Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey’s health crisis is no less than India, data shows Atilla YeşiladaPosted on20 April, 2021 UPDATE: ON Tuesday, Turkey’s Health Ministry reported 61,028 cases with 2.895 patients and 346 … Continue ReadingTurkey’s health crisis is no less than India, data shows
Categories Company & Industry Economy HIGHLIGHTS Alamos Gold files $1 billion claim against Turkey after mine project halted Güldem AtabayPosted on20 April, 2021 Alamos Gold Inc. of Canada filed a legal claim against Turkey for unfair expropriation and … Continue ReadingAlamos Gold files $1 billion claim against Turkey after mine project halted
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Import prices rise drastically in Turkey amid pandemic Cem CetingucPosted on20 April, 2021 Hayriye Ustun strolled around her neighborhood marketplace looking for the best prices as she suffered … Continue ReadingImport prices rise drastically in Turkey amid pandemic
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Women’s employment plummets in Turkey during pandemic Cem CetingucPosted on20 April, 202120 April, 2021 The Economy Policy Research Foundation of Turkey (TEPAV) has released the 104th issue of its Employment Monitoring … Continue ReadingWomen’s employment plummets in Turkey during pandemic
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Swapgate: AKP’s efforts to justify 128 billion dollar reserve meltdown continue Güldem AtabayPosted on20 April, 2021 Turkey’s decision to keep interest rates at below inflation last year was a one-off necessitated … Continue ReadingSwapgate: AKP’s efforts to justify 128 billion dollar reserve meltdown continue
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Arab News: Food stampedes in Turkey Atilla YeşiladaPosted on20 April, 2021 Images showing desperate Turkish citizens scrambling to grab free handouts of potatoes have stoked an … Continue ReadingArab News: Food stampedes in Turkey
Categories Business HIGHLIGHTS BREAKING: Harvey Nichols quittign Turkey Atilla YeşiladaPosted on19 April, 2021 Biritish luxury fashion retailer Harvey Nichols has reportedly decided to pull out of Turkey, reports … Continue ReadingBREAKING: Harvey Nichols quittign Turkey
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey Finance Minister Says FX sales were legal and calls on Cenbank to publish FX sale data Güldem AtabayPosted on19 April, 2021 It would be “beneficial” for the central bank to publish the data on the use … Continue ReadingTurkey Finance Minister Says FX sales were legal and calls on Cenbank to publish FX sale data
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Eyes on Turkey: Greece, Israel Ink Blockbuster Defense Deal Atilla YeşiladaPosted on19 April, 2021 ATHENS — Both countries wary of Turkey’s intentions, Greece and Israel signed a $1.65 billion … Continue ReadingEyes on Turkey: Greece, Israel Ink Blockbuster Defense Deal
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 Business HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey’s albatross around the neck: Halkbank Atilla YeşiladaPosted on17 April, 2021 If you are following Turkey, soon you will hear the name of state-lender Halkbank … Continue ReadingTurkey’s albatross around the neck: Halkbank
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Murat Yetkin: Ineffective Turkish opposition: reality or urban legend? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on17 April, 2021 Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu appeared last week on Global TV, with host … Continue ReadingMurat Yetkin: Ineffective Turkish opposition: reality or urban legend?
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Can Selcuki: State of Turkey Atilla YeşiladaPosted on16 April, 202117 April, 2021 Back in November 2020 I had speculated that 2021 would be the longest year for … Continue ReadingCan Selcuki: State of Turkey
Categories Economy Finance HIGHLIGHTS Central Bank Governor’ explanation on 128 billion dollar fx reserve meltdown: Yet the question remains Güldem AtabayPosted on16 April, 2021 Shahap Kavcioglu, Governor of the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, responded to allegations … Continue ReadingCentral Bank Governor’ explanation on 128 billion dollar fx reserve meltdown: Yet the question remains
Categories Company & Industry Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkey bans crypto payments citing risks, hits Bitcoin price Güldem AtabayPosted on16 April, 2021 Turkey’s central bank banned the use of cryptocurrencies and crypto assets to purchase goods and … Continue ReadingTurkey bans crypto payments citing risks, hits Bitcoin price
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdogan Is Turning Turkey Into a Chinese Client State Güldem AtabayPosted on16 April, 2021 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan used to send shockwaves to Beijing with his outspoken support … Continue ReadingErdogan Is Turning Turkey Into a Chinese Client State
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS CBRT remains on hold but sounds more dovish than before Cem CetingucPosted on16 April, 2021 As widely expected, the CBRT kept its policy rate unchanged at 19.0%. Again as expected, … Continue ReadingCBRT remains on hold but sounds more dovish than before
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey and Greece: Foreign Ministers use historic meeting to bash each other Atilla YeşiladaPosted on15 April, 2021 The foreign ministers of Greece and Turkey argued in front of cameras during a joint … Continue ReadingTurkey and Greece: Foreign Ministers use historic meeting to bash each other
Categories Economy Emerging Markets Finance General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Politics The real story behind Turkey’s 128 bn dollar fx reserve loss I Kerim Rota Güldem AtabayPosted on15 April, 2021 Is it possible to return to the Roulette table? How did the “reserve leakage” arise? … Continue ReadingThe real story behind Turkey’s 128 bn dollar fx reserve loss I Kerim Rota
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Policy rate kept at 19 percent; so when is the next rate cut? Güldem AtabayPosted on15 April, 2021 Turkey’s central bank held rates steady at 19% as expected on Thursday and dropped a … Continue ReadingPolicy rate kept at 19 percent; so when is the next rate cut?
