HIGHLIGHTS
The Guardian: An act of God caused the earthquake in Turkey – murderous corruption caused so many deaths
Turkish central bank asks banks to set spread on gold as demand surges due to protection efforts from high inflation
Foreign aid prioritizes setting up field hospitals in Turkey’s quake-hit area
Sinan Ulgen/Carnegie Europe: The Politics of Türkiye’s Earthquake
Turkey earthquake death toll suggests lessons of 1999 were not learned
Turkey’s regulators focus on “The Dude” and the big sales in the equity market after the quakes
AKP calls for late elections, quake stalls election campaign of Turkey’s splintered opposition
World Bank: Reconstruction to cost “billions of dollars”
ING: Turkey’s 12M rolling current account deficit highest since 2018
Tremors Shake Turkish President Erdogan’s Future, Will He Postpone Elections?
Quake woes exacerbated by looting, clashes
Turkey’s Earthquake: Making Sense of the Human and Economic Toll
Earthquake blog II: Turkey-Syria death toll could climb to 50K, damage estimates soar to staggering numbers
BofA and Fitch report first damage estimates from the quake
Turkey’s senior seismologist blames Erdogan for earthquake damage
Erdogan’s attempt to choke off social media fails in first instance
Soli Özel: Erdogan government could become the victim of the earthquake
Sinan Ciddi: Turkey’s Earthquake: The Buck Stops with Erdogan
VoA: Turkey facing sanctions threat from USA
Main opposition leader: Gov’t corruption in construction sector to blame for quake destruction
Turkey Halts Stock Trading for Five Days and Cancels Some Trades
Turkey Silences Criticism of Govt’s Handling of Quake Disaster
Timothy Ash: Turkey – Economic implications of the earthquake
Turkey Update: Third day into the massive quakes: State of emergency, elections, economic burden… the latest..
Earthquake blog from Turkey – 1
Earthquake kills over 1,700 in Turkey, Syria; second massive quake follows
Analysis: January CPI surprised to the upside
Sinan Ciddi: U.S. Demands More Sanctions Enforcement From Turkey
