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 COMMENTARIES: Central Bank issues 2024 monetary and currency policy guidelines Atilla YeşiladaPosted on29 December, 2023 Central Bank of Turkey announced its 2024 monetary and currency policy guidlienes on 29th of … Continue ReadingCOMMENTARIES: Central Bank issues 2024 monetary and currency policy guidelines
Categories Business Economy HIGHLIGHTS ANALYSIS: Turkey trade deficit down sharply in November Atilla YeşiladaPosted on29 December, 2023 Turkey’s official stats bureau TÜİK announced foreign trade data for November. In November, exports increased … Continue ReadingANALYSIS: Turkey trade deficit down sharply in November
Categories Business HIGHLIGHTS Tech Warner Bros/Discovery Acquires Turkish Streaming Platform BluTV Atilla YeşiladaPosted on29 December, 2023 Warner Bros. Discovery has acquired BluTV, a subscription video-on-demand service in Turkey, the company said on … Continue ReadingWarner Bros/Discovery Acquires Turkish Streaming Platform BluTV
Categories Business Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkey hikes minimum wage, complicating the war against inflation Atilla YeşiladaPosted on28 December, 2023 Turkey’s monthly minimum wage will be 17,002 Turkish lira ($578.31) in 2024, Labour Minister Vedat … Continue ReadingTurkey hikes minimum wage, complicating the war against inflation
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS COLUMN: Current policy settings will not end inflation Atilla YeşiladaPosted on28 December, 2023 By mid-2023, the administration realized that the “non-orthodox” monetary policy in place for the preceding … Continue ReadingCOLUMN: Current policy settings will not end inflation
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Local court again fails to recognize Constitutional Court ruling: Atalay case at the Court of Cassation Güldem AtabayPosted on27 December, 2023 The Istanbul 13th High Criminal Court has once again rejected the release of Can Atalay, … Continue ReadingLocal court again fails to recognize Constitutional Court ruling: Atalay case at the Court of Cassation
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS VP Yilmaz heralds lower-than-projected budget deficit in 2023, better economy in 2024 Atilla YeşiladaPosted on27 December, 2023 The central government budget is likely to produce a less-than-expected deficit in 2023, Vice President … Continue ReadingVP Yilmaz heralds lower-than-projected budget deficit in 2023, better economy in 2024
Categories Business Finance HYPED Garanti BBVA CEO Bastug expects increased demand for TL assets, predictable macro and investment environment in 2024 Atilla YeşiladaPosted on27 December, 2023 BBVA´s CEO in Türkiye, Recep Baştuğ, spoke recently to national news outlet Anadolu Agency on … Continue ReadingGaranti BBVA CEO Bastug expects increased demand for TL assets, predictable macro and investment environment in 2024
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Economy Finance HIGHLIGHTS Video commentary: Five predictions for Turkish economy in 2024 Atilla YeşiladaPosted on26 December, 2023 Five predictions for Turkish economy in 2024 Monetary policy to stay tight throughout 2024, top … Continue ReadingVideo commentary: Five predictions for Turkish economy in 2024
Categories General HYPED Eight killed in the airstrikes of Turkey announces Syria Kurdish Administration, urges UN to intervene Atilla YeşiladaPosted on26 December, 2023 The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) issued a written statement regarding the … Continue ReadingEight killed in the airstrikes of Turkey announces Syria Kurdish Administration, urges UN to intervene
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics MetroPOLL poll: Imamoglu leads 3 likely AKP candidates Güldem AtabayPosted on26 December, 202327 December, 2023 In the survey conducted by MetroPoll Research, the results of the race between IBB Mayor … Continue ReadingMetroPOLL poll: Imamoglu leads 3 likely AKP candidates
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey closer to ratifying Sweden’s NATO accession Güldem AtabayPosted on26 December, 202326 December, 2023 Turkey has moved a step closer to approving Sweden’s long-anticipated NATO accession, as a crucial … Continue ReadingTurkey closer to ratifying Sweden’s NATO accession
Categories General HYPED Turkish foreign policy in 2023: Some gains, many losses Atilla YeşiladaPosted on25 December, 2023 Türkiye’s foreign policy faced significant challenges in 2023 amid regional conflicts, but it experienced both … Continue ReadingTurkish foreign policy in 2023: Some gains, many losses
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Yaşar Yakış: Turkey’s foreign policy agenda in 2024 Atilla YeşiladaPosted on25 December, 2023 In an Op-Ed piece published in Arab News, former Foreign Affairs Minister Mr Yasar Yakis … Continue ReadingYaşar Yakış: Turkey’s foreign policy agenda in 2024
Categories Business HYPED Emirates will invest in the Turkish port of Izmir Atilla YeşiladaPosted on24 December, 2023 According to Reuters, Abu Dhabi Ports Groups, a state-run organisation of the United Arab Emirates, … Continue ReadingEmirates will invest in the Turkish port of Izmir
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey’s Pro-Kurdish party: Potential mayor-maker in metropolitan cities? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on24 December, 2023 With less than four months left to historic municipal elections of Turkey, polls draw a … Continue ReadingTurkey’s Pro-Kurdish party: Potential mayor-maker in metropolitan cities?
Categories Finance HIGHLIGHTS Tech Erdogan picks crypto professor for central bank board Atilla YeşiladaPosted on24 December, 2023 President Erdoğan has appointed professor (Ms) Fatma Ozkul, an expert in crypto assets and blockchain … Continue ReadingErdogan picks crypto professor for central bank board
Categories General HYPED Istanbulites spend 3.5 years in traffic jams, 9-year study finds Atilla YeşiladaPosted on24 December, 2023 While Istanbul’s average life expectancy stands at 81 years, a recent study found that residents … Continue ReadingIstanbulites spend 3.5 years in traffic jams, 9-year study finds
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS ANALYSIS: 2024 Macro Outlook for Turkey Atilla YeşiladaPosted on24 December, 2023 Slowing down growth in 2024 is the essential condition of achieving «sustainable» growth and «sustainable … Continue ReadingANALYSIS: 2024 Macro Outlook for Turkey
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey – PKK skirmishes escalate, Iraq, Syria involved Atilla YeşiladaPosted on24 December, 2023 Kurdistan Region – Turkey’s defense ministry on Saturday announced that six more soldiers were killed … Continue ReadingTurkey – PKK skirmishes escalate, Iraq, Syria involved