Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Political Détente: Implications for Turkish Politics Cem CetingucPosted on13 May, 202413 May, 2024
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey’s March unemployment rate falls to 8.6 percent Cem CetingucPosted on13 May, 2024
Categories Finance HIGHLIGHTS FATF Team Visits Turkey Ahead of ‘Grey List’ Decision, Sources Say Cem CetingucPosted on13 May, 2024
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkish current account deficit: Towards the end of narrowing Atilla YeşiladaPosted on13 May, 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 HIGHLIGHTS Turkey’s unemployment rate stable in December Güldem AtabayPosted on12 February, 2024 According to data released by Turkstat, unemployment rate was 8.8 percent in December. While unemployment … Continue ReadingTurkey’s unemployment rate stable in December
Categories Finance General HIGHLIGHTS Mehmet Simsek has the respect of global investors, he needs their faith Atilla YeşiladaPosted on11 February, 202411 February, 2024 Turkey’s economy czar Mehmet Simsek had s shaky start to his second career stint, as … Continue ReadingMehmet Simsek has the respect of global investors, he needs their faith
Categories Business Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkish industrial production rises in December, but outlook not favorable Atilla YeşiladaPosted on11 February, 2024 Turkey’s industrial production registered an annual increase of 1.6% in December, the country’s statistical authority … Continue ReadingTurkish industrial production rises in December, but outlook not favorable
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Back door negotiations dominate road to municipal elections Atilla YeşiladaPosted on11 February, 2024 As the date of the municipal elections approaches, the pre-election campaign and the negotiations between … Continue ReadingBack door negotiations dominate road to municipal elections
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkish economy closes the year with weak supply coupled with solid demand, forecasts BBVA Garanti Invest Atilla YeşiladaPosted on10 February, 2024 BBVA Garanti Invest publishes the only English language nowcast of the economy. Its February report … Continue ReadingTurkish economy closes the year with weak supply coupled with solid demand, forecasts BBVA Garanti Invest
Categories Business Company & Industry HIGHLIGHTS Markets Brokerage poll: Which stocks will shine in Borsa Istanbul? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on10 February, 2024 PA Turkey does not publish its own investment recommendations. The below are findings of wire … Continue ReadingBrokerage poll: Which stocks will shine in Borsa Istanbul?
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS US withdrawal from Syria could mark a new chapter in Ankara – Damascus line Atilla YeşiladaPosted on10 February, 2024 Turkish military forces are carrying out an air assault on US-backed Kurdish forces in Syria, … Continue ReadingUS withdrawal from Syria could mark a new chapter in Ankara – Damascus line
Categories Business General HIGHLIGHTS Erdogan needs Putin more than he needs NATO Atilla YeşiladaPosted on9 February, 2024 While Ankara’s ratification of Swedish accession to NATO cuts off a new venue for trouble … Continue ReadingErdogan needs Putin more than he needs NATO
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Triple trouble in AKP rank and file Atilla YeşiladaPosted on9 February, 2024 Gazete Pence (Window Gazette) correspondent Nuray Babacan wrote in her article titled “Three crises in … Continue ReadingTriple trouble in AKP rank and file
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics COMMENTARY: Why did Putin postpone Ankara trip? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on9 February, 2024 The postponement of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Turkey, which was planned to take … Continue ReadingCOMMENTARY: Why did Putin postpone Ankara trip?
Categories Finance HIGHLIGHTS HSBC analysis: New CBRT governor, same policy guidance Atilla YeşiladaPosted on9 February, 2024 The CBRT published its new inflation report yesterday and made no changes to its end-2024, … Continue ReadingHSBC analysis: New CBRT governor, same policy guidance
Categories Economy Finance HYPED BBVA Türkiye analysis: The CBRT sticks to its interim inflation targets Atilla YeşiladaPosted on9 February, 20249 February, 2024 In the first inflation report of the year, the Central Bank (CBRT) maintained its interim … Continue ReadingBBVA Türkiye analysis: The CBRT sticks to its interim inflation targets
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS New Central Bank Governor pledges to continue tight monetary stance Cem CetingucPosted on8 February, 2024 New Central Bank Governor Fatih Karahan has said that the bank will maintain its tight monetary stance until … Continue ReadingNew Central Bank Governor pledges to continue tight monetary stance
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Türkiye expects ‘no turbulence’ in F-16 approval Cem CetingucPosted on8 February, 20248 February, 2024 In response to inquiries, sources said they “do not expect any negativity” in the approval … Continue ReadingTürkiye expects ‘no turbulence’ in F-16 approval
Categories Economy Güldem Atabay HIGHLIGHTS Güldem Atabay: January budget deficit explodes, election economy to trigger rate hikes Atilla YeşiladaPosted on8 February, 2024 Erdogan is opening the budgetary floodgates wide to win end-March municipal elections. The January 2024 … Continue ReadingGüldem Atabay: January budget deficit explodes, election economy to trigger rate hikes
Categories Company & Industry HIGHLIGHTS Markets Foreks News Service 4Q2023 stock earnings survey Atilla YeşiladaPosted on7 February, 2024 Foreks Haber’s (News Service) is the leading wire service coverign economy and financial markets. It … Continue ReadingForeks News Service 4Q2023 stock earnings survey
Categories Finance HIGHLIGHTS Markets Goldman and Deutsche issue new dollar/TL forecasts Atilla YeşiladaPosted on7 February, 2024 According to comments Turkish media and analysis obtained by Turkish experts, Goldman Sachs and Deutsche … Continue ReadingGoldman and Deutsche issue new dollar/TL forecasts
Categories Business Economy HIGHLIGHTS Trade Ministry : 45 Turkish provinces increased its exports in January Cem CetingucPosted on7 February, 2024 Exports from 45 of Türkiye’s 81 provinces increased in January compared to the same month of the … Continue ReadingTrade Ministry : 45 Turkish provinces increased its exports in January
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS “Pluralism Confronts Radicalization in Türkiye: TEPAV Surveys on Religion and Radical Attitudes in a Muslim Majority Country” Atilla YeşiladaPosted on7 February, 2024 Ankara based independent think-tank TEPAV issues frequent reports in leading topics on the Turkish agenda, … Continue Reading“Pluralism Confronts Radicalization in Türkiye: TEPAV Surveys on Religion and Radical Attitudes in a Muslim Majority Country”
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Başak Demirtaş will not be DEM Party’s Istanbul Metropolitan Mayor Candidate Güldem AtabayPosted on7 February, 2024 Başak Demirtaş, the wife of former Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Co-Chair Selahattin Demirtaş, who is … Continue ReadingBaşak Demirtaş will not be DEM Party’s Istanbul Metropolitan Mayor Candidate