Categories Company & Industry General HIGHLIGHTS Turkish wines face exctinction as economic and climate crises grow Cem CetingucPosted on5 January, 2022 As Gabriel Oktay Cili works in his small wood-panelled silver shop in the heart of … Continue ReadingTurkish wines face exctinction as economic and climate crises grow
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Washington Post: Erdogan’s arbitrary rule is devaluing his nation’s currency — both moral and economic Güldem AtabayPosted on5 January, 20225 January, 2022 Superficially, there is no particular connection between the two biggest ongoing news stories in Turkey: … Continue ReadingWashington Post: Erdogan’s arbitrary rule is devaluing his nation’s currency — both moral and economic
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Fatih Ozatay: Turkish inflation and the consequences of not taking it seriously Güldem AtabayPosted on5 January, 2022 It is routine to write the highest/lowest such and such indicator of such and such … Continue ReadingFatih Ozatay: Turkish inflation and the consequences of not taking it seriously
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkish Banks: Amendments to the reserve requirement regulation to encourage the new deposit scheme Cem CetingucPosted on5 January, 2022 The Central Bank of Turkey (CBT) announced amendments to the reserve requirement regulation last week … Continue ReadingTurkish Banks: Amendments to the reserve requirement regulation to encourage the new deposit scheme
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics ‘Cost of journalism’ in Turkey: 67 journalists faced 412 years jail time in December Cem CetingucPosted on5 January, 2022 The Journalists’ Association has released its December 2021 report: 67 journalists faced 412 years, 1 … Continue Reading‘Cost of journalism’ in Turkey: 67 journalists faced 412 years jail time in December
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Bootleg alcohol death toll rises to 88 in Turkey Cem CetingucPosted on5 January, 2022 The number of people who died of poisoning after consuming bootleg alcohol reached 88 in … Continue ReadingBootleg alcohol death toll rises to 88 in Turkey
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Prof Sebnem Kalemli-Özcan: Erdogan’s experiment with Fischerian Economics Atilla YeşiladaPosted on4 January, 2022 Monetary policy in most economies today is anchored by an explicit inflation target, because targeting … Continue ReadingProf Sebnem Kalemli-Özcan: Erdogan’s experiment with Fischerian Economics
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Istanbul mayor should be dismissed if ‘terror ties’ of municipal personnel proven, says Bahceli Güldem AtabayPosted on4 January, 20224 January, 2022 Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu should be dismissed if “terror ties” of municipal personnel are proven, … Continue ReadingIstanbul mayor should be dismissed if ‘terror ties’ of municipal personnel proven, says Bahceli
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS The central bank’s mystery one-day $10 billion profit that erased its losses Güldem AtabayPosted on4 January, 20224 January, 2022 Bloomberg reported based on Economist Ugur Gurses’ article that Turkey’s central bank posted an extraordinary … Continue ReadingThe central bank’s mystery one-day $10 billion profit that erased its losses
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics FP: A tough year for Turkey Atilla YeşiladaPosted on4 January, 2022 DISCLOSURE: This is only an excerpt covering politics of Turkey from a much longer article.. … Continue ReadingFP: A tough year for Turkey
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkey Orders Exporters to Convert 25% of Income to Liras Güldem AtabayPosted on4 January, 20224 January, 2022 Turkey’s central bank required exporters to convert a quarter of their hard currency export revenues … Continue ReadingTurkey Orders Exporters to Convert 25% of Income to Liras
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Erdogan says “I’m sorry” Atilla YeşiladaPosted on4 January, 2022 COVER Chart: December 2021 annualized CPI and core CPI Turkey’s annual inflation rate surged … Continue ReadingErdogan says “I’m sorry”
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics CHP, HDP leaders discuss early polls, political developments Atilla YeşiladaPosted on3 January, 2022 Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu on Dec. 28 hosted Mithat Sancar … Continue ReadingCHP, HDP leaders discuss early polls, political developments
Categories Business Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkey heralds new export record, but trade deficit still $45.9 bn! Atilla YeşiladaPosted on3 January, 2022 Turkey’s total exports increased by 32.9 percent year on year and amounted to 225.368 billion … Continue ReadingTurkey heralds new export record, but trade deficit still $45.9 bn!
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS CPI soars past 36 per cent Atilla YeşiladaPosted on3 January, 2022 CPI inflation significantly exceeded median expectation and rises to 36.1% TurkStat revealed December CPI inflation … Continue ReadingCPI soars past 36 per cent
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Marc Pierini: Three election scenarios for Turkey Atilla YeşiladaPosted on1 January, 2022 Foreign analysts and the media have long asked “Where is Turkey going?” Now, as the … Continue ReadingMarc Pierini: Three election scenarios for Turkey
Categories Business General HIGHLIGHTS Turks greet New Year with double-digit price hikes Atilla YeşiladaPosted on1 January, 2022 Turkey sharply raised electricity prices by 50-100% for households and companies on Saturday, and again … Continue ReadingTurks greet New Year with double-digit price hikes
Categories Finance HIGHLIGHTS Central Bank of Turkey chasing pipe dreams Atilla YeşiladaPosted on31 December, 2021 Turkey’s central bank will monitor risks related to the foreign exchange market and do what … Continue ReadingCentral Bank of Turkey chasing pipe dreams
Categories Business HIGHLIGHTS Tourism: The nightmare returns Atilla YeşiladaPosted on30 December, 2021 Seven European nations, including the Netherlands, Italy and Spain, have barred Turkish passengers from entering … Continue ReadingTourism: The nightmare returns
Categories Business HIGHLIGHTS Turkey’s Coming Debt Trap | Real Turkey Atilla YeşiladaPosted on30 December, 2021 Marry X-Mas and Season’s Greetings to all inhabitants of Planet Earth. Debt has become … Continue ReadingTurkey’s Coming Debt Trap | Real Turkey