Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Election law draft submitted to Parliament: Ruling alliance to lower electoral threshold Güldem AtabayPosted on14 March, 2022 The election law draft jointly prepared by the ruling People’s Alliance was submitted to the … Continue ReadingElection law draft submitted to Parliament: Ruling alliance to lower electoral threshold
Categories Business Company & Industry HIGHLIGHTS Tech Turkey’s unmanned fighter jet production kicks off Cem CetingucPosted on14 March, 2022 Turkey’s drone magnate Baykar on Saturday announced it has reached a new phase in its … Continue ReadingTurkey’s unmanned fighter jet production kicks off
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdoğan met Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis in Istanbul Cem CetingucPosted on14 March, 2022 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has met Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Istanbul. Mitsotakis … Continue ReadingErdoğan met Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis in Istanbul
Categories Business Company & Industry HIGHLIGHTS China, Turkey to build world’s largest rooftop solar power plant Cem CetingucPosted on14 March, 2022 Chinese tech giant Huawei and Turkish steel manufacturer Tosyali Holding co-launched a project on Friday … Continue ReadingChina, Turkey to build world’s largest rooftop solar power plant
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Foreign Policy Research Institute: Turkey and Israel: A relationship unlikely to be fulfilled Atilla YeşiladaPosted on12 March, 2022 PATurkey looked long and hard to find an article which best explains the aftermath of … Continue ReadingForeign Policy Research Institute: Turkey and Israel: A relationship unlikely to be fulfilled
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Current account deficit on the rise in Turkey Atilla YeşiladaPosted on12 March, 2022 January balance of payments data published by Central Bank of Turkey suggests that rising energy … Continue ReadingCurrent account deficit on the rise in Turkey
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Let’s talk macroeconomics—Real Turkey Channel Special Atilla YeşiladaPosted on12 March, 2022 In a special edition of Real Turkey Channel, ParaAnaliz columnist Kaya Özyürek interviews Alfonso … Continue ReadingLet’s talk macroeconomics—Real Turkey Channel Special
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics ‘No progress’ as top Russia, Ukraine diplomats talk in Turkey Cem CetingucPosted on11 March, 202211 March, 2022 Ukraine’s foreign minister said he discussed a 24-hour ceasefire with his Russian counterpart but no … Continue Reading‘No progress’ as top Russia, Ukraine diplomats talk in Turkey
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Armenia, Azerbaijan and Turkey: Caught Between Russia and the West Cem CetingucPosted on11 March, 2022 As the war in Ukraine continues to cause more devastation and casualties, countries around the … Continue ReadingArmenia, Azerbaijan and Turkey: Caught Between Russia and the West
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Macro Snapshot: Labour Force Statistics Cem CetingucPosted on11 March, 202211 March, 2022 Labour force decreased by 22k MoM to 33.8mn and participation rate decreased by 0.1 MoM … Continue ReadingMacro Snapshot: Labour Force Statistics
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Reuters: Fallout of Ukraine war exposes Turkey’s vulnerable economy Atilla YeşiladaPosted on11 March, 2022 Turkey is paying the price of Erdogan’s “heterodox” economic policies, concludes this article by Reuters. … Continue ReadingReuters: Fallout of Ukraine war exposes Turkey’s vulnerable economy
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Business Economy HIGHLIGHTS Ukraine Crisis Could Cost Turkey $30 Billion Atilla YeşiladaPosted on10 March, 2022 Ukraine Crisis Could Cost Turkey $30 Billion Turkey’s leading economist, Mr. Mahfi Eğilmez … Continue ReadingUkraine Crisis Could Cost Turkey $30 Billion
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Israel’s president in Ankara to thaw frosty ties as gas interest grows Güldem AtabayPosted on9 March, 2022 Israeli President Isaac Herzog embarked on March 9 on the first visit by an Israeli … Continue ReadingIsrael’s president in Ankara to thaw frosty ties as gas interest grows
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 General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Opposition party leader Kılıçdaroğlu promises to bring back Istanbul Convention Cem CetingucPosted on9 March, 2022 Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu on March 8 pledged to reintroduce Istanbul … Continue ReadingOpposition party leader Kılıçdaroğlu promises to bring back Istanbul Convention
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 Emerging Markets General HIGHLIGHTS Turkish companies have the potential to double in value Cem CetingucPosted on9 March, 202211 March, 2022 According to CompaniesMarketCap data, Turkish companies generate 0.20 percent of the total turnover and 0.21 … Continue ReadingTurkish companies have the potential to double in value
Categories Finance HIGHLIGHTS Markets Turkish Lira: Is another crash in the making? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on9 March, 2022 The Turkish lira declined for a seventh straight day on Wednesday, bringing its losses to … Continue ReadingTurkish Lira: Is another crash in the making?
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 Business Company & Industry General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey and Rolls-Royce collaborate on 5th-gen combat aircraft engine Cem CetingucPosted on8 March, 2022 The top body of Turkey’s defense industry has started cooperating with United Kingdom-based Rolls-Royce on … Continue ReadingTurkey and Rolls-Royce collaborate on 5th-gen combat aircraft engine