Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey advances diplomacy and aid for Palestine Cem CetingucPosted on18 April, 2024
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey renames İncirlik Base, plans F-16 Deployment Cem CetingucPosted on18 April, 202418 April, 2024
Categories Company & Industry Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Politics President Erdogan addresses Turkish Economy, Defense, and Gaza Support Cem CetingucPosted on17 April, 202417 April, 2024
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey’s Q1 Budget Deficit Surpasses $15.8 Billion Cem CetingucPosted on17 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 HIGHLIGHTS Economic Confidence Index rises to pre-pandemic peak in August Güldem AtabayPosted on27 August, 2021 Economic confidence index which was 100.1 in July increased by 0.7% in August to 100.8. … Continue ReadingEconomic Confidence Index rises to pre-pandemic peak in August
Categories Business Politics Tech U.S. trade chief: It is imperative for Turkey to remove digital services taxes Cem CetingucPosted on27 August, 2021 U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai told Turkey’s trade minister it was critical that countries remove … Continue ReadingU.S. trade chief: It is imperative for Turkey to remove digital services taxes
Categories Business Company & Industry IHC seeks investment opportunities in Turkey Cem CetingucPosted on27 August, 202127 August, 2021 Abu Dhabi conglomerate International Holding is seeking investment opportunities in Turkey in sectors including healthcare, … Continue ReadingIHC seeks investment opportunities in Turkey
Categories Economy Politics Japan loans 410 million dollars to Turkey for Syrian refugees Cem CetingucPosted on27 August, 2021 At a meeting in Istanbul with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu last Friday, Japanese Foreign … Continue ReadingJapan loans 410 million dollars to Turkey for Syrian refugees
Categories Company & Industry Finance HSBC: Turkish Aviation sector Cem CetingucPosted on27 August, 2021 Normalisation on track and risks appear more manageable: Air traffic in Turkey is exhibiting a … Continue ReadingHSBC: Turkish Aviation sector
Categories Business Politics Africa’s newest pal: Turkey Cem CetingucPosted on27 August, 2021 An Olympic-size swimming pool in coastal Senegal. A military base in Somalia. And in arid … Continue ReadingAfrica’s newest pal: Turkey
Categories Economy Finance Macro Snapshot: CUR, RSCI and Sectoral Confidence Indices Cem CetingucPosted on27 August, 202127 August, 2021 In August, manufacturing CUR, RSCI and sectoral confidence indices recorded increases. Seasonally adjusted (SA) Capacity … Continue ReadingMacro Snapshot: CUR, RSCI and Sectoral Confidence Indices
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Oversized revisions cast doubt on Turkish stats Atilla YeşiladaPosted on27 August, 2021 Turkey’s central bank has revised some of its data compilation methods and definitions, as a … Continue ReadingOversized revisions cast doubt on Turkish stats
Categories Emerging Markets General HYPED Rich countries’ failure to vaccinate the world will do $2.3 trillion in economic damage, The Economist says Atilla YeşiladaPosted on27 August, 2021 According to Bloomberg, expectations for a recovery in commodity prices and earnings growth are … Continue ReadingRich countries’ failure to vaccinate the world will do $2.3 trillion in economic damage, The Economist says
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Commentary: Why is Turkey so interested in Afghanistan? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on26 August, 2021 Why is Turkey so interested in Afghanistan? Afghanistan is called “the Graveyard … Continue ReadingCommentary: Why is Turkey so interested in Afghanistan?
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Main oppotion leader Kilicdaroglu challenges Erdogan’s FX reserve math Atilla YeşiladaPosted on26 August, 202127 August, 2021 Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) Chair Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu claimed yesterday (August 25) that the … Continue ReadingMain oppotion leader Kilicdaroglu challenges Erdogan’s FX reserve math
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey begins evacuating troops from Kabul airport Güldem AtabayPosted on25 August, 2021 The Turkish military began evacuating its personnel from Kabul International Airport on Wednesday, according to a Turkish … Continue ReadingTurkey begins evacuating troops from Kabul airport
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Taliban: We do not want Turkish soldiers in Afghanistan Güldem AtabayPosted on25 August, 2021 Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on Aug. 24 that his group would take over the … Continue ReadingTaliban: We do not want Turkish soldiers in Afghanistan
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Hunger threshold exceeds minimum wage in Turkey Güldem AtabayPosted on25 August, 2021 The United Union of Metal-Workers’ Research Center (BİSAM) has released its “Hunger and Poverty Line … Continue ReadingHunger threshold exceeds minimum wage in Turkey
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdoğan twists five financial facts in single speech Güldem AtabayPosted on25 August, 2021 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan twisted five different facts about the economy in a single speech … Continue ReadingErdoğan twists five financial facts in single speech
Categories General HYPED OPINION: Erdogan stages U-turn on refugees Atilla YeşiladaPosted on25 August, 2021 After merrily taking in up to 4 mn Syrian refugees and turning a blind eye … Continue ReadingOPINION: Erdogan stages U-turn on refugees
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Tech MEE: Turkey ‘not ready’ to sign deal to purchase new supply of Russian missiles Atilla YeşiladaPosted on24 August, 2021 Turkey is not in the final stages of signing a deal to purchase a second … Continue ReadingMEE: Turkey ‘not ready’ to sign deal to purchase new supply of Russian missiles
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics IMF’s Special Drawing Rights to Boost Turkey’s FX Reserves Güldem AtabayPosted on24 August, 2021 Turkey’s foreign currency coffers will get a boost of $6.4 billion Monday thanks to the International … Continue ReadingIMF’s Special Drawing Rights to Boost Turkey’s FX Reserves
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics NY Times: Afghan Refugees Find a Harsh and Unfriendly Border in Turkey Güldem AtabayPosted on24 August, 2021 In the days before the Taliban took Kabul, an Afghan woman was doubled over sobbing … Continue ReadingNY Times: Afghan Refugees Find a Harsh and Unfriendly Border in Turkey
Categories Business HIGHLIGHTS Emre Demir: Kanal Istanbul, Turkey’s Middle Corridor, and the Belt and Road Initiative Atilla YeşiladaPosted on24 August, 2021 Despite mounting opposition from political and civil society groups due to potential environmental and political … Continue ReadingEmre Demir: Kanal Istanbul, Turkey’s Middle Corridor, and the Belt and Road Initiative