Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Price hikes rain hellfire down on Turkish consumers Cem CetingucPosted on9 March, 2022 Price hikes rain hellfire down on Turkish consumers In his recent statement to the Turkish … Continue ReadingPrice hikes rain hellfire down on Turkish consumers
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Gold prices surge sharply in Turkish market amid Russian war and inflation concerns Cem CetingucPosted on9 March, 2022 Gold prices have surged sharply in the Turkish market on Tuesday amid the conflict between … Continue ReadingGold prices surge sharply in Turkish market amid Russian war and inflation concerns
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 Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics al Monitor: Biden administration to announce sanctions waivers for Syrian Kurds, Sunni opposition-held areas Güldem AtabayPosted on7 March, 20228 March, 2022 The Biden administration is expected to announce this week that Kurdish and opposition-controlled areas in … Continue Readingal Monitor: Biden administration to announce sanctions waivers for Syrian Kurds, Sunni opposition-held areas
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Top Turkish court cancels railway tender planned for Kanal Istanbul project Güldem AtabayPosted on7 March, 2022 Turkey’s Council of State, the highest administrative court in the country, has canceled a railway … Continue ReadingTop Turkish court cancels railway tender planned for Kanal Istanbul project
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey announces tripartite meeting with foreign ministers of Russia, Ukraine Güldem AtabayPosted on7 March, 2022 Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, the Foreign Minister of Turkey, announced earlier today (March 7) that a tripartite … Continue ReadingTurkey announces tripartite meeting with foreign ministers of Russia, Ukraine
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Middle East (and Turkey too) to suffer from the grain shortage: Russian attack disrupts Ukraine’s supply chain Güldem AtabayPosted on7 March, 2022 Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is endangering more than only the lives of Ukrainians. The war … Continue ReadingMiddle East (and Turkey too) to suffer from the grain shortage: Russian attack disrupts Ukraine’s supply chain
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Price of Turkish fruits and vegetables plummets as Russia, Ukraine exports collapse Güldem AtabayPosted on7 March, 2022 The price of Turkish fruits and vegetables have fallen by up to 50 percent domestically, … Continue ReadingPrice of Turkish fruits and vegetables plummets as Russia, Ukraine exports collapse
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Where does Turkey stand in a new Cold War? It shouldn’t be complicated. Güldem AtabayPosted on7 March, 2022 I have never heard the word “neo-Nazi” as much as I have heard it in … Continue ReadingWhere does Turkey stand in a new Cold War? It shouldn’t be complicated.
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Soaring cost of living due to high inflation torments citizens of Istanbul Cem CetingucPosted on6 March, 2022 In Istanbul, Turkey’s financial hub and largest city, a wide range of job opportunities and … Continue ReadingSoaring cost of living due to high inflation torments citizens of Istanbul
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Seems Russian tourists will choose Turkey over Greek Cyprus this summer Cem CetingucPosted on6 March, 2022 Greek Cyprus will lose Russian tourists to Turkey this summer as it joined other nations in imposing sanctions on Moscow after … Continue ReadingSeems Russian tourists will choose Turkey over Greek Cyprus this summer
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS 37 percent of population cannot afford meat in Turkey: Eurostat Cem CetingucPosted on4 March, 2022 Turkey is the primary country in Europe on the list, where 37% of the population … Continue Reading37 percent of population cannot afford meat in Turkey: Eurostat
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS ANALYSIS: CPI inflation at 4.81% exceeds median expectation and rises further to 54.4% Atilla YeşiladaPosted on4 March, 2022 CPI inflation at 4.81% exceeds median expectation in February and rises to 54.4% in YoY … Continue ReadingANALYSIS: CPI inflation at 4.81% exceeds median expectation and rises further to 54.4%
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Prof Turalay Kenç: Turkey’s unorthodox monetary policy Atilla YeşiladaPosted on4 March, 2022 Economic history resoundingly shows that monetary stimulus alone to boost economic growth against the backdrop … Continue ReadingProf Turalay Kenç: Turkey’s unorthodox monetary policy
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS JP Morgan on Turkey: Broad-based price pressures push inflation above 50% in February Atilla YeşiladaPosted on3 March, 2022 The upside surprise in February CPI data and the presence of strong price pressures encouraged … Continue ReadingJP Morgan on Turkey: Broad-based price pressures push inflation above 50% in February
Categories Business Company & Industry Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkey’s manufacturing in February: Slower but steady Cem CetingucPosted on3 March, 20223 March, 2022 Turkey’s factory activity barely grew for a second straight month in February, a survey showed … Continue ReadingTurkey’s manufacturing in February: Slower but steady
Categories Business Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkish part of Cyprus reels under lira crisis amid stark dependence on Ankara Cem CetingucPosted on3 March, 20223 March, 2022 In the breakaway statelet of northern Cyprus, people are grappling with a perfect economic storm, … Continue ReadingTurkish part of Cyprus reels under lira crisis amid stark dependence on Ankara
Categories Economy General Politics Turkish government opens olive groves to mining Güldem AtabayPosted on2 March, 2022 The Justice and Development Party (AKP) government on March 1 released a decree in the … Continue ReadingTurkish government opens olive groves to mining
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey wants invasion to end but ‘has no inclination’ to join sanctions against Russia Güldem AtabayPosted on2 March, 2022 Turkey does not intend to join sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, Minister … Continue ReadingTurkey wants invasion to end but ‘has no inclination’ to join sanctions against Russia
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics U.S. rallies Turkey, other Syria allies, gauges impact on Russia Güldem AtabayPosted on2 March, 2022 The United States will bring together the envoys of allied nations involved in Syria, Asharq … Continue ReadingU.S. rallies Turkey, other Syria allies, gauges impact on Russia