5 banks of Turkey accept Mir payment system
The Mir card payment system will allow Russian tourists to pay for purchases in Turkey
Five Turkish banks have started using the Russian Mir payment system. And this of Ukraine caused concern about the possibility of evading the sanctions imposed due to its occupation.
Russia Mastercard and Visa have suspended operations in Russia since the attack on Ukraine began at the end of February. The Mir card payment system will allow Russian tourists to pay for purchases in Turkey.
Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan his Russian counterpart in Sochi on August 5 Vladimir Putinafter the meeting with said that there is “very serious progress” in the adoption of this system.
According to Erdogan, Turkey Russia agreed to pay in rubles for part of its natural gas.
Three weeks before the meeting in Sochi Turkey met with its leader Putin in Iran.
Although Ankara condemned Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, it did not impose sanctions on it weather He did not close his place to this country.
Turkey’s economy grew by 11 percent in 2021 compared to a year ago. But in July inflation It reached 80 percent.
Turkey is the country most visited by Russian tourists, 7 million Russians visited Turkey in 2019.