Categories Cüneyt Akman Economy HIGHLIGHTS ANALSIS: Q2 GDP and beyond: The best is behind us Atilla YeşiladaPosted on1 September, 2022 Turkish Economy recorded 7.6% of YoY economic growth in Q2. The figure was slightly above … Continue ReadingANALSIS: Q2 GDP and beyond: The best is behind us
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Video Commentary: Can The Opposition Rescue Turkish Economy? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on18 August, 2022 Thanks to President Erdogan’s policies bordering on insanity, the economy is a mess: Inflation … Continue ReadingVideo Commentary: Can The Opposition Rescue Turkish Economy?
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Özlem Derici Şengül Turkey’s inflation expectations out of control, TL to depreciate further vs USD Atilla YeşiladaPosted on14 August, 2022 Central Bank survey reveals uncontrolled risies in inflation forecasts … Read More >Turkey’s inflation expectations out of control, TL to depreciate further vs USD
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Economy HIGHLIGHTS OPINION: Turkish Economy Won’t Survive The Winter Atilla YeşiladaPosted on9 August, 2022 The latest CPI print came out at 80%, with the consensus expecting even higher figures … Continue ReadingOPINION: Turkish Economy Won’t Survive The Winter
Categories Columnists Cüneyt Akman Finance HIGHLIGHTS OPINION: Turkey has a foreign debt financing problem Atilla YeşiladaPosted on5 August, 2022 Turkey’s current account is expected to record a deficit of $3.4 billion in June and … Continue ReadingOPINION: Turkey has a foreign debt financing problem
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Özlem Derici Şengül Ozlem Derici Sengul: Inflation rate almost 80% Atilla YeşiladaPosted on5 August, 2022 CPI inflation at 79.6%… CPI inflation in July came in at 2.37%, well below the … Continue ReadingOzlem Derici Sengul: Inflation rate almost 80%
Categories Columnists HYPED Politics Tim Ash: Ukraine – is the tide turning against Putin, again? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on4 August, 2022 I thought it worth updating my thoughts on Ukraine, and particularly where this war is … Continue ReadingTim Ash: Ukraine – is the tide turning against Putin, again?
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Economy General HIGHLIGHTS COMMENTARY: Covid-19 strikes back, adding another burden to the pathetic economic outlook Atilla YeşiladaPosted on11 July, 2022 The number of coronavirus cases in Turkey increased eight times based on an analysis of … Continue ReadingCOMMENTARY: Covid-19 strikes back, adding another burden to the pathetic economic outlook
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Columnists HIGHLIGHTS Politics Atilla Yeşilada: Why Erdogan Will Never Win Another Election? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on6 July, 2022 Turkey will hold presidential and general elections within a year, though they could be … Continue ReadingAtilla Yeşilada: Why Erdogan Will Never Win Another Election?
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Business HIGHLIGHTS ANALYSIS: Is Turkey buying stolen Ukraine Grain? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on27 June, 2022 Three weeks ago, Ukrainian authorities accused Turkish buyers accepting stolen grain, a claim denied by … Continue ReadingANALYSIS: Is Turkey buying stolen Ukraine Grain?
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Columnists Economy HIGHLIGHTS Video Commentary: Erdogan’s Lethal Economic Legacy Atilla YeşiladaPosted on31 May, 2022 100% inflation, $50 bn current account deficit, $181 bn foreign debt coming due. After … Continue ReadingVideo Commentary: Erdogan’s Lethal Economic Legacy
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Business Columnists HIGHLIGHTS COMMENTARY: Erdogan dooms Turkey to currency volatility Atilla YeşiladaPosted on26 May, 2022 While monetary policy decisions are nominally taken and announced by Central Bank of Turkey (CBRT), … Continue ReadingCOMMENTARY: Erdogan dooms Turkey to currency volatility
Categories Columnists Finance HIGHLIGHTS Tim Ash: Where is the Turkish Lira headed? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on18 May, 2022 Editor’s Note: On 18 May, at 8:00 am Turkish time, dollar/TL is trading at 15.82 … Continue ReadingTim Ash: Where is the Turkish Lira headed?
Categories Columnists General HYPED Tim Ash: Russia ‘s invasion of Ukraine – Outlook and Q&A Atilla YeşiladaPosted on7 May, 2022 Lots of questions around Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and what it means for both countries. … Continue ReadingTim Ash: Russia ‘s invasion of Ukraine – Outlook and Q&A
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Columnists Economy Finance HIGHLIGHTS Commentary: Roaring trade deficits force Central Bank to waste FX Atilla YeşiladaPosted on4 May, 2022 Turkey’s trade deficit surged 75% year-on-year in March to $8.17 billion, mainly due to a … Continue ReadingCommentary: Roaring trade deficits force Central Bank to waste FX
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Business Columnists HIGHLIGHTS Cheap loans, foreign interest, negative real rates stoke real estate rally Atilla YeşiladaPosted on16 April, 2022 Cover chart: House sales. Red = total Blue= mortgage Orange = new home sales Violet: … Continue ReadingCheap loans, foreign interest, negative real rates stoke real estate rally
Categories Columnists Finance General HIGHLIGHTS Tim Ash: 3 bits of good news for RTE (Erdogan) Atilla YeşiladaPosted on7 April, 2022 First, the news that Russia is being kicked out of debt indices means that Turkey’s … Continue ReadingTim Ash: 3 bits of good news for RTE (Erdogan)
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Business Economy HIGHLIGHTS Commentary: Soaring trade deficits, shrinking PMI and sickly consumer confidence Atilla YeşiladaPosted on1 April, 2022 Recent data reveals a weakening of economic activity in Turkey, which weakness is likely to … Continue ReadingCommentary: Soaring trade deficits, shrinking PMI and sickly consumer confidence
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Columnists Economy HIGHLIGHTS Three Scourges of Turkish Economy: Unemployment, Inflation, and External Deficit Atilla YeşiladaPosted on30 March, 2022 Three Scourges of Turkish Economy: Unemployment, Inflation, and External Deficit After a stellar year … Continue ReadingThree Scourges of Turkish Economy: Unemployment, Inflation, and External Deficit
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