Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey Earthquake Threatens 1% GDP Loss in 2023, Experts Warn Cem CetingucPosted on17 February, 2023 The potential economic effects of the earthquake in Turkey could result in a loss of up to … Continue ReadingTurkey Earthquake Threatens 1% GDP Loss in 2023, Experts Warn
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Foreign aid prioritizes setting up field hospitals in Turkey’s quake-hit area Cem CetingucPosted on14 February, 2023 With search and rescue teams leaving Turkey after a week-long intense work to save lives … Continue ReadingForeign aid prioritizes setting up field hospitals in Turkey’s quake-hit area
Categories Business HIGHLIGHTS World Bank: Reconstruction to cost “billions of dollars” Atilla YeşiladaPosted on14 February, 2023 Turkish and Syrian reconstruction efforts in the wake of devastating twin earthquakes last week will … Continue ReadingWorld Bank: Reconstruction to cost “billions of dollars”
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Business HIGHLIGHTS Earthquake blog II: Turkey-Syria death toll could climb to 50K, damage estimates soar to staggering numbers Atilla YeşiladaPosted on12 February, 2023 This is my second posting from Turkey, where the earthquake is the only topic of … Continue ReadingEarthquake blog II: Turkey-Syria death toll could climb to 50K, damage estimates soar to staggering numbers
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Soli Özel: Erdogan government could become the victim of the earthquake Atilla YeşiladaPosted on9 February, 2023 “As the earthquake death toll soars, so does criticism of Turkey’s government response, remarks Rob … Continue ReadingSoli Özel: Erdogan government could become the victim of the earthquake
Categories Business General HYPED Expert: Aftershocks will last for months, economic damage expansive Atilla YeşiladaPosted on8 February, 2023 As Turkey tries to deal with the pain of harrowing human losses and the bitter … Continue ReadingExpert: Aftershocks will last for months, economic damage expansive
Categories Business Economy HIGHLIGHTS Markets Turkish exports reach all-time high in January creating a huge trade ficit Cem CetingucPosted on2 February, 20233 February, 2023 Turkey’s exports posted an all-time high January figure at $19.4 billion (TL 365.04 billion), Trade … Continue ReadingTurkish exports reach all-time high in January creating a huge trade ficit
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Tanks are not the solution for Ukraine war: President Erdogan Cem CetingucPosted on2 February, 20232 February, 2023 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Feb. 1 that sending weapons to Ukraine would not serve as … Continue ReadingTanks are not the solution for Ukraine war: President Erdogan
Categories Company & Industry Finance HIGHLIGHTS Koc Holding | BUY: Strong dividend income to support net cash Cem CetingucPosted on2 February, 20232 February, 2023 Surge in dividend income likely. We project Koc’s dividend income to more than triple y-o-y … Continue ReadingKoc Holding | BUY: Strong dividend income to support net cash
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Putin needs Erdogan to win Cem CetingucPosted on1 February, 2023 Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine has isolated the government in Moscow in a very short … Continue ReadingPutin needs Erdogan to win
Categories Company & Industry Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkey will increase gold production to reduce import dependency: Erdogan Cem CetingucPosted on1 February, 2023 Turkey plans to keep increasing its gold production so it can rely less on imports, … Continue ReadingTurkey will increase gold production to reduce import dependency: Erdogan
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 General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Politics Erdogan: We may consider Finland for NATO membership, Sweden’s not welcomed Cem CetingucPosted on30 January, 202330 January, 2023 Finland still hopes to join Nato together with Sweden, Finland’s foreign minister has said, after … Continue ReadingErdogan: We may consider Finland for NATO membership, Sweden’s not welcomed
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Presidental candidate talks begin for Nation Alliance Cem CetingucPosted on27 January, 2023 The six-party Nation Alliance has challenged President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s eligibility to run for the … Continue ReadingPresidental candidate talks begin for Nation Alliance
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 Tech Forbidden fruit: Turkish UAV ‘Kızılelma’ aces tests Cem CetingucPosted on24 January, 2023 Turkey’s first indigenously designed and produced unmanned fighter aircraft successfully passed the system identification test … Continue ReadingForbidden fruit: Turkish UAV ‘Kızılelma’ aces tests
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Istanbul hosts EU’s Ukraine event in February Cem CetingucPosted on24 January, 202324 January, 2023 The European Union is planning to hold a special event dedicated to the first anniversary of the … Continue ReadingIstanbul hosts EU’s Ukraine event in February
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Far-right Victory Party promise deporting Syrian refugees via buses Cem CetingucPosted on23 January, 202323 January, 2023 Turkey’s far-right Victory Party has launched a fundraising campaign promising to spend the cash on bus … Continue ReadingFar-right Victory Party promise deporting Syrian refugees via buses
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Politics Opposition will announce ‘Erdogan’s rival’ in February Cem CetingucPosted on21 January, 202321 January, 2023 Turkey’s six-party opposition alliance is set to announce in February their presidential candidate to challenge … Continue ReadingOpposition will announce ‘Erdogan’s rival’ in February
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Climate change is here: Turkey faces severe drought Cem CetingucPosted on21 January, 2023 Turkey is experiencing a severe drought as dams around the country’s major cities have reached … Continue ReadingClimate change is here: Turkey faces severe drought
