Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics US in discussions with Turkey to supply explosives to Ukraine Cem CetingucPosted on28 March, 2024
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdogan pledges full support for Mehmet Simsek Atilla YeşiladaPosted on28 March, 2024
Categories Company & Industry Economy Finance HIGHLIGHTS Fitch Raises TWF’s Rating to B+ with Positive Outlook Cem CetingucPosted on27 March, 202427 March, 2024
Categories Company & Industry Finance HIGHLIGHTS Branchout Türkiye Unveils Türkiye M&A Outlook 2023 Report Cem CetingucPosted on27 March, 2024
Turks rush into the dollar, gold and stocks as inflation savages TL Down a dimly lit alleyway tucked just inside Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar, a few dozen men … Continue ReadingTurks rush into the dollar, gold and stocks as inflation savages TL
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Survey: People of Turkey disgusted by economic governance, but continue to vote for AKP Atilla YeşiladaPosted on10 January, 2024 In a recent public opinion survey conducted by the Yöneylem Social Research Center between December … Continue ReadingSurvey: People of Turkey disgusted by economic governance, but continue to vote for AKP
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey, Bulgaria and Romania to launch venture to demine Black Sea trade routes Atilla YeşiladaPosted on10 January, 2024 An anticipated tripartite agreement involving Turkey, Romania, and Bulgaria is set to be formalized on … Continue ReadingTurkey, Bulgaria and Romania to launch venture to demine Black Sea trade routes
Categories Business Economy HIGHLIGHTS ECONOMY BRIEF: November payroll, industrial production data point to contraction in economic activity Atilla YeşiladaPosted on10 January, 2024 According to official stats agency Turkstat data, the unemployment rate increased by 0.4 points in … Continue ReadingECONOMY BRIEF: November payroll, industrial production data point to contraction in economic activity
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics A knife-edge election awaits Istanbul again Editor P.A.Posted on9 January, 2024 In the race between former Environment and Urbanization Minister Murat Kurum and Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality … Continue ReadingA knife-edge election awaits Istanbul again
Categories Economy Finance HIGHLIGHTS ING: 2023 budget outperforms targets, market keyed on ratings upgrade Atilla YeşiladaPosted on9 January, 2024 12M rolling deficit below the MTP target in November November budget results showed a decline … Continue ReadingING: 2023 budget outperforms targets, market keyed on ratings upgrade
Categories Economy Finance General HIGHLIGHTS Turkish central bank nears the end of its tightening cycle yet the deposit yields slide Editor P.A.Posted on9 January, 2024 TL deposit interest rates, which exceeded 50 percent in the last month of the year … Continue ReadingTurkish central bank nears the end of its tightening cycle yet the deposit yields slide
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS (UPDATE: Imamoglu vs Kurum polls) Former Urban & Environmental Affairs Minister Kurum to face Ekrem Imamoglu in Istanbul race Atilla YeşiladaPosted on8 January, 20248 January, 2024 According to the December research conducted by MetroPoll, citizens were asked what the result would … Continue Reading(UPDATE: Imamoglu vs Kurum polls) Former Urban & Environmental Affairs Minister Kurum to face Ekrem Imamoglu in Istanbul race
Categories Business Company & Industry HYPED HSBC equity research: Türkiye Sigorta (TURSG TI)– Buy: Another Goldilocks year Atilla YeşiladaPosted on7 January, 2024 Shares have yet to price in robust earnings outlook for 2024: We raise our FY24e … Continue ReadingHSBC equity research: Türkiye Sigorta (TURSG TI)– Buy: Another Goldilocks year
Categories Business Economy HIGHLIGHTS COLUMN: Turkey faces dire challenges in manufacturing, exports Atilla YeşiladaPosted on7 January, 2024 December PMI data revealed that Türkiye’s manufacturing activity has been contracting for the sixth month. … Continue ReadingCOLUMN: Turkey faces dire challenges in manufacturing, exports
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Metropoll/Özer Sencar: If İmamoğlu wins the local elections, he will most likely be elected President in 2028 Atilla YeşiladaPosted on7 January, 2024 Founder and Director of MetroPOLL Research, Özer Sencar, predicted that if Ekrem İmamoğlu, who was … Continue ReadingMetropoll/Özer Sencar: If İmamoğlu wins the local elections, he will most likely be elected President in 2028
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey’s poverty threshold hits nearly three times the new minimum wage Atilla YeşiladaPosted on7 January, 2024 Turkey’s hunger threshold was 14,431 liras ($485) while the poverty threshold exceeded 47,000 liras ($1,578) … Continue ReadingTurkey’s poverty threshold hits nearly three times the new minimum wage
Categories Atilla Yeşilada HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkish politics in 2024: A choice between democracy and dictatorship Atilla YeşiladaPosted on6 January, 2024 Video by Real Turkey Channel, presented by Atilla Yesilada Turkish politics in 2024: A choice … Continue ReadingTurkish politics in 2024: A choice between democracy and dictatorship
Categories Finance HIGHLIGHTS Pimco and Vanguard back in the Turkish financial markets Editor P.A.Posted on5 January, 2024 U.S. investment giants Pimco and Vanguard have bought local Turkish assets in recent months, senior … Continue ReadingPimco and Vanguard back in the Turkish financial markets
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Yağız Kutay Isik: “Are Turkish Football Clubs Going to Be Sold?” Güldem AtabayPosted on5 January, 20247 January, 2024 The scandal in Saudi Arabia has been debated by the public since Thursday. True patriots … Continue ReadingYağız Kutay Isik: “Are Turkish Football Clubs Going to Be Sold?”
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics CHP leader Özel: Gezi case is Erdoğan’s political grudge case, announces rally to “protect” the Constitution Güldem AtabayPosted on4 January, 2024 CHP Central Executive Board and Party Assembly convened with an extraordinary agenda following the Supreme … Continue ReadingCHP leader Özel: Gezi case is Erdoğan’s political grudge case, announces rally to “protect” the Constitution
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Central Bank total reserves declined for the first time in 12 weeks Güldem AtabayPosted on4 January, 2024 According to data released by the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT), net … Continue ReadingCentral Bank total reserves declined for the first time in 12 weeks
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics US: “We have no comment at this stage on progress on F-16 sales to Turkey” Güldem AtabayPosted on4 January, 2024 US State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller commented on the process regarding the US sale of … Continue ReadingUS: “We have no comment at this stage on progress on F-16 sales to Turkey”
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Latest poll shows! Increase in CHP with the change of leadership… Bleeding continues in the IYI Party Güldem AtabayPosted on4 January, 20246 January, 2024 BUPAR Research President Erdal Akaltun stated that according to the survey they conducted for the … Continue ReadingLatest poll shows! Increase in CHP with the change of leadership… Bleeding continues in the IYI Party
Categories Finance HIGHLIGHTS Markets HSBC: New era for the lira Atilla YeşiladaPosted on4 January, 2024 The imbalance between the demand and supply of FX is likely to persist in 2024. … Continue ReadingHSBC: New era for the lira
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Mehmet Simsek’s monetary policy message falls prey to the vagaries of Turkish Atilla YeşiladaPosted on4 January, 2024 “Inflation is high but is moving in line with the economic program”, Treasury and Finance … Continue ReadingMehmet Simsek’s monetary policy message falls prey to the vagaries of Turkish