Tag: Turkey

There have been a series of accusations in the past weeks alleging that both the … Continue ReadingThe Times:  Qatar, Turkey accused of supporting al-Nusra

OK, bad title. But, after a week of heavy media build-up to another ” upcoming … Continue ReadingBREAKING: More gas from Erdogan

Infamous Turkish mafia leader Sedat Peker, in a video released on Sunday morning local time, … Continue ReadingTurkey switches to value added exports:  Cocaine

On a boiling hot day in Istanbul last July, hundreds of thousands of people gathered … Continue ReadingThe Guardian:  Turkey’s leaders accused of ‘playing political games’ over Covid response

The U.S. dollar rose off a 2-1/2-month low versus major peers on Wednesday, as some … Continue ReadingUS inflation takes toll on EM, Turkish Lira

Ozer Sencar, the founder of MetroPOLL Research, has spoken to bianet about the company’s “Turkey’s … Continue ReadingMetropoll CEO:  Rising poverty undermines AKP votes

While Turkey’s  Central Bank held its policy rate at 19%, Brazil’s succumbed to inflation pressures, … Continue ReadingEM:  Rate hike cycle gains pace

Emerging market securities attracted capital flows of $45.5 billion in April, a significant recovery from … Continue ReadingCapital flows to emerging markets climb in April on higher debt investments, IIF says

With only hours left to the start of a full lockdown for 17 days to … Continue ReadingCOVID-19 exodus from big cities begins in Turkey despite warnings

As coronavirus cases and deaths soar, Turkey’s president has instructed people to stay home for … Continue Reading‘May God help us’: Turkey’s lockdown compounds financial pain

U.S. President Joe Biden’s declaration that the massacres of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire constituted … Continue ReadingTurkey says it will respond in time to “outrageous” U.S. genocide statement

Turkey’s budding crypto-assets  market is reaching puberty, with the first scam being unaired today. Turkish … Continue ReadingTurkey probes cryptocurrency exchange for possible $2B fraud

Reuters – Turkey’s Foreign Ministry summoned Sweden’s ambassador in Ankara to a meeting to protest … Continue ReadingTurkey summons Swedish ambassador to protest Sweden’s ‘support for SDF’

  UPDATE:  ON Tuesday, Turkey’s Health Ministry reported 61,028 cases with 2.895 patients and  346 … Continue ReadingTurkey’s health crisis is no less than India, data shows

The country’s fundamental problems are being aggravated as the political mechanisms are falling short of … Continue ReadingKemal Kilicdaroglu:  Government failure aggravating problems

From an investment perspective, Emerging Markets (EM) are turning out to be the big disappointment … Continue ReadingEM:  Fragile Five out, Sick Three in

On Monday, India’s deepening coronavirus crisis slammed the nation’s stocks and currency on concern it … Continue ReadingEM:  Hope dies hard

Turkey’s Covid-19 epidemic is in its 13th month with no relief in sight, as in … Continue ReadingMusicians’ Desperation Highlights Turkey’s Economic Problems

It is a well known story that Turkey’s state-owned lender Halkbank is accused by U.S. … Continue ReadingMore legal trouble for Turkey in US courts

The volume of e-commerce in Turkey jumped 66% year-on-year to 226.2 billion Turkish liras ($32 … Continue ReadingTurkey’s e-commerce volume jumped 66% in 2020