Yıldız Holding invests $1.25 million in Refik Anadol’s AI art museum

Museum opened at Frank Gehry-designed The Grand LA in Los Angeles Turkish conglomerate Yıldız Holding invested $1.25 million in Dataland Museum, the artificial intelligence-powered art museum founded by internationally acclaimed digital artist Refik Anadol and co-founder, painter Efsun Erkılıç   As part of the investment, […]

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Top 3 tech, startup and sustainability stories of the week, July 27-31, 2026

This week’s are about tech, startup and sustainability, coming from the EU, the UK and the USA AI transcription tool helps cut NHS waiting times An artificial intelligence-powered voice transcription tool is helping reduce waiting times across parts of England’s National Health Service (NHS) by […]

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YouTube accounts for more than 40% of internet traffic in Türkiye: regulator

YouTube represented 40.6% of total internet traffic in Q1’26, well ahead of Instagram, which ranked second with 16% YouTube remained the most-used online platform in Türkiye during the first quarter of the year, accounting for more than 40% of the country’s internet traffic as video […]

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Türkiye seeks to strengthen AI startup ecosystem as GITEX expands to Istanbul

GITEX to showcase Türkiye’s technology ecosystem, infrastructure and long-term ambitions to an international audience while connecting AI entrepreneurs Türkiye is stepping up efforts to attract global technology investors, entrepreneurs and artificial intelligence startups as it prepares to host the GITEX AI technology exhibition in Istanbul […]

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BBVA, OpenAI strike strategic partnership to reshape banking with AI and its impact on Turkish unit

The deal aims to transform customer experience and operational efficiency across the bank by placing AI BBVA and OpenAI have announced a strategic partnership aimed at transforming customer experience and operational efficiency across the bank by placing artificial intelligence (AI) at the core of its […]

BioScience Managers, Maxis launch health technology-focused fund in Türkiye

The fund marks the first health-focused venture capital fund in Türkiye established by foreign investors International healthcare investment firm BioScience Managers, in partnership with Maxis, a subsidiary of Türkiye İş Bankası, launched the BioScience Managers Venture Capital Fund, marking the first health-focused venture capital fund […]

Paribu acquires CoinMENA, MENA’s largest local crypto exchange, for $240 million 

Paribu, Türkiye’s leading digital asset platform, acquired the largest digital asset platform of MENA. Türkiye’s leading digital asset platform Paribu announced that it acquired CoinMENA, the largest local crypto exchange in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), for USD 240 million. The deal represents Türkiye’s largest fintech transaction to date and the […]

Workup Entrepreneurship Program marks graduation of 13th Cohort

Sixteen startups graduated from the 13th cohort of the Workup Entrepreneurship Program Sixteen startups graduated from the 13th cohort of the Workup Entrepreneurship Program, an initiative supported by Türkiye İş Bankası and running since 2017, the bank announced. More than 75 Workup alumni have raised […]

Top 3 tech, startup and sustainability stories of the week, Dec 1-5, 2025

This week’s stories are about tech, AI and sustainabilityi coming from Europe and the USA Europe’s slow AI buildout may become a strategic strength Europe’s cautious pace in deploying artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure—often viewed as a disadvantage compared with the U.S. and China—could ultimately give […]