Categories Economy Finance General HIGHLIGHTS EBRD invested a whopping €2.5 billion in Türkiye last year Cem CetingucPosted on25 January, 2024 The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) invested a record €2.48 billion in Türkiye in 2023, … Continue ReadingEBRD invested a whopping €2.5 billion in Türkiye last year
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics President Biden sent a letter to members of Congress urging them to approve the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey Güldem AtabayPosted on24 January, 202424 January, 2024 The Biden administration has sent a letter to members of Congress, urging approval for a … Continue ReadingPresident Biden sent a letter to members of Congress urging them to approve the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS US says Sweden’s NATO membership strengthens alliance, no green light yet for F-16 deal Atilla YeşiladaPosted on24 January, 202427 January, 2024 The U.S. on Tuesday welcomed Türkiye’s approval of Sweden’s entrance into the NATO alliance, saying … Continue ReadingUS says Sweden’s NATO membership strengthens alliance, no green light yet for F-16 deal
Categories Business HIGHLIGHTS COMMENTARY: Turkey is in a housing slump, sort of Atilla YeşiladaPosted on24 January, 2024 Turkey’s housing boom may be over, just may be. Different indices yield contrasting results, though … Continue ReadingCOMMENTARY: Turkey is in a housing slump, sort of
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Heavy snowfall alert in 23 provinces Cem CetingucPosted on23 January, 2024 As Türkiye grapples with the cold wave coming from Iceland, the Turkish State Meteorological Service … Continue ReadingHeavy snowfall alert in 23 provinces
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Markets Annual rate of increase in Turkish house prices declines Cem CetingucPosted on23 January, 202423 January, 2024 According to Sahibindex’s research, the annual rate of increase in real rental prices in January … Continue ReadingAnnual rate of increase in Turkish house prices declines
Categories Company & Industry HIGHLIGHTS Markets JP Morgan is negative for major Turkish bank stocks Atilla YeşiladaPosted on23 January, 2024 JP Morgan equity research team put Akbank, Garanti, Isbank, and Yapi Kredi on Negative Catalyst … Continue ReadingJP Morgan is negative for major Turkish bank stocks
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Consumer confidence is at a 7-month high: Salary hikes boost morale Güldem AtabayPosted on23 January, 2024 According to the consumer confidence index data for January announced by the Turkish Statistical Institute … Continue ReadingConsumer confidence is at a 7-month high: Salary hikes boost morale
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics How was Başak Demirtaş’s candidacy announcement received by the DEM Party and how might it affect cooperation with the CHP? Güldem AtabayPosted on23 January, 2024 The announcement by Başak Demirtaş, the wife of former HDP Co-Chair Selahattin Demirtaş, who is … Continue ReadingHow was Başak Demirtaş’s candidacy announcement received by the DEM Party and how might it affect cooperation with the CHP?
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Pollster close to AKP: Ekrem İmamoğlu is 4 points ahead in Istanbul Güldem AtabayPosted on23 January, 2024 In the local elections, both the government and the opposition are locked on the Istanbul … Continue ReadingPollster close to AKP: Ekrem İmamoğlu is 4 points ahead in Istanbul
Categories Emerging Markets General HIGHLIGHTS David Lubin: Argentina and Türkiye: a tale of two adjustments Atilla YeşiladaPosted on23 January, 2024 Türkiye and Argentina, two relatively wealthy developing countries, both have been characterised in recent years … Continue ReadingDavid Lubin: Argentina and Türkiye: a tale of two adjustments
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS HSBC Turkey outlook: Where are we now? Where are we going? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on23 January, 2024 Summary Türkiye’s macro policies have become more conventional, opening up the way for gradual adjustment … Continue ReadingHSBC Turkey outlook: Where are we now? Where are we going?
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Disinformation Center denies claim that Erdoğan will meet with Central Bank Governor Erkan Güldem AtabayPosted on22 January, 2024 The claim that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will meet with Central Bank Governor Hafize Gaye … Continue ReadingDisinformation Center denies claim that Erdoğan will meet with Central Bank Governor Erkan
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics UPDATE: Turkish Parliament Set to Vote on Sweden’s NATO Bid This Week Güldem AtabayPosted on22 January, 202423 January, 2024 As reported by Bloomberg, the Turkish parliament is poised to vote on Sweden’s potential entry … Continue ReadingUPDATE: Turkish Parliament Set to Vote on Sweden’s NATO Bid This Week
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS ISIS uses Turkey as a base to strengthen its Khorasan branch Güldem AtabayPosted on22 January, 2024 The indictment prepared by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office revealed ISIS’s Khorasan organization and … Continue ReadingISIS uses Turkey as a base to strengthen its Khorasan branch
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdoğan will meet with Hafize Gaye Erkan on Tuesday: Three options discussed Güldem AtabayPosted on22 January, 2024 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will hold a meeting with Central Bank Governor Hafize Gaye Erkan. … Continue ReadingErdoğan will meet with Hafize Gaye Erkan on Tuesday: Three options discussed
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Agricultural input inflation has been rising for 50 months in a row keeping food price inflation elevated Editor P.A.Posted on22 January, 2024 Agriculture-PPI increased by 1.44 percent on a monthly basis and 38.82 percent on an annual … Continue ReadingAgricultural input inflation has been rising for 50 months in a row keeping food price inflation elevated
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics ARTICLE: Who is trying to get rid of Mehmet Simsek? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on22 January, 2024 Recently, there has been frequent news about Central Bank Governor Gaye Erkan. What I understand … Continue ReadingARTICLE: Who is trying to get rid of Mehmet Simsek?
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Tech Turkey loses the best and the brightest, adding to brain drain Atilla YeşiladaPosted on22 January, 2024 The number of students who graduate from Turkey’s leading high schools and prefer universities abroad … Continue ReadingTurkey loses the best and the brightest, adding to brain drain
Categories Business General HIGHLIGHTS Erdogan to pressure Israel with trade measures Atilla YeşiladaPosted on22 January, 2024 Turkey has decided to take direct economic actions against Israel. While Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip … Continue ReadingErdogan to pressure Israel with trade measures