Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdoğan to meet with CHP leader in high-level talks Cem CetingucPosted on30 April, 202430 April, 2024
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Foreign tourist arrivals increases by 13.2 percent in Q1 Cem CetingucPosted on30 April, 2024
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Politics EU Chief highlights Turkey’s eastern mediterranean role Cem CetingucPosted on30 April, 202430 April, 2024
Categories Company & Industry Finance HIGHLIGHTS 1Q24 Banking Sector Earnings Preview Cem CetingucPosted on30 April, 2024
EU Chief highlights Turkey’s eastern mediterranean role European Council President Charles Michel expressed Brussel’s willingness to collaborate constructively with Türkiye, citing shared interests in … Continue ReadingEU Chief highlights Turkey’s eastern mediterranean role
Categories Economy Finance HIGHLIGHTS Y.F. Macro Focus: CA gave deficit again after 3-month long surpluses Cem CetingucPosted on13 January, 2022 In November , the CA posted a monthly deficit of USD2.7bn (Consensus: USD -2.2bn, YF: … Continue ReadingY.F. Macro Focus: CA gave deficit again after 3-month long surpluses
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS As Turkey rolls out its own COVID-19 vaccine, questions arise over its efficacy Cem CetingucPosted on13 January, 2022 Turkey joined the list of countries developing their own vaccine against COVID-19 in November 2020. In December … Continue ReadingAs Turkey rolls out its own COVID-19 vaccine, questions arise over its efficacy
Categories Business Company & Industry HIGHLIGHTS Russia’s Gazprom Export Signs New 4-Year Gas Supply Deal with Turkey’s BOTAŞ Cem CetingucPosted on13 January, 2022 Gazprom Export, a subsidiary of Russia’s state-owned Gazprom, will increase its gas deliveries to Turkey … Continue ReadingRussia’s Gazprom Export Signs New 4-Year Gas Supply Deal with Turkey’s BOTAŞ
Categories General HYPED Tech Arzu Geybullayeva: Erdoğan and the AKP’s war with art and culture Atilla YeşiladaPosted on13 January, 2022 During the annual Presidential Culture and Arts Grand Awards ceremony in December 2021, President Recep … Continue ReadingArzu Geybullayeva: Erdoğan and the AKP’s war with art and culture
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Erdogan vows to tame Turkish inflation as scepticism grows Güldem AtabayPosted on12 January, 2022 President Tayyip Erdogan promised on Wednesday to tame Turkey’s surging inflation, which hit 36% last … Continue ReadingErdogan vows to tame Turkish inflation as scepticism grows
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Erdogan Sticks with Economic Policy as Turkey’s Inflation Rises, Currency Sinks Güldem AtabayPosted on12 January, 2022 Turkey’s economy had a difficult year, with its currency depreciating and inflation skyrocketing. Experts warn … Continue ReadingErdogan Sticks with Economic Policy as Turkey’s Inflation Rises, Currency Sinks
Categories General Politics Steven A. Cook: Why One Man Can Ruin Turkey’s Economy Atilla YeşiladaPosted on12 January, 2022 With the waves of democratization in Latin America and Eastern Europe in the 1980s and … Continue ReadingSteven A. Cook: Why One Man Can Ruin Turkey’s Economy
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Ozgur Unluhisarcikli: It Is Not Too Early to Think About Political Change in Turkey Atilla YeşiladaPosted on12 January, 202215 January, 2022 After almost 20 years of uninterrupted rule by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, first as prime minister … Continue ReadingOzgur Unluhisarcikli: It Is Not Too Early to Think About Political Change in Turkey
Categories Economy General HYPED World Bank concerned global economy faces grim outlook Atilla YeşiladaPosted on12 January, 2022 The global economy faces a “grim outlook”, World Bank president David Malpass has warned, as … Continue ReadingWorld Bank concerned global economy faces grim outlook
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Finance HIGHLIGHTS Markets TURKEY: Next Stop Is Currency Controls Atilla YeşiladaPosted on12 January, 2022 Erdogan’s heterodox (unusual) economic policies pushed Turkey into the abyss. “Official” inflation … Continue ReadingTURKEY: Next Stop Is Currency Controls
Categories Company & Industry Emerging Markets HIGHLIGHTS Getir to Seek $12 Billion Valuation in New Investment Round Güldem AtabayPosted on11 January, 202212 January, 2022 Turkish grocery delivery app Getir is looking to raise capital at a valuation of $12 billion in … Continue ReadingGetir to Seek $12 Billion Valuation in New Investment Round
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey’s economic woes are hurting Erdogan – polls Güldem AtabayPosted on11 January, 2022 More Turks now believe an opposition alliance is better suited than President Tayyip Erdogan and … Continue ReadingTurkey’s economic woes are hurting Erdogan – polls
Categories Business Economy HYPED Turkey’s unemployment unchanged at 11.2 percent in November Atilla YeşiladaPosted on11 January, 2022 Turkey’s jobless rate remained unchanged at 11.2 percent in November compared with the previous month, … Continue ReadingTurkey’s unemployment unchanged at 11.2 percent in November
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS ‘Turkey’s economy is in complete collapse,’ says CHP Chair Kılıçdaroğlu Atilla YeşiladaPosted on11 January, 2022 Republican People’s Party (CHP) Chair Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu spoke at the weekly Parliamentary group meeting of … Continue Reading‘Turkey’s economy is in complete collapse,’ says CHP Chair Kılıçdaroğlu
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics B. Begumhan Bayhan: Does Turkey’s economic crisis spell the end for Erdogan? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on11 January, 2022 Once seen as an emerging economy and one of the 21st century’s success stories, things … Continue ReadingB. Begumhan Bayhan: Does Turkey’s economic crisis spell the end for Erdogan?
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS ING: Turkey’s current account swings into deficit in November but longer-term trend improves Atilla YeşiladaPosted on11 January, 2022 Despite higher energy bills, the current account deficit has continued to narrow on a 12-month … Continue ReadingING: Turkey’s current account swings into deficit in November but longer-term trend improves
Categories Business HYPED Corporate deposits included under Turkish lira protection scheme Atilla YeşiladaPosted on11 January, 2022 Turkey has included corporate foreign currency and gold deposit accounts converted to Turkish lira in … Continue ReadingCorporate deposits included under Turkish lira protection scheme
Categories Economy Emerging Markets General HIGHLIGHTS IMF: Emerging Economies Must Prepare for Fed Policy Tightening Güldem AtabayPosted on10 January, 2022 For most of last year, investors priced in a temporary rise in inflation in the … Continue ReadingIMF: Emerging Economies Must Prepare for Fed Policy Tightening
Categories Atilla Yeşilada General HYPED Politics Commentary: Is Turkey heading for snap elections? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on10 January, 202210 January, 2022 Turkey’s regularly scheduled presidential and parliamentary elections (hold simultaneously) will take place in June 2023. … Continue ReadingCommentary: Is Turkey heading for snap elections?
Categories General HYPED Ahval News: Istanbul becomes Turkey’s Omicron epicentre as COVID-19 cases surge over 61,000 Atilla YeşiladaPosted on10 January, 2022 Turkey’s most populous city of Istanbul has become the epicentre of the Omicron variant of … Continue ReadingAhval News: Istanbul becomes Turkey’s Omicron epicentre as COVID-19 cases surge over 61,000