Categories Business General HIGHLIGHTS Sinan Ciddi: U.S. Demands More Sanctions Enforcement From Turkey Atilla YeşiladaPosted on4 February, 2023
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics US Raises Pressure on Turkey and UAE to Curb Russia Trade Ties Güldem AtabayPosted on3 February, 2023
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Senators want to block Turkey F-16 sale until NATO expansion succeeds Güldem AtabayPosted on3 February, 2023
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
Erdogan: We may consider Finland for NATO membership, Sweden’s not welcomed Finland still hopes to join Nato together with Sweden, Finland’s foreign minister has said, after … Continue ReadingErdogan: We may consider Finland for NATO membership, Sweden’s not welcomed
Categories HYPED Tech Alp Sevimlisoy: The Geopolitics of Resource Conflict in the Middle East Atilla YeşiladaPosted on28 January, 2023 Across the Euphrates lies one of the most precious commodities, not a dark viscous liquid … Continue ReadingAlp Sevimlisoy: The Geopolitics of Resource Conflict in the Middle East
Categories Business Economy HIGHLIGHTS Dr. Fulya Gurbuz: Leading indicators for January show retail sales supporting economy Atilla YeşiladaPosted on28 January, 2023 According to seasonally adjusted (MA) CBRT and TURKSTAT data, in January; . In sectoral confidence … Continue ReadingDr. Fulya Gurbuz: Leading indicators for January show retail sales supporting economy
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Latest survey shows Erdogan’s alliance trailing the opposition by 5 points Atilla YeşiladaPosted on27 January, 2023 While the countdown continues for the 2023 elections in Turkey, to the date of May … Continue ReadingLatest survey shows Erdogan’s alliance trailing the opposition by 5 points
Categories Finance HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdogan’s Foreign Pals Are Bankrolling His Election Campaign, Will He Win? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on27 January, 2023 Real Turkey Channel presenter Atilla Yesilada explains the monetary and in-kind donations made by … Continue ReadingErdogan’s Foreign Pals Are Bankrolling His Election Campaign, Will He Win?
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Presidental candidate talks begin for Nation Alliance Cem CetingucPosted on27 January, 2023 The six-party Nation Alliance has challenged President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s eligibility to run for the … Continue ReadingPresidental candidate talks begin for Nation Alliance
Categories Economy Finance HIGHLIGHTS Central bank abandons imposing an upper limit on currency-protected deposit accounts- a de facto interest rate hike Güldem AtabayPosted on26 January, 2023 In a letter sent to banks, the Central Bank announced that it has abandoned imposing … Continue ReadingCentral bank abandons imposing an upper limit on currency-protected deposit accounts- a de facto interest rate hike
Categories Economy Finance HIGHLIGHTS Turkey Offers Favorable Lira Rate for Converting Exporter Income Güldem AtabayPosted on26 January, 2023 Turkey will provide a more favorable exchange rate to exporters that convert their foreign income into lira … Continue ReadingTurkey Offers Favorable Lira Rate for Converting Exporter Income
Categories Emerging Markets General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Politics Putin initiates “Pivot to the East” strategy amid EU sanctions Cem CetingucPosted on26 January, 2023 In 2014, following a wave of US and European Union sanctions on Russia in response … Continue ReadingPutin initiates “Pivot to the East” strategy amid EU sanctions
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’
Categories Finance General HIGHLIGHTS Markets EBRD invested €1.63 billion in Turkey in 2022 Cem CetingucPosted on26 January, 2023 The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) invested €1.63 billion in Türkiye in 2022, the highest … Continue ReadingEBRD invested €1.63 billion in Turkey in 2022
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Alp Kayserilioglu: Good-bye Erdogan? Cem CetingucPosted on26 January, 2023 Since 2019, Turkish economic policy has been characterized by Erdoğan’s repeated U-turns. Initially, his regime … Continue ReadingAlp Kayserilioglu: Good-bye Erdogan?
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Economy Emerging Markets HIGHLIGHTS Atilla Yesilada: The fate of the world economy will be shaped by the end of 1Q2023 Atilla YeşiladaPosted on26 January, 2023 Since the beginning of the year, fund managers have entered the mood of “the worst … Continue ReadingAtilla Yesilada: The fate of the world economy will be shaped by the end of 1Q2023
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Tech Forbidden fruit: Turkish UAV ‘Kızılelma’ aces tests Cem CetingucPosted on24 January, 2023 Turkey’s first indigenously designed and produced unmanned fighter aircraft successfully passed the system identification test … Continue ReadingForbidden fruit: Turkish UAV ‘Kızılelma’ aces tests
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Camera trap captures endangered Aegean species in Turkey Cem CetingucPosted on24 January, 202324 January, 2023 An endangered caracal and its offspring have been spotted with a camera trap placed in the forest in … Continue ReadingCamera trap captures endangered Aegean species in Turkey
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Istanbul hosts EU’s Ukraine event in February Cem CetingucPosted on24 January, 202324 January, 2023 The European Union is planning to hold a special event dedicated to the first anniversary of the … Continue ReadingIstanbul hosts EU’s Ukraine event in February
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdogan: We have no support for Sweden’s NATO bill Cem CetingucPosted on24 January, 2023 Sweden should not expect Türkiye’s support for its NATO accession after allowing an act of burning the Quran in front … Continue ReadingErdogan: We have no support for Sweden’s NATO bill
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Far-right Victory Party promise deporting Syrian refugees via buses Cem CetingucPosted on23 January, 202323 January, 2023 Turkey’s far-right Victory Party has launched a fundraising campaign promising to spend the cash on bus … Continue ReadingFar-right Victory Party promise deporting Syrian refugees via buses
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Election Playbook: Erdogan to reconcile with Arab Adversaries Cem CetingucPosted on23 January, 2023 The Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is seeking to win a new presidential term to remain … Continue ReadingElection Playbook: Erdogan to reconcile with Arab Adversaries
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Syria, Türkiye Normalization Takes Shape along Aleppo-Latakia Highway Güldem AtabayPosted on23 January, 202323 January, 2023 Open and secret political and security contacts have expanded in recent days to choose the … Continue ReadingSyria, Türkiye Normalization Takes Shape along Aleppo-Latakia Highway
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Politics What an Erdogan loss in Turkey’s presidential election would mean for the country and the world Güldem AtabayPosted on23 January, 202323 January, 2023 The Turkish leader has held a grip on power for two decades. His departure from … Continue ReadingWhat an Erdogan loss in Turkey’s presidential election would mean for the country and the world