro plants, while 13.7 percent was derived from imported coal and 7.7% from natural gas power plants Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources announced nearly half of Turkey’s electricity generation comes from hydroelectric power plants, while the share of wind […]
Introducing Turkish startups: GmPly
Though EdTech seems like a small category in Turkish startup scene, GmPly is coming strong and planning to go global GmPly means “GamePlay” and the start-up is creating interactive training videos. They are also writing the scripts and shooting the videos, with a turnkey approach. […]
Turkcell posted 2020 Q1 results, revenues 17% up
Revenues increased 17% and reached TL 6.65 billion. Here are some highlights below Turkcell announced 2020 Q1 financial and operational results. Turkcell, Turkey’s #1 operator by numbers, increased the revenues 17.3% YoY, reaching TL 6.65 billion (~USD 1.03 billion). Below I compiled some highlighs from […]
70% of children spent allowances online under family control: Manibux
Allowance management application reached 40 thousand families and the use of allowances went up 82% since Covid-19 appeared Being Turkey’s first allowance platform, Manibux indicated that the rate of spending allowance online increased by 82% in the last two weeks of March as a result […]
Introducing Turkish tech journalists: Levent Pekcan
From Atari 2600 to 3dfx Voodoo Graphics card, from bulletin board systems to TeknoSeyir…Here is Levent Pekcan’s story in tech journalism Levent Pekcan, aka LP, is one of the most veteran tech journalists in Turkey. He said his first contact with technology was an Atari […]
Prisync, Istanbul-based SaaS company to acquire UK competitor
This is the second acquisition of Prisync, following Australian rival, Spotlite in March 2019 Turkey-based SaaS startup Prisync acquired UK-based rival Competitor Price Watch to capture a larger portion of the UK e-commerce pricing software market. In March 2019, the company had acquired its Australian […]
HAVELSAN’s answer to Zoom: Diyalog
The Turkish alternative for Zoom and other video conferencing platforms is on the way HAVELSAN developed Diyalog, a video conference platfrom, to be launched in May. The platform aims to provide a secure medium for video communication. The reason why HAVELSAN developed such a platform […]
EU registers Turkey’s all-electric automobile design
The design to remain valid until 2029 and can be extended upon application European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) registered Turkey’s Automobile Joint Venture (TOGG) as a trademark, country’s first domestic all-electric automobile. Industrial rights provided by EUIPO to remain valid until February 2029, the […]