Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Bekir Ağırdır: AKP’s only handicap in local elections is not that YRP is running a separate candidate Güldem AtabayPosted on22 March, 2024 Researcher Bekir Ağırdır stated that the local elections have turned into a race between Erdoğan … Continue ReadingBekir Ağırdır: AKP’s only handicap in local elections is not that YRP is running a separate candidate
Categories Finance HIGHLIGHTS Markets TURKEY rate hike: What did fund managers say? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on22 March, 2024 Turkey’s central bank has unexpectedly raised its key interest rate as the country continues to … Continue ReadingTURKEY rate hike: What did fund managers say?
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Ozgur Unluhisarciklioglu: Türkiye Votes Again Atilla YeşiladaPosted on21 March, 2024 Türkiye is gearing up for the local elections on March 31, a year after President … Continue ReadingOzgur Unluhisarciklioglu: Türkiye Votes Again
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Gold smuggling in Turkey has surged due to the widening gap with the world market Güldem AtabayPosted on21 March, 2024 Turkey is experiencing a surge in gold smuggling as individuals seek to capitalize on the … Continue ReadingGold smuggling in Turkey has surged due to the widening gap with the world market
Categories Economy Finance Güldem Atabay HIGHLIGHTS Turkey’s central bank shows muscle with 500 bps rate hike: What’s next from here? Güldem AtabayPosted on21 March, 202421 March, 2024 The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) … Continue ReadingTurkey’s central bank shows muscle with 500 bps rate hike: What’s next from here?
Categories Economy Finance HIGHLIGHTS Tim Ash: Turkey – another critical MPC meeting Atilla YeşiladaPosted on20 March, 2024 The CBRT’s MPC meets again this week in what is shaping up to be a … Continue ReadingTim Ash: Turkey – another critical MPC meeting
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics VP Cevdet Yilmaz: No change in austerity program after the elections Atilla YeşiladaPosted on20 March, 2024 Speaking to businesspeople in Ankara, Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz stated that local elections are not … Continue ReadingVP Cevdet Yilmaz: No change in austerity program after the elections
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey, Iran, Morocco combat for influence in Sahel region Cem CetingucPosted on20 March, 202420 March, 2024 Turkey, Iran and Morocco are vying for a greater economic and military role in Africa’s … Continue ReadingTurkey, Iran, Morocco combat for influence in Sahel region
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Turkish population is increasingly aging: UN report Cem CetingucPosted on20 March, 2024 Türkiye finds itself confronting the challenges posed by an increasingly aging population, a trend highlighted … Continue ReadingTurkish population is increasingly aging: UN report
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Consumer Confidence Index increased in March: Turkstat Cem CetingucPosted on20 March, 202420 March, 2024 Consumer confidence index realized as 79.4 Consumer confidence index, calculated from the results of the … Continue ReadingConsumer Confidence Index increased in March: Turkstat
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics WSJ: Russia’s Backdoor to the Global Banking System Is Slamming Shut-Turkish lenders have become more cautious Güldem AtabayPosted on20 March, 2024 The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reports that Turkish companies and banks have become cautious in … Continue ReadingWSJ: Russia’s Backdoor to the Global Banking System Is Slamming Shut-Turkish lenders have become more cautious
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Commentary: Can a Trump residency improve the battered Turko-American relationship? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on20 March, 2024 Irrespective of who will take the Oval Office in the upcoming U.S. Presidential elections, the … Continue ReadingCommentary: Can a Trump residency improve the battered Turko-American relationship?
Categories Company & Industry Economy Finance HIGHLIGHTS Markets TEPAV: Rate hike should be 500 bps as two main problems emphasized Güldem AtabayPosted on19 March, 202419 March, 2024 In its ‘Monetary Policy Assessment Note’, TEPAV emphasized that the policy rate should be raised … Continue ReadingTEPAV: Rate hike should be 500 bps as two main problems emphasized
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Political Scientist Arzu Yilmaz: Turkey’s plans to establish a trade route in Iraq has nowhere to go Editor P.A.Posted on19 March, 202419 March, 2024 For some time now, contacts between Ankara and Baghdad have gained momentum… One of the … Continue ReadingPolitical Scientist Arzu Yilmaz: Turkey’s plans to establish a trade route in Iraq has nowhere to go
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Murat Yetkin: On April 1, two scenarios: we will wake up to a different Turkey Güldem AtabayPosted on19 March, 202419 March, 2024 It was clear that the main race in the election would be for the mayorship … Continue ReadingMurat Yetkin: On April 1, two scenarios: we will wake up to a different Turkey
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics ANALYSIS: New polls show CHP ahead in major cities, Erdogan to personally take over Istanbul campaign Atilla YeşiladaPosted on18 March, 2024 The results of AREA Research’s Ankara, Mersin and Adana surveys have been published. There are … Continue ReadingANALYSIS: New polls show CHP ahead in major cities, Erdogan to personally take over Istanbul campaign
Categories Business Company & Industry HIGHLIGHTS Türkiye’s competition board issues temporary injunction against Meta Cem CetingucPosted on18 March, 2024 Türkiye’s competition board has taken decisive action against tech giant Meta, issuing a temporary injunction over … Continue ReadingTürkiye’s competition board issues temporary injunction against Meta
Categories Economy Finance HIGHLIGHTS Türkiye’s short-term external debt stock declines on January Cem CetingucPosted on18 March, 2024 Türkiye’s short-term external debt stock was recorded at $174.9 billion at the end of January, … Continue ReadingTürkiye’s short-term external debt stock declines on January
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Politics What will be the fate of Turkish economy as elections approach? Cem CetingucPosted on18 March, 202418 March, 2024 In the run-up to significant local elections this month, Türkiye stands at a critical juncture, … Continue ReadingWhat will be the fate of Turkish economy as elections approach?
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS CBRT tightens monetary policy after rate hikes Cem CetingucPosted on18 March, 2024 Turkey’s central bank is opting for a different monetary tightening method as it grapples with … Continue ReadingCBRT tightens monetary policy after rate hikes