Categories Business General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey is Collateral Damage in Erdoğan’s Hostage Diplomacy Atilla YeşiladaPosted on30 November, 2021 Mordy and Natalie Oknin, an Israeli couple visiting Istanbul, filmed a video last week to … Continue ReadingTurkey is Collateral Damage in Erdoğan’s Hostage Diplomacy
Categories Finance General Why Turkey’s Currency Just Collapsed: The Lira Economic Crisis – TLDR News Atilla YeşiladaPosted on30 November, 2021 So over the last few weeks (months and years) Turkey’s currency, the Lira, has … Continue ReadingWhy Turkey’s Currency Just Collapsed: The Lira Economic Crisis – TLDR News
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey’s foreign trade keeps narrowing; October figures imply USD 3 bn CA surplus Güldem AtabayPosted on29 November, 2021 Turkey’s October exports posted 20.1% increase to USD 20.8 billion while the import growth was … Continue ReadingTurkey’s foreign trade keeps narrowing; October figures imply USD 3 bn CA surplus
Categories Economy Emerging Markets General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey’s currency crisis textbook monetary mismanagement Güldem AtabayPosted on29 November, 2021 Central banks around the globe are currently staring at inflation rates unseen in more than … Continue ReadingTurkey’s currency crisis textbook monetary mismanagement
Categories General Politics Tim Ash: RTE campaign strategy revealed Atilla YeşiladaPosted on28 November, 2021 News this morning that an opposition Deva activist has been arrested on allegations of political … Continue ReadingTim Ash: RTE campaign strategy revealed
Categories Business General Erdogan orders probe into Turkish lira’s slump – Anadolu Agency Atilla YeşiladaPosted on28 November, 2021 Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has ordered an investigation into possible currency manipulation after the lira … Continue ReadingErdogan orders probe into Turkish lira’s slump – Anadolu Agency
Categories General HYPED AKP adding insult to injury by mocking poverty Atilla YeşiladaPosted on27 November, 2021 The Economist interviewed Turkish citizens se suffering from deepening poverty, as well as quoting the … Continue ReadingAKP adding insult to injury by mocking poverty
Categories General HYPED Gravitas: Turkish Lira sinks, investors lose confidence | How has Erdogan’s experiment backfired? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on27 November, 2021 Apple has halted all sales in Turkey as the Lira continues to sink further. … Continue ReadingGravitas: Turkish Lira sinks, investors lose confidence | How has Erdogan’s experiment backfired?
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Turkish deputy minister expresses determination to continue policy of interest rate cuts Güldem AtabayPosted on26 November, 2021 Turkey is determined to continue a policy of interest rate cuts, and “manipulative attacks” on the … Continue ReadingTurkish deputy minister expresses determination to continue policy of interest rate cuts
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Istanbul court rules to keep Osman Kavala behind bars Güldem AtabayPosted on26 November, 2021 An Istanbul court on Nov. 26 ruled to keep philanthropist Osman Kavala in prison, after … Continue ReadingIstanbul court rules to keep Osman Kavala behind bars
Categories General HYPED Politics How Erdogan’s dictatorial economics is fuelling Turkey’s inflation, throwing lira off track Atilla YeşiladaPosted on26 November, 2021 Upset over the debilitating economic situation in Turkey, hordes of people took to the streets … Continue ReadingHow Erdogan’s dictatorial economics is fuelling Turkey’s inflation, throwing lira off track
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Turkish tourism income expected to reach $22 B in 2021 Cem CetingucPosted on25 November, 202125 November, 2021 Turkey wants to generate $22 billion from tourism in 2021 by welcoming more than 28 million foreigners, its … Continue ReadingTurkish tourism income expected to reach $22 B in 2021
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics UAE set aside $10 billion fund to invest in Turkey Cem CetingucPosted on25 November, 202125 November, 2021 The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has set aside a $10 billion fund to invest in … Continue ReadingUAE set aside $10 billion fund to invest in Turkey
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics European Parliament approves $170M aid for Syrian refugees in Turkey Cem CetingucPosted on25 November, 202125 November, 2021 The European Parliament on Thursday gave final approval to the financial assistance program for the … Continue ReadingEuropean Parliament approves $170M aid for Syrian refugees in Turkey
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkish lira rebounds from record low: State banks run to the rescue while hopes for UAE money rise Güldem AtabayPosted on24 November, 2021 Turkey’s lira recovered as much as 7% on Wednesday from a historic slide to record … Continue ReadingTurkish lira rebounds from record low: State banks run to the rescue while hopes for UAE money rise
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Duvar: Multiple detained in protests calling on Erdoğan gov’t to resign Atilla YeşiladaPosted on24 November, 2021 Several citizens have been detained across Istanbul for holding demonstrations in protest of Erdoğan’s government … Continue ReadingDuvar: Multiple detained in protests calling on Erdoğan gov’t to resign
Categories General Politics Murat Yetkin: What next? Economic Jihad? Return to 90s or 70s? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on24 November, 2021 “There is no Economic War of Independence. They are trying to deceive people who are … Continue ReadingMurat Yetkin: What next? Economic Jihad? Return to 90s or 70s?
Categories General Macro Snapshot: CUR, RSCI and Sectoral Confidence Indices Cem CetingucPosted on24 November, 2021 In November, manufacturing CUR, RSCI and sectoral confidence (except service sector) indices recorded increases. Seasonally … Continue ReadingMacro Snapshot: CUR, RSCI and Sectoral Confidence Indices
Categories General HYPED Turkish cities protest massive currency devaluation Atilla YeşiladaPosted on24 November, 2021 Protests were held in Istanbul and Ankara following the lira’s historic crash. Protesters demanded the … Continue ReadingTurkish cities protest massive currency devaluation
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS What is the world saying about Turkey’s currency blow-up? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on24 November, 2021 Fortune: Turkey’s currency plummeted after Erdogan defied critics and doubled down on his mania for … Continue ReadingWhat is the world saying about Turkey’s currency blow-up?