Categories Business Emerging Markets General HIGHLIGHTS South African Official Urges Turkish Business Expansion in Africa Cem CetingucPosted on22 April, 2024 Top South African trade official emphasized Monday the vital importance of bilateral trade relations with … Continue ReadingSouth African Official Urges Turkish Business Expansion in Africa
Categories Business General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey Aims to Solidify Role in East-West Trade Cem CetingucPosted on16 April, 2024 Turkey is pressing ahead with a tripartite agreement with Georgia and Azerbaijan, aiming to speed … Continue ReadingTurkey Aims to Solidify Role in East-West Trade
Categories Business Company & Industry General HIGHLIGHTS META’s Threads shut down operations in Türkiye Cem CetingucPosted on15 April, 2024 Meta Platforms announced on Monday that its social media platform Threads will be temporarily shut … Continue ReadingMETA’s Threads shut down operations in Türkiye
Categories Business Company & Industry General HIGHLIGHTS Sabanci Holding – Buy: Remains undervalued and attractive Cem CetingucPosted on13 April, 2024 NAV update. We have revisited our NAV model and applied higher valuations to the banking … Continue ReadingSabanci Holding – Buy: Remains undervalued and attractive
Categories Business General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Turkey ranks 7th worldwide in health tourism with $2.3B revenue in 2023 Cem CetingucPosted on13 April, 2024 Türkiye has emerged as a prominent destination for medical tourists, ranking seventh worldwide in health … Continue ReadingTurkey ranks 7th worldwide in health tourism with $2.3B revenue in 2023
Categories Business General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey imposes export restrictions on Israel Atilla YeşiladaPosted on9 April, 2024 The Turkish Ministry of Trade announced on Tuesday in a statement that it will be … Continue ReadingTurkey imposes export restrictions on Israel
Categories Business Company & Industry HIGHLIGHTS Turkey,Azerbaijan agrees to export Turkmen oil Cem CetingucPosted on25 March, 2024 The share of transit oil from Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan, transported through the BTC pipeline (Baku-(Azerbaijan)-Tbilisi … Continue ReadingTurkey,Azerbaijan agrees to export Turkmen oil
Categories Business HIGHLIGHTS Markets Politics Türkiye, GCC sign deal for FTA negotiations Cem CetingucPosted on22 March, 202422 March, 2024 Turkey and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have signed a deal to launch negotiations for … Continue ReadingTürkiye, GCC sign deal for FTA negotiations
Categories Business Economy Emerging Markets HIGHLIGHTS Banana, apple exports boost post TL depreciation Cem CetingucPosted on22 March, 202422 March, 2024 According to EastFruit analysts, another collapse in the Turkish national currency has led to significant consequences for … Continue ReadingBanana, apple exports boost post TL depreciation
Categories Business Company & Industry HIGHLIGHTS Türkiye’s competition board issues temporary injunction against Meta Cem CetingucPosted on18 March, 2024 Türkiye’s competition board has taken decisive action against tech giant Meta, issuing a temporary injunction over … Continue ReadingTürkiye’s competition board issues temporary injunction against Meta
Categories Business HIGHLIGHTS Politics Yetkin Report: Potential Türkiye-Iraq agreement: A game-changer in the Middle East Atilla YeşiladaPosted on17 March, 2024 The rapprochement and establishment of strategic political and economic relations between Türkiye and Iraq appear … Continue ReadingYetkin Report: Potential Türkiye-Iraq agreement: A game-changer in the Middle East
Categories Business Company & Industry General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkish delegation goes to Iraq for oil and security exports Cem CetingucPosted on14 March, 202418 March, 2024 Iraq and Turkey are set to hold a high-level talks in Baghdad on Thursday to discuss co-operation in … Continue ReadingTurkish delegation goes to Iraq for oil and security exports
Categories Business Economy HIGHLIGHTS Markets UK-Turkey talks start for “modernized trade deal” Cem CetingucPosted on14 March, 202414 March, 2024 The UK today launches talks with Turkey on a new, modernised trade deal targeting the … Continue ReadingUK-Turkey talks start for “modernized trade deal”
Categories Business Company & Industry HIGHLIGHTS Turkey aims to become world’s ‘biggest’ textile producer Cem CetingucPosted on12 March, 2024 Türkiye’s textile industry told Texhibition Istanbul attendees and Just Style its ultimate aim is to … Continue ReadingTurkey aims to become world’s ‘biggest’ textile producer
Categories Business Company & Industry Halkbank trial reaches yet another critical juncture Atilla YeşiladaPosted on9 March, 2024 The long-lasting Halkbank trial on charges of being the conduit for Iran money laundering by … Continue ReadingHalkbank trial reaches yet another critical juncture
Categories Business HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey and Ukraine deepen defense industry cooperation Atilla YeşiladaPosted on8 March, 2024 As Ukraine’s President Zelensky visits Ankara, it is important to understand how ties across the … Continue ReadingTurkey and Ukraine deepen defense industry cooperation
Categories Business HIGHLIGHTS Will Turkmeni gas flow to Europe through Turkey? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on2 March, 2024 Ankara is positioning to become Europe’s premier supplier of natural gas, as the static war … Continue ReadingWill Turkmeni gas flow to Europe through Turkey?
Categories Business HIGHLIGHTS Exporters to lobby against strong TL policy, Mehmet Simsek Atilla YeşiladaPosted on28 February, 2024 The Central Bank’s declaration in its recent Inflation Report that “TL will continue to appreciate … Continue ReadingExporters to lobby against strong TL policy, Mehmet Simsek
Categories Business Economy Güldem Atabay HIGHLIGHTS Guldem Atabay: Consumer confidence is down, but alarming signs of another recovery in domestic demand Atilla YeşiladaPosted on26 February, 2024 There is a surprise improvement in domestic and external demand conditions, but consumer confidence is … Continue ReadingGuldem Atabay: Consumer confidence is down, but alarming signs of another recovery in domestic demand
Categories Business Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkish foreign direct investments exceed $10 billion in 2023 Atilla YeşiladaPosted on20 February, 202422 February, 2024 Türkiye saw foreign direct investments (FDI) exceed $10 billion (TL 307.23 billion) throughout 2023, a … Continue ReadingTurkish foreign direct investments exceed $10 billion in 2023