Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Turkey’s unemployment rate fell to 10.4 percent in 2022 Cem CetingucPosted on24 March, 2023 The unemployment rate was at 10.4% in Türkiye last year, down from 12% in 2021, … Continue ReadingTurkey’s unemployment rate fell to 10.4 percent in 2022
Categories Economy Emerging Markets General HIGHLIGHTS Foreign investors show interest in Turkish economy after years of instability Cem CetingucPosted on24 March, 2023 Scores of foreign investors are returning to Istanbul and Ankara after years in the cold … Continue ReadingForeign investors show interest in Turkish economy after years of instability
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdogan Aims to Revive Turkey’s Economic Standing Prior to Election Cem CetingucPosted on23 March, 2023 Former Turkish economy tsar Mehmet Simsek’s refusal to return to politics has left President Tayyip … Continue ReadingErdogan Aims to Revive Turkey’s Economic Standing Prior to Election
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Erdogan: Turkey to Lose 104 Billion dollars due to Earthquakes Cem CetingucPosted on22 March, 202322 March, 2023 The February earthquakes are expected to cost 104 billion dollars (~2 trillion Turkish liras) to … Continue ReadingErdogan: Turkey to Lose 104 Billion dollars due to Earthquakes
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Turkey’s earthquake aftermath leads to an even larger budget deficit Cem CetingucPosted on20 March, 2023 Turkey’s central government budget recorded a deficit of 170.56 billion lira ($8.99 billion) in February, … Continue ReadingTurkey’s earthquake aftermath leads to an even larger budget deficit
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS AKP preparing to return to orthodox policies, former economy czar Mehmet Simsek invited Atilla YeşiladaPosted on16 March, 2023 The draft election manifesto of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s AK Party marks a return to … Continue ReadingAKP preparing to return to orthodox policies, former economy czar Mehmet Simsek invited
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS January external deficit soars to $10 bn, financing concerns mount Atilla YeşiladaPosted on14 March, 2023 Turkey has posted a record high current account deficit, underscoring the challenge facing President Recep … Continue ReadingJanuary external deficit soars to $10 bn, financing concerns mount
Categories Economy HYPED Politics Opposition Win Expected to Boost Turkish Economy: Economists Cem CetingucPosted on11 March, 202311 March, 2023 Turkey’s economy would likely experience an immediate boost, especially from foreign investment, should the opposition … Continue ReadingOpposition Win Expected to Boost Turkish Economy: Economists
Categories Economy General Turkish industrial production rose 4.5 percent in January Cem CetingucPosted on10 March, 202310 March, 2023 Türkiye’s industrial production in January expanded by 4.5% on a yearly basis, official figures from … Continue ReadingTurkish industrial production rose 4.5 percent in January
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey’s inflation falls to 55.2 percent in February Cem CetingucPosted on3 March, 2023 Türkiye’s inflation eased slightly more than expected in February, official data showed Friday, but prices … Continue ReadingTurkey’s inflation falls to 55.2 percent in February
Categories Finance HIGHLIGHTS Markets Reuters/Nevzat Devranoglu: Central Bank burning reserves to keep lira stable -bankers Atilla YeşiladaPosted on22 February, 2023 Turkey’s central bank used $7 billion of reserves in the last two weeks to help … Continue ReadingReuters/Nevzat Devranoglu: Central Bank burning reserves to keep lira stable -bankers
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Turkish economy trembles after devistating earthquake Cem CetingucPosted on21 February, 2023 Turkey was already battling runaway inflation and relying on rich allies for funding to keep … Continue ReadingTurkish economy trembles after devistating earthquake
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 Economy HIGHLIGHTS Özlem Derici Şengül Ozlem Derici Sengul: January budget deficit driven by transfers to loss-making SEEs Atilla YeşiladaPosted on16 February, 2023 January budget deficit at 32.2 billion TL … The central government budget, which had a … Continue ReadingOzlem Derici Sengul: January budget deficit driven by transfers to loss-making SEEs
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Prof Esfender Korkmaz: If it postpones the election, there will be no AKP!.. Atilla YeşiladaPosted on16 February, 202316 February, 2023 Who is Esfender Korkmaz? Prof Esfender Korkmaz is one of the most senior active economists … Continue ReadingProf Esfender Korkmaz: If it postpones the election, there will be no AKP!..
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 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 Business Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkey’s trade deficit jumps 137 percent in 2022, as tourism revenues boom Atilla YeşiladaPosted on31 January, 2023 Cover Chart: Turkish exports in red, Imports Blue, by Yatirim Finansman Turkey’s tourism revenue … Continue ReadingTurkey’s trade deficit jumps 137 percent in 2022, as tourism revenues boom
Categories Economy Güldem Atabay HIGHLIGHTS Guldem Atabay: Turkish economy until elections Atilla YeşiladaPosted on29 January, 2023 AKP’s economic management will firmly stick to the path it calls the “New Economy Model” … Continue ReadingGuldem Atabay: Turkish economy until elections
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Hunger, poverty, Who cares? Finance minister defends Lira’s depreciation for ‘industrialization’ Cem CetingucPosted on26 January, 202327 January, 2023 Turkish Finance Minister Nureddin Nebati has defended the depreciation of lira, saying that the economy … Continue ReadingHunger, poverty, Who cares? Finance minister defends Lira’s depreciation for ‘industrialization’
