Categories Economy General TURKSTAT: Turkey’s Hogwarts Atilla YeşiladaPosted on15 April, 2021 Scientifically, one of the assumptions of the theories underlying economics is that the consumers are … Continue ReadingTURKSTAT: Turkey’s Hogwarts
Categories Economy General Macro Focus: Recovery trend continues despite momentum loss Cem CetingucPosted on14 April, 202114 April, 2021 In February, IP increased by 0.1% MoM and 8.8% on a YoY. According to the consensus, … Continue ReadingMacro Focus: Recovery trend continues despite momentum loss
Categories General Investors turn to Bitcoin after Turkey’s economic turmoil Cem CetingucPosted on13 April, 2021 The neighbourhood teahouse is a focus of daily life across Turkey, an Ottoman tradition that has … Continue ReadingInvestors turn to Bitcoin after Turkey’s economic turmoil
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Growth hopes: Gone with the Covid Atilla YeşiladaPosted on12 April, 2021 Turkey’s daily coronavirus infection numbers have soared above 50,000 and President Tayyip Erdogan is likely … Continue ReadingGrowth hopes: Gone with the Covid
Categories Economy General Unemployment rate realized as 13.4 percent in Turkey Cem CetingucPosted on12 April, 2021 Seasonally adjusted unemployment rate realized as 13.4% The number of unemployed persons aged 15 years … Continue ReadingUnemployment rate realized as 13.4 percent in Turkey
Categories Business Markets Turkey’s e-commerce volume jumped 66% in 2020 Cem CetingucPosted on8 April, 2021 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
Categories Economy General CORRECTION: Turkey sold 11.7 tons of gold in February due to currency crisis Cem CetingucPosted on8 April, 20218 April, 2021 PATurkey was misled by the confusing text and the fact none of its editors could … Continue ReadingCORRECTION: Turkey sold 11.7 tons of gold in February due to currency crisis
Categories Economy CB governor to be tested on Monday Atilla YeşiladaPosted on1 April, 2021 TL firmed on Thursday, thanks to extremely strong March export figures, which helped the monthly … Continue ReadingCB governor to be tested on Monday
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Markets Video Commentary: Turkey on the Verge of Currency Crisis Atilla YeşiladaPosted on31 March, 2021 Turkey on the verge of a currency crisis President Erdogan’s one-man, no-clue governance … Continue ReadingVideo Commentary: Turkey on the Verge of Currency Crisis
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Bloomberg Economics: Slower Growth, Higher Inflation, Weaker Lira Atilla YeşiladaPosted on31 March, 2021 After Goldman Sachs, Bloomberg Economics, too, revised its Turkey 2021 forecasts. Bloomberg expects higher inflation … Continue ReadingBloomberg Economics: Slower Growth, Higher Inflation, Weaker Lira
Categories General Turkey avoided recession, however high inflation and Lira volatility remains Cem CetingucPosted on31 March, 2021 Relations with the EU and the US remain strained: President Erdogan won the June 2018 … Continue ReadingTurkey avoided recession, however high inflation and Lira volatility remains
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkey: Lira shock leads to lower GDP forecast Atilla YeşiladaPosted on31 March, 2021 The lira pared its seventh day of declines as Turkey’s new central bank governor Sahap … Continue ReadingTurkey: Lira shock leads to lower GDP forecast
Categories Economy General Reuters: ‘We will not be able to pay our bills’: Turks set to lose a COVID-19 income support Atilla YeşiladaPosted on31 March, 2021 Amidst the confusion and loss of economic confidence caused by the swift slide of the … Continue ReadingReuters: ‘We will not be able to pay our bills’: Turks set to lose a COVID-19 income support
Categories Economy Politics Erdogan starts a political earthquake in Turkey Cem CetingucPosted on29 March, 2021 Vijay Prashad, Ahmet Tonak Significant developments are underway in Turkey. Most ominously, the government of … Continue ReadingErdogan starts a political earthquake in Turkey
Categories Economy Güldem Atabay Politics Erdoğan firing central bank governor gamble on snap elections Cem CetingucPosted on29 March, 202129 March, 2021 Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan shook international markets by firing the well-regarded governor of the … Continue ReadingErdoğan firing central bank governor gamble on snap elections
Categories Economy Politics Turkey’s economic mess is a policy failure rather than a divine test Cem CetingucPosted on29 March, 2021 David Lepeska President Recep Tayyip Erdogan subtly acknowledged the depth of Turkey’s financial woes in … Continue ReadingTurkey’s economic mess is a policy failure rather than a divine test
Categories Economy Desmond Lachman: Will Turkey Destroy Its Own Economy? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on26 March, 2021 On Friday, at 5 pm Istanbul time, dollar/TL trade above the critical resistance, as Borsa … Continue ReadingDesmond Lachman: Will Turkey Destroy Its Own Economy?
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Tim Ash on Turkey: Reverse engineering Atilla YeşiladaPosted on26 March, 2021 It’s interesting now reading various bank reports after the firing of Agbal, which appear to … Continue ReadingTim Ash on Turkey: Reverse engineering
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Real Turkey Channel: How Erdogan Killed the Turkish Eeconomy in 10 Days? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on25 March, 2021 How Erdogan killed the Turkish economy in 10 days? Between Monday and … Continue ReadingReal Turkey Channel: How Erdogan Killed the Turkish Eeconomy in 10 Days?
Categories Economy Markets Real Turkey: Should Turkey raise interest rates? Could she? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on16 March, 2021 Should Turkey raise interest rates? Could she? Real Turkey presents its Turkey … Continue ReadingReal Turkey: Should Turkey raise interest rates? Could she?
