Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Erdogan finally meets Netanyahu, but no details on NG pipeline Atilla YeşiladaPosted on20 September, 2023 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed the effort to normalize relations with Saudi Arabia during his … Continue ReadingErdogan finally meets Netanyahu, but no details on NG pipeline
Categories General HYPED AFP: Turkey’s winning women ignite culture wars Atilla YeşiladaPosted on18 September, 2023 Turkey’s confessional divide seems to abate in the last 10 years, in particular among Gen … Continue ReadingAFP: Turkey’s winning women ignite culture wars
Categories Business General HIGHLIGHTS Erdogan asks Musk to open Tesla’s 7th factory in Turkey Atilla YeşiladaPosted on18 September, 202318 September, 2023 President Erdogan will spend the week in New York to attend to the inaugural ceremony … Continue ReadingErdogan asks Musk to open Tesla’s 7th factory in Turkey
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Economist Mustafa Sonmez: Turkey’s central bank mulls giant interest rate hike up to 10% to fight inflation Atilla YeşiladaPosted on16 September, 202316 September, 2023 One of the leadfing economists and Tv personality Mustafa Sonmez reports an inside scoop from … Continue ReadingEconomist Mustafa Sonmez: Turkey’s central bank mulls giant interest rate hike up to 10% to fight inflation
Categories Atilla Yeşilada General HIGHLIGHTS Video Commentary: The Dark Secret in TURKEY’s MTEP Atilla YeşiladaPosted on13 September, 202313 September, 2023 The Dark Secret in TURKEY’s MTEP (Medium Term Economic Program) The annually revised 3-year Medium … Continue ReadingVideo Commentary: The Dark Secret in TURKEY’s MTEP
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey and Iraq: Two neighbors, too many problems Atilla YeşiladaPosted on12 September, 202312 September, 2023 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is piling up the pressure on Iraq even as he … Continue ReadingTurkey and Iraq: Two neighbors, too many problems
Categories Business General HIGHLIGHTS Simsek will leave no door unopened for money Atilla YeşiladaPosted on9 September, 2023 Turkey’s new Wall Street-trained finance chief will kick off a global investment roadshow at the … Continue ReadingSimsek will leave no door unopened for money
Categories Atilla Yeşilada General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Atilla Yesilada interview with Dr Miad Nakhavali: What Erdoğan’s victory means for the USA, EU, NATO and Russia Atilla YeşiladaPosted on8 September, 2023 Middle East Analitika | by Dr. Miad Nakhavali Season 2 – Episode 9: special guest: Dr. Atilla … Continue ReadingAtilla Yesilada interview with Dr Miad Nakhavali: What Erdoğan’s victory means for the USA, EU, NATO and Russia
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey and Greece agree to revive talks, seek ‘new approaches’ Atilla YeşiladaPosted on5 September, 2023 The foreign ministers of Greece and Turkey agreed on Tuesday to revive high-level contacts between … Continue ReadingTurkey and Greece agree to revive talks, seek ‘new approaches’
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Congressional Research Service: Turkey (Türkiye): Major Issues and U.S. Relations Atilla YeşiladaPosted on27 August, 2023 This report made pro-government daily Hurriyet’s headline today, with its Athens reporter Yorgo Kirbaki informing … Continue ReadingCongressional Research Service: Turkey (Türkiye): Major Issues and U.S. Relations
Categories Economy Finance General Monetary policy: Experimenting with dual interest rates Atilla YeşiladaPosted on24 August, 2023 We expect the CBRT interest rate hike to be around 200 basis points. The recent … Continue ReadingMonetary policy: Experimenting with dual interest rates
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey’s consumer confidence sinks following fresh taxes on consumption Güldem AtabayPosted on23 August, 2023 Accelerating inflation, a depreciating Turkish lira, new taxes on consumption, and the brakes applied to … Continue ReadingTurkey’s consumer confidence sinks following fresh taxes on consumption
Categories General HYPED Stewart Latwin: Turkey is the real key to American influence in the Middle East Atilla YeşiladaPosted on21 August, 2023 Turkey is rapidly becoming a regional hegemon, while maintaining close ties to Europe and the … Continue ReadingStewart Latwin: Turkey is the real key to American influence in the Middle East
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Erdogan slams peacekeepers for blocking road project in Cyprus and accuses UN force of bias—ABC Atilla YeşiladaPosted on21 August, 2023 Turkey’s president on Monday criticized U.N. peacekeepers for blocking the construction of a road in … Continue ReadingErdogan slams peacekeepers for blocking road project in Cyprus and accuses UN force of bias—ABC
Categories General HYPED US goes after Turkish proxies in Afrin, Syria Atilla YeşiladaPosted on17 August, 2023 The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on two Turkey-backed Syrian militias and the groups’ … Continue ReadingUS goes after Turkish proxies in Afrin, Syria
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Defense News: Russia sent a message to Turkey when it bombed Motor Sich, say experts Atilla YeşiladaPosted on14 August, 2023 Russia was sending a clear message to Turkey when it bombed Ukrainian business Motor Sich, … Continue ReadingDefense News: Russia sent a message to Turkey when it bombed Motor Sich, say experts
Categories Business General HIGHLIGHTS Mehmet Simsek interview with Islamist Yeni Safak daily Atilla YeşiladaPosted on11 August, 2023 Mehmet Şimşek, Minister of Treasury and Finance, said that the winds blowing against Turkey will … Continue ReadingMehmet Simsek interview with Islamist Yeni Safak daily
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Erdogan’s success story is a nightmare for the growing numbers of poor Atilla YeşiladaPosted on9 August, 2023 Nearly one-third of Turkey’s population is currently at risk of poverty or social exclusion, according … Continue ReadingErdogan’s success story is a nightmare for the growing numbers of poor
Categories Business General HIGHLIGHTS UK sanctions numerous entities in Turkey, UAE, Iran for violating sanctions on Russia Atilla YeşiladaPosted on9 August, 2023 Britain sanctioned more than two dozen targets Tuesday including firms and individuals in Turkey, the … Continue ReadingUK sanctions numerous entities in Turkey, UAE, Iran for violating sanctions on Russia
Categories General HYPED Politics Syrian President Assad: Turkey fuels violence, should withdraw her forces Atilla YeşiladaPosted on9 August, 2023 Syria’s President Bashar Assad slammed Turkey in comments published Wednesday, blaming Ankara for the uptick … Continue ReadingSyrian President Assad: Turkey fuels violence, should withdraw her forces