Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Foreign investors trust Türkiye: Minister Şimşek Cem CetingucPosted on23 April, 2024
Categories Atilla Yeşilada HIGHLIGHTS Politics Commentary: Erdogan’s days are numbered Atilla YeşiladaPosted on23 April, 2024
Categories Business Emerging Markets General HIGHLIGHTS South African Official Urges Turkish Business Expansion in Africa Cem CetingucPosted on22 April, 2024
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Türkiye among the world’s top military spenders: report Cem CetingucPosted on22 April, 202422 April, 2024
AKP strategist Duran assesses CHP victory CHP’s surprise victory in 31 March local elections deeply shook the Erdogan camp. Suddenly, a … Continue ReadingAKP strategist Duran assesses CHP victory
Categories Economy Finance General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Politics Turkish Central Bank intervenes again as Lira moves past 14 per Dollar; rate cut decision awaited Güldem AtabayPosted on13 December, 2021 Turkey’s lira tumbled past 14 to the dollar to 14.75 for the first time in … Continue ReadingTurkish Central Bank intervenes again as Lira moves past 14 per Dollar; rate cut decision awaited
Categories Economy Finance General HIGHLIGHTS Turkish Finance Minister: Market economy will prevail; “determined to not raise rates” Güldem AtabayPosted on13 December, 2021 Turkey’s new finance minister met with a group of businesspeople over the weekend to assure … Continue ReadingTurkish Finance Minister: Market economy will prevail; “determined to not raise rates”
Categories Economy Finance General HIGHLIGHTS Politics UBS Global Wealth Management discontinues coverage of TL Güldem AtabayPosted on13 December, 2021 Given the irrational economic policies of the AKP government that makes currency forecasting impossible on … Continue ReadingUBS Global Wealth Management discontinues coverage of TL
Categories Finance HYPED Markets Market Watch: Turkish lira crumbles after S&P warns over Turkey Atilla YeşiladaPosted on13 December, 2021 The beleaguered Turkish lira was crushed on Monday after Standard & Poor’s warned it may … Continue ReadingMarket Watch: Turkish lira crumbles after S&P warns over Turkey
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdoğan deems social media a ‘threat to democracy’ Güldem AtabayPosted on12 December, 2021 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has deemed social media “one of the main sources of threats … Continue ReadingErdoğan deems social media a ‘threat to democracy’
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkish grocery stores impose quotas on milk sales amid skyrocketing prices Güldem AtabayPosted on12 December, 2021 Some grocery stores in Turkey have started imposing quotas on milk sales amid skyrocketing prices, … Continue ReadingTurkish grocery stores impose quotas on milk sales amid skyrocketing prices
Categories Business HYPED Qatar leaves Turkey in cold water with ExxonMobil deal Atilla YeşiladaPosted on12 December, 2021 US giant ExxonMobil and Qatar Energy signed a contract Friday for oil and gas exploration … Continue ReadingQatar leaves Turkey in cold water with ExxonMobil deal
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Real Turkey Channel: 2022 Predictions For Turkish Politics Atilla YeşiladaPosted on11 December, 2021 022 predictions for Turkish Politics Turkey will witness a historic recession in … Continue ReadingReal Turkey Channel: 2022 Predictions For Turkish Politics
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkish inflation is out of control Atilla YeşiladaPosted on11 December, 2021 Cover chart: 12 and 24 month ahead inflation forecasts as published by Central Bank of … Continue ReadingTurkish inflation is out of control
Categories Business General HIGHLIGHTS CHP warns of a food crisis in Turkey Atilla YeşiladaPosted on11 December, 2021 Republican People’s Party (CHP) Niğde MP Ömer Fethi Gürer has announced that the price of … Continue ReadingCHP warns of a food crisis in Turkey
Categories Business General HIGHLIGHTS 2021 was a bad year for Turkish movie theathers as spectator numbers decline drastically Cem CetingucPosted on11 December, 2021 Cinema has been among the sectors most affected by the coronavirus pandemic, and the normalization … Continue Reading2021 was a bad year for Turkish movie theathers as spectator numbers decline drastically
Categories Business Finance HIGHLIGHTS NEW: S&P lowers Turkey outlook to negative, citing ‘rising risks’ Atilla YeşiladaPosted on10 December, 2021 S&P Global Ratings on Friday changed its outlook for Turkey’s credit rating to negative from … Continue ReadingNEW: S&P lowers Turkey outlook to negative, citing ‘rising risks’
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Opposition leader Kilicdaroglu visits Kurdish family on justice vigil Atilla YeşiladaPosted on10 December, 2021 Kemal Kilicdaroglu, leader of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), visited the justice vigil … Continue ReadingOpposition leader Kilicdaroglu visits Kurdish family on justice vigil
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Prof Nurettin Akcay: Amid Tensions With Turkey, China Is Putting the Kurdish Issue in Play Atilla YeşiladaPosted on10 December, 2021 China-Turkey relations have been full of ups and downs since 1971. In addition to some … Continue ReadingProf Nurettin Akcay: Amid Tensions With Turkey, China Is Putting the Kurdish Issue in Play
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Tensions rise in Northern Iraq as three Turkish soldiers killed in PKK terrorist attack Cem CetingucPosted on9 December, 20219 December, 2021 Three Turkish soldiers taking part in the Claw-Thunderbolt counterterrorism operation against PKK terrorists were killed … Continue ReadingTensions rise in Northern Iraq as three Turkish soldiers killed in PKK terrorist attack
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Currency crisis hits hard in Turkey Cem CetingucPosted on9 December, 2021 Turkey’s deepening currency crisis could mark the definitive end of the country’s economic success story … Continue ReadingCurrency crisis hits hard in Turkey
Categories Business Economy HIGHLIGHTS Apparel exports boom while retailers fight for survival amid Turkey’s economic crisis Cem CetingucPosted on9 December, 2021 The country’s currency, the lira, has lost almost half its value against the dollar so … Continue ReadingApparel exports boom while retailers fight for survival amid Turkey’s economic crisis
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey Nears Tipping Point: Capital Controls, Use of Reserves Unlikely to Prevent Lira Depreciation Güldem AtabayPosted on9 December, 2021 The government in Ankara has few options available so long as President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan … Continue ReadingTurkey Nears Tipping Point: Capital Controls, Use of Reserves Unlikely to Prevent Lira Depreciation
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics The richest 10 percent captures 54 percent of Turkey’s total income Güldem AtabayPosted on8 December, 2021 Founded by economist Thomas Piketty, the Paris-based World Inequality Lab has released its World Inequality Report … Continue ReadingThe richest 10 percent captures 54 percent of Turkey’s total income
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey’s Erdogan to Ignore European Rulings on Kavala, Demirtas Güldem AtabayPosted on8 December, 2021 Turkish President Erdogan vowed to ignore calls by Europe for the release of jailed businessman … Continue ReadingTurkey’s Erdogan to Ignore European Rulings on Kavala, Demirtas