Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Politics Corruption is ‘off the charts’ in Turkey, Serbia, Bosnia and Hungary Cem CetingucPosted on1 February, 20231 February, 2023 Turkey, Hungary, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia got their worst corruption scores in ten years … Continue ReadingCorruption is ‘off the charts’ in Turkey, Serbia, Bosnia and Hungary
Categories Emerging Markets General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Politics Putin initiates “Pivot to the East” strategy amid EU sanctions Cem CetingucPosted on26 January, 2023 In 2014, following a wave of US and European Union sanctions on Russia in response … Continue ReadingPutin initiates “Pivot to the East” strategy amid EU sanctions
Categories Finance General HIGHLIGHTS Markets EBRD invested €1.63 billion in Turkey in 2022 Cem CetingucPosted on26 January, 2023 The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) invested €1.63 billion in Türkiye in 2022, the highest … Continue ReadingEBRD invested €1.63 billion in Turkey in 2022
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Turkey’s monthly housing sales drop drastically Cem CetingucPosted on18 January, 2023 Turkish home sales fell 8.2 percent year-on-year in December to 207,963 houses, with sales to … Continue ReadingTurkey’s monthly housing sales drop drastically
Categories Business General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Uganda,Turkey talks begin as China railway deal comes to an end Cem CetingucPosted on14 January, 2023 Uganda has canceled all contractual work it signed with China Harbour Engineering Company to build a 273-kilometer … Continue ReadingUganda,Turkey talks begin as China railway deal comes to an end
Categories Business Company & Industry Emerging Markets HIGHLIGHTS Markets Getir is taking over the European market Cem CetingucPosted on13 January, 202313 January, 2023 FIVE YEARS AGO, investors wouldn’t return Nazim Salur’s calls. Now his company, Getir, is the biggest … Continue ReadingGetir is taking over the European market
Categories Finance HIGHLIGHTS Markets Main opposition leader joins the equity sell-off debate Atilla YeşiladaPosted on12 January, 2023 After days of gut-wrenching sales, Turkey’s volatile but lucrative stock exchange main index appreciated more … Continue ReadingMain opposition leader joins the equity sell-off debate
Categories Finance HIGHLIGHTS Markets Baris Soydan: Can currency stability last until the elections? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on12 January, 2023 “We stopped the rise in the exchange rate,” President Erdogan bragged yesterday. Has the weakness … Continue ReadingBaris Soydan: Can currency stability last until the elections?
Categories Company & Industry HIGHLIGHTS Markets Alibaba to invest 1 Billion dollars in Turkey Cem CetingucPosted on10 January, 202310 January, 2023 Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd is planning a logistics hub at Istanbul Airport … Continue ReadingAlibaba to invest 1 Billion dollars in Turkey
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Migrant food culture grows in Turkey despite culture resistance Cem CetingucPosted on7 December, 2022 Istanbulites take pride in being the world’s melting pot and its natural outcome: having a … Continue ReadingMigrant food culture grows in Turkey despite culture resistance
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Politics ‘Oil tanker traffic jam’ increases in Istanbul amid EU sanctions Cem CetingucPosted on7 December, 20227 December, 2022 A traffic jam of oil tankers has grown off Turkey after the imposition of a price cap … Continue Reading‘Oil tanker traffic jam’ increases in Istanbul amid EU sanctions
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Turkey receives backlash after trying to change ‘its name’ Cem CetingucPosted on7 December, 2022 In part weary of bird comparisons, the country wants everyone to say ‘Tour-key-yeh.’ The rebranding … Continue ReadingTurkey receives backlash after trying to change ‘its name’
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Politics Turkey to use FDI for increasing Africa influence Cem CetingucPosted on1 December, 2022 Turkey started to actively increase its engagement with Africa in 2005, which has seen FDI … Continue ReadingTurkey to use FDI for increasing Africa influence
Categories Economy Emerging Markets HIGHLIGHTS Markets Japanese bank warns 7 EM’s face risk of currency crisis Cem CetingucPosted on26 November, 2022 Nomura has warned that seven countries – Egypt, Romania, Sri Lanka, Turkey, Czech Republic, Pakistan … Continue ReadingJapanese bank warns 7 EM’s face risk of currency crisis
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Politics PM: Italy & Turkey are the ‘big dogs’ in the Mediterranean Cem CetingucPosted on17 November, 2022 The Italian premier said Wednesday that Italy and Turkey are the two main players in … Continue ReadingPM: Italy & Turkey are the ‘big dogs’ in the Mediterranean
Categories Economy Finance HIGHLIGHTS Markets Turkey and rest of Middle East suffer from US rate hike Cem CetingucPosted on11 November, 2022 The United States’ decision to increase interest rates is putting pressure on economies in the Middle East, … Continue ReadingTurkey and rest of Middle East suffer from US rate hike
Categories Atilla Yeşilada HIGHLIGHTS Markets ANALYSIS: Turkey’s Kurds Will Determine the Outcome of 2023 Elections Atilla YeşiladaPosted on10 November, 2022 Turkey’s Kurds will determine the outcome of 2023 elections Turkey’s Kurds have a … Continue ReadingANALYSIS: Turkey’s Kurds Will Determine the Outcome of 2023 Elections
Categories HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Markets Politics Minister Akar: Russia should continue Ukraine grain deal Cem CetingucPosted on1 November, 2022 Defense Minister Hulusi Akar had phone conversations with his Russian and Ukrainian counterparts after Moscow … Continue ReadingMinister Akar: Russia should continue Ukraine grain deal
Categories Business HIGHLIGHTS Markets TEB Invest banking report: Still solid despite headwinds Atilla YeşiladaPosted on27 October, 2022 Investment thesis Despite a raft of banking sector regulations since our last strategy report, (see: … Continue ReadingTEB Invest banking report: Still solid despite headwinds
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Politics Turkey expects gas price discount after talks with Russia Cem CetingucPosted on25 October, 2022 Turkey is seeking a discount on gas prices and a deferral in payments according to … Continue ReadingTurkey expects gas price discount after talks with Russia