Categories Atilla Yeşilada General HYPED Politics Commentary: Is Turkey heading for snap elections? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on10 January, 202210 January, 2022 Turkey’s regularly scheduled presidential and parliamentary elections (hold simultaneously) will take place in June 2023. … Continue ReadingCommentary: Is Turkey heading for snap elections?
Categories Atilla Yeşilada General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Video-opinion: Has Erdogan Averted a Currency Crisis? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on24 December, 2021 Only 23 minutes! Has Erdogan averted a currency crisis? Since the CBRT … Continue ReadingVideo-opinion: Has Erdogan Averted a Currency Crisis?
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Columnists Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkish Economic Outlook 2022: WHAT a train wreck! Atilla YeşiladaPosted on19 December, 2021 Turkish Economic Outlook 2022: WHAT a train wreck! | Real Turkey Recap … Continue ReadingTurkish Economic Outlook 2022: WHAT a train wreck!
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Finance HIGHLIGHTS Markets Comment: Will Turkey’s Central Bank ever stop cutting rates? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on16 December, 2021 With Fed turning decidedly more hawkish on Wednesday, the other highlight of the week is … Continue ReadingComment: Will Turkey’s Central Bank ever stop cutting rates?
Categories Atilla Yeşilada HIGHLIGHTS Politics OPINION: Turkish opposition marches to power Atilla YeşiladaPosted on27 October, 2021 Six Turkish opposition parties are stepping up collaboration in their bid to unseat Tayyip Erdogan … Continue ReadingOPINION: Turkish opposition marches to power
Categories Atilla Yeşilada General HYPED Ambassador crisis: How the West taught a lesson in diplomacy to AKP Atilla YeşiladaPosted on26 October, 2021 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan rowed back on Monday from his threat to expel 10 … Continue ReadingAmbassador crisis: How the West taught a lesson in diplomacy to AKP
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Business Economy HIGHLIGHTS The rate cut conundrum: What will Erdogan do? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on20 October, 2021 I have read three surveys by Turkish press outlets, all of which find that the … Continue ReadingThe rate cut conundrum: What will Erdogan do?
Categories Atilla Yeşilada General HYPED A dim beam of hope for Syria—and Turkey Atilla YeşiladaPosted on19 October, 2021 Syria’s government and opposition in the war-torn country have agreed to start drafting constitutional reforms, … Continue ReadingA dim beam of hope for Syria—and Turkey
Categories Atilla Yeşilada HIGHLIGHTS Politics Opinion: Stuck between Russia and US, Turkey loses foreign policy flexibility Atilla YeşiladaPosted on14 October, 2021 Ankara has pursued an opportunistic foreign policy since Trump was elected to presidency. Humored by … Continue ReadingOpinion: Stuck between Russia and US, Turkey loses foreign policy flexibility
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Finance HIGHLIGHTS Markets OPINION: TL testing new lows, worse to come Atilla YeşiladaPosted on30 September, 2021 Turkish Lira is about to close this week’s trading in Istanbul, at 8.8750-88 vs the … Continue ReadingOPINION: TL testing new lows, worse to come
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Economy HIGHLIGHTS Markets OPINION: Erdogan manages to upset the currency market, again Atilla YeşiladaPosted on8 August, 2021 President Erdogan found time to “instruct those who know that this message is for them” … Continue ReadingOPINION: Erdogan manages to upset the currency market, again
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Emerging Markets HIGHLIGHTS EM: Fragile Five out, Sick Three in Atilla YeşiladaPosted on18 April, 2021 From an investment perspective, Emerging Markets (EM) are turning out to be the big disappointment … Continue ReadingEM: Fragile Five out, Sick Three in
Categories Atilla Yeşilada HIGHLIGHTS Markets OPINION: TL will drop faster this week Atilla YeşiladaPosted on27 March, 2021 Turkey’s sickly currency closed the week at 8.08 against the American dollar, thus officially surrendering … Continue ReadingOPINION: TL will drop faster this week
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Emerging Markets HIGHLIGHTS Fed FOMC could seriously damage Emerging Markets Atilla YeşiladaPosted on16 March, 2021 All market participants are nervously eyeing Wednesday’s Fed FOMC meeting, but one group of asset … Continue ReadingFed FOMC could seriously damage Emerging Markets
Categories Atilla Yeşilada HIGHLIGHTS A Perfect Storm for Turkish Economy Atilla YeşiladaPosted on9 March, 202115 March, 2021 The Perfect Storm for the Turkish Economy Real Turkey presents its Turkey spring forecasts 1Q … Continue ReadingA Perfect Storm for Turkish Economy
Categories Atilla Yeşilada General Turkey: Losing Her Religion Atilla YeşiladaPosted on16 July, 202017 July, 2020 The re-conversion of Hagia Sophia from museum to mosque is a despicably populist act, which … Continue ReadingTurkey: Losing Her Religion
Categories Atilla Yeşilada General Commentary: Hagia Sophia is a nonissue for Turks, secular or pious Atilla YeşiladaPosted on11 July, 202014 July, 2020 I read Bloomberg religiously, which provides the most in-depth and knowledgeable coverage of Turkey affairs … Continue ReadingCommentary: Hagia Sophia is a nonissue for Turks, secular or pious
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Finance COMMENTARY: Capital Flight From Turkey Will Stunt Growth, Weaken Currency Atilla YeşiladaPosted on7 July, 20209 July, 2020 Turkey is in the midst of a silent capital flight, with financial outflows mounting to … Continue ReadingCOMMENTARY: Capital Flight From Turkey Will Stunt Growth, Weaken Currency
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Politics COMMENTARY: Is Turkey heading for snap elections Atilla YeşiladaPosted on29 May, 20202 June, 2020 This Real Turkey Channel video broadcast tries to explain why suddenly Turkish pundits began suspecting … Continue ReadingCOMMENTARY: Is Turkey heading for snap elections