Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics President Erdoğan: “Sooner or later inflation will fall” Cem CetingucPosted on20 December, 202120 December, 2021 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan vowed on Dec. 19 to rein in inflation and reinstated his … Continue ReadingPresident Erdoğan: “Sooner or later inflation will fall”
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Deputy Interior Minister: Turkey hosts over 5 million migrants Cem CetingucPosted on20 December, 2021 Turkey hosts over 5 million migrants from 190 different backgrounds, Deputy Interior Minister Ismail Çataklı … Continue ReadingDeputy Interior Minister: Turkey hosts over 5 million migrants
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdogan: I will act in line with Islamic teachings on interest rate Güldem AtabayPosted on19 December, 2021 President Erdogan pledged to continue interest rate cuts that have made the Turkish lira the … Continue ReadingErdogan: I will act in line with Islamic teachings on interest rate
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Simon A. Waldman: Why Erdogan Will Survive Turkey’s Horrifying Crash Atilla YeşiladaPosted on19 December, 2021 Turkey’s economy is in free fall, but this is unlikely to end the reign of … Continue ReadingSimon A. Waldman: Why Erdogan Will Survive Turkey’s Horrifying Crash
Categories Economy Finance HIGHLIGHTS Politics UPDATE (TL slump) CBRT cuts interest rates by 100 basis points Cem CetingucPosted on16 December, 202117 December, 2021 AP: Turkish lira dips to new low after another interest rate cut The Turkish lira hit … Continue ReadingUPDATE (TL slump) CBRT cuts interest rates by 100 basis points
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Defense Minister Akar: Turks and Kurds are brothers Cem CetingucPosted on15 December, 2021 Defense Minister Hulusi Akar on Dec. 14 emphasized that those who want to cause strife and unrest … Continue ReadingDefense Minister Akar: Turks and Kurds are brothers
Categories Economy Finance General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkish minister to stress low rates policy to bankers after Erdoğan talks Güldem AtabayPosted on14 December, 2021 Turkish Treasury and Finance Minister Nureddin Nebati will meet with bankers in the coming days … Continue ReadingTurkish minister to stress low rates policy to bankers after Erdoğan talks
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Capital needs of Turkey’s state-run banks discussed at summit Güldem AtabayPosted on14 December, 2021 Turkish state-run banks’ capital needs were among the issues discussed at a meeting between President … Continue ReadingCapital needs of Turkey’s state-run banks discussed at summit
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey says Serb move to start quitting Bosnia’s key institutions “dangerous” Cem CetingucPosted on14 December, 2021 A vote by Serb lawmakers to start pulling their autonomous Serb Republic out of Bosnia’s … Continue ReadingTurkey says Serb move to start quitting Bosnia’s key institutions “dangerous”
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkish foreign minister: Turkey and Armenia shows efforts to normalize their ties Cem CetingucPosted on14 December, 202114 December, 2021 Turkey and Armenia will appoint special representatives to discuss steps to normalize their ties, Turkey’s … Continue ReadingTurkish foreign minister: Turkey and Armenia shows efforts to normalize their ties
Categories Economy Finance General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Politics Turkish Central Bank intervenes again as Lira moves past 14 per Dollar; rate cut decision awaited Güldem AtabayPosted on13 December, 2021 Turkey’s lira tumbled past 14 to the dollar to 14.75 for the first time in … Continue ReadingTurkish Central Bank intervenes again as Lira moves past 14 per Dollar; rate cut decision awaited
Categories Economy Finance General HIGHLIGHTS Politics UBS Global Wealth Management discontinues coverage of TL Güldem AtabayPosted on13 December, 2021 Given the irrational economic policies of the AKP government that makes currency forecasting impossible on … Continue ReadingUBS Global Wealth Management discontinues coverage of TL
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdoğan deems social media a ‘threat to democracy’ Güldem AtabayPosted on12 December, 2021 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has deemed social media “one of the main sources of threats … Continue ReadingErdoğan deems social media a ‘threat to democracy’
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Real Turkey Channel: 2022 Predictions For Turkish Politics Atilla YeşiladaPosted on11 December, 2021 022 predictions for Turkish Politics Turkey will witness a historic recession in … Continue ReadingReal Turkey Channel: 2022 Predictions For Turkish Politics
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Opposition leader Kilicdaroglu visits Kurdish family on justice vigil Atilla YeşiladaPosted on10 December, 2021 Kemal Kilicdaroglu, leader of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), visited the justice vigil … Continue ReadingOpposition leader Kilicdaroglu visits Kurdish family on justice vigil
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Tensions rise in Northern Iraq as three Turkish soldiers killed in PKK terrorist attack Cem CetingucPosted on9 December, 20219 December, 2021 Three Turkish soldiers taking part in the Claw-Thunderbolt counterterrorism operation against PKK terrorists were killed … Continue ReadingTensions rise in Northern Iraq as three Turkish soldiers killed in PKK terrorist attack
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey Nears Tipping Point: Capital Controls, Use of Reserves Unlikely to Prevent Lira Depreciation Güldem AtabayPosted on9 December, 2021 The government in Ankara has few options available so long as President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan … Continue ReadingTurkey Nears Tipping Point: Capital Controls, Use of Reserves Unlikely to Prevent Lira Depreciation
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics The richest 10 percent captures 54 percent of Turkey’s total income Güldem AtabayPosted on8 December, 2021 Founded by economist Thomas Piketty, the Paris-based World Inequality Lab has released its World Inequality Report … Continue ReadingThe richest 10 percent captures 54 percent of Turkey’s total income
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey’s Erdogan to Ignore European Rulings on Kavala, Demirtas Güldem AtabayPosted on8 December, 2021 Turkish President Erdogan vowed to ignore calls by Europe for the release of jailed businessman … Continue ReadingTurkey’s Erdogan to Ignore European Rulings on Kavala, Demirtas
Categories General Politics Marc Pierini: The EU Should Stand Firm on Turkey Atilla YeşiladaPosted on7 December, 2021 Turkey’s clampdown on human rights is well known. It is amply documented through the European … Continue ReadingMarc Pierini: The EU Should Stand Firm on Turkey