Categories Business Company & Industry HIGHLIGHTS Garanti Bank shareholder rejects share price offer Cem CetingucPosted on25 March, 2022 Spanish banking group BBVA’s share price offer to achieve full control of Turkish lender Garanti BBVA, … Continue ReadingGaranti Bank shareholder rejects share price offer
Categories Business General HYPED Turkish expert (Reuters): Secondary sanctions are a risk for Turkey Atilla YeşiladaPosted on23 March, 2022 International policy expert Prof. Dr. Mustafa Aydın stated that if the Russia-Ukraine war prolongs, it … Continue ReadingTurkish expert (Reuters): Secondary sanctions are a risk for Turkey
Categories Business Economy General HIGHLIGHTS As Turkey’s economy reels, speculative traders and well-off insiders see opportunity to profit Cem CetingucPosted on23 March, 2022 As most of the Turkish public saw their savings and purchasing power melt away, 40-year-old … Continue ReadingAs Turkey’s economy reels, speculative traders and well-off insiders see opportunity to profit
Categories Business HYPED Tech Turkey Builds A ‘Wonder Bridge’ That Connects Europe To Asia In Mere 6 Minutes Atilla YeşiladaPosted on23 March, 2022 A massive suspension bridge was unveiled in Turkey on March 18 that will shorten the … Continue ReadingTurkey Builds A ‘Wonder Bridge’ That Connects Europe To Asia In Mere 6 Minutes
Categories Business General HYPED Syria’s Assad accused of sanctions-busting Atilla YeşiladaPosted on22 March, 2022 A report in the Guardian on Tuesday says the newspaper has obtained official documents not … Continue ReadingSyria’s Assad accused of sanctions-busting
Categories Business General HIGHLIGHTS Tech UK and Turkey agree clean transport deal worth £1.7 billion Cem CetingucPosted on19 March, 202219 March, 2022 The UK government’s biggest ever sustainable, civil infrastructure deal will help finance a new high … Continue ReadingUK and Turkey agree clean transport deal worth £1.7 billion
Categories Business HIGHLIGHTS Markets Politics Turkey can attract hundreds of U.S. companies due to Russian war: US executive Cem CetingucPosted on19 March, 2022 Turkey could grab the opportunity to attract hundreds of U.S. companies leaving the Russian market over … Continue ReadingTurkey can attract hundreds of U.S. companies due to Russian war: US executive
Categories Business Tech Brookings: Climate change is devastating Middle East. What can be done? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on18 March, 2022 Editor’s preface: While this article largely focuses on Middle East ex-Turkey, except her role in … Continue ReadingBrookings: Climate change is devastating Middle East. What can be done?
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Business HYPED Commentary: Pros and cons of sanctions on Russia for Turkish economy Atilla YeşiladaPosted on18 March, 2022 Rumor has it, that the difference between “threat” and “opportunity” in Chinese is only a … Continue ReadingCommentary: Pros and cons of sanctions on Russia for Turkish economy
Categories Business Company & Industry HIGHLIGHTS Ford initiates massive battery plant in Turkey Cem CetingucPosted on17 March, 2022 Ford plans to build an electric-vehicle battery plant in Turkey with South Korean battery maker SK … Continue ReadingFord initiates massive battery plant in Turkey
Categories Business Company & Industry HIGHLIGHTS Turkish automotive production and exports fell in the first two months of 2022 Cem CetingucPosted on17 March, 2022 According to the January-February data of the Automotive Industry Association (OSD), total automotive production decreased … Continue ReadingTurkish automotive production and exports fell in the first two months of 2022
Categories Business Emerging Markets HYPED IMF: War-Fueled Surge in Food Prices to Hit Poorer Nations Hardest Atilla YeşiladaPosted on16 March, 2022 A new IMF blog by Christian Bogmans, Jeff Kearns, Andrea Pescatori and Ervin Prifti concludes … Continue ReadingIMF: War-Fueled Surge in Food Prices to Hit Poorer Nations Hardest
Categories Business HIGHLIGHTS Politics Asli Aydintasbas: Acts of normality: The potential for Turkey-Armenia rapprochement Atilla YeşiladaPosted on16 March, 2022 When Armenia suffered a devastating defeat in its short war with Azerbaijan in November 2020, … Continue ReadingAsli Aydintasbas: Acts of normality: The potential for Turkey-Armenia rapprochement
Categories Business Company & Industry HIGHLIGHTS Tech Turkey’s unmanned fighter jet production kicks off Cem CetingucPosted on14 March, 2022 Turkey’s drone magnate Baykar on Saturday announced it has reached a new phase in its … Continue ReadingTurkey’s unmanned fighter jet production kicks off
Categories Business Company & Industry HIGHLIGHTS China, Turkey to build world’s largest rooftop solar power plant Cem CetingucPosted on14 March, 2022 Chinese tech giant Huawei and Turkish steel manufacturer Tosyali Holding co-launched a project on Friday … Continue ReadingChina, Turkey to build world’s largest rooftop solar power plant
Categories Business Emerging Markets HYPED Turkey and the UAE are getting close again. But why now? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on14 March, 2022 In the decade since the Arab Spring, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have … Continue ReadingTurkey and the UAE are getting close again. But why now?
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Business Economy HIGHLIGHTS Ukraine Crisis Could Cost Turkey $30 Billion Atilla YeşiladaPosted on10 March, 2022 Ukraine Crisis Could Cost Turkey $30 Billion Turkey’s leading economist, Mr. Mahfi Eğilmez … Continue ReadingUkraine Crisis Could Cost Turkey $30 Billion
Categories Business Company & Industry Emerging Markets General HIGHLIGHTS Turkish companies have the potential to double in value Cem CetingucPosted on9 March, 202211 March, 2022 According to CompaniesMarketCap data, Turkish companies generate 0.20 percent of the total turnover and 0.21 … Continue ReadingTurkish companies have the potential to double in value
Categories Business Company & Industry Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkey’s trade in counterfeit goods booms as Lira depreciates Cem CetingucPosted on8 March, 2022 Photos of fake Gucci bags, Louis Vuitton sweatpants and Nike sneakers are flaunted on the … Continue ReadingTurkey’s trade in counterfeit goods booms as Lira depreciates
Categories Business Company & Industry General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey and Rolls-Royce collaborate on 5th-gen combat aircraft engine Cem CetingucPosted on8 March, 2022 The top body of Turkey’s defense industry has started cooperating with United Kingdom-based Rolls-Royce on … Continue ReadingTurkey and Rolls-Royce collaborate on 5th-gen combat aircraft engine