Categories General Turkey and Iraq: Anti-PKK campaign irritates Baghdad Atilla YeşiladaPosted on4 July, 20204 July, 2020 Turkey developed a new anti-terror doctrine which calls for meeting the threat of attacks and … Continue ReadingTurkey and Iraq: Anti-PKK campaign irritates Baghdad
Categories Finance Turkey’s wild credit boom knows no barriers Atilla YeşiladaPosted on3 July, 20206 July, 2020 Turkey’s year-to-date credit growth reached 22% (numbers differ from report to report, as there is … Continue ReadingTurkey’s wild credit boom knows no barriers
Categories Economy Seker Invest: CPI inflation greatly exceeds market expectations (as in May) Atilla YeşiladaPosted on3 July, 20203 July, 2020 After the release of June inflation data, disappointment spread among economists, some of whom began … Continue ReadingSeker Invest: CPI inflation greatly exceeds market expectations (as in May)
Categories Economy Emerging Markets Güldem Atabay Constantly off the central bank path: Turkey’s inflation up again making near-by rate cuts unfeasible Güldem AtabayPosted on3 July, 20206 July, 2020 Turkey’s June consumer price inflation (CPI) at 1.13% beats the market expectation again on the … Continue ReadingConstantly off the central bank path: Turkey’s inflation up again making near-by rate cuts unfeasible
Categories Finance EM inflows accelerate in June, Turkey still outlier Atilla YeşiladaPosted on3 July, 20204 July, 2020 The latest data published by the Institute of International Finance (IIF) showed Wednesday, portfolio inflows … Continue ReadingEM inflows accelerate in June, Turkey still outlier
Categories Emerging Markets BNP Paribas: Emerging market equities – Opportunities among the challenges Atilla YeşiladaPosted on3 July, 20204 July, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic has struck economies and societies hard and those in emerging countries more … Continue ReadingBNP Paribas: Emerging market equities – Opportunities among the challenges
Categories Business Company & Industry VW cancels Turkey plant, Anti-Trust Board probes German auto imports Atilla YeşiladaPosted on2 July, 20202 July, 2020 Volkswagen drops plans for new plant in Turkey, citing pandemic German automaker Volkswagen Wednesday … Continue ReadingVW cancels Turkey plant, Anti-Trust Board probes German auto imports
Categories General Tech Erdogan promises crack-down on social media, opposition news channels silenced Atilla YeşiladaPosted on2 July, 20203 July, 2020 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has vowed to tighten government controls on social media, following … Continue ReadingErdogan promises crack-down on social media, opposition news channels silenced
Categories Business Tech Will Turkey ever build a nuclear power plant? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on2 July, 20202 July, 2020 The answer is more political than economic, Ahval News suggests. Turkey doesn’t need a nuclear … Continue ReadingWill Turkey ever build a nuclear power plant?
Categories Business Shipping: Turkey plans to become a “transit port country” Atilla YeşiladaPosted on2 July, 20202 July, 2020 Transport and Infrastructure Minister Adil Karaismailoğlu heralded Turkey’s rise in maritime shipping to top ranks, … Continue ReadingShipping: Turkey plans to become a “transit port country”
Categories Economy General SAMEKS Composite: Stagnant services sector threatens manufacturing recovery Editor P.A.Posted on1 July, 20203 July, 2020 In June 2020, seasonally and calendar adjusted SAMEKS Compound Index increased by 1.0 points compared … Continue ReadingSAMEKS Composite: Stagnant services sector threatens manufacturing recovery
Categories Politics Commentary: Why Is Biden Bad For Turkey, Which Is Good Atilla YeşiladaPosted on1 July, 20203 July, 2020 I don’t speculate on election results in Turkey, or elsewhere, but according to all the … Continue ReadingCommentary: Why Is Biden Bad For Turkey, Which Is Good
Categories General Politics Turkey’s changing media landscape Editor P.A.Posted on1 July, 20203 July, 2020 Summary A dominant narrative that has come out of Turkey in recent years highlights how … Continue ReadingTurkey’s changing media landscape
Categories General Politics Erdogan to ban Twitter, Netflix, Youtube in Turkey Editor P.A.Posted on1 July, 20202 July, 2020 Turkey’s President Erdogan vows to bring a draft bill to parliament to block/regulate social media … Continue ReadingErdogan to ban Twitter, Netflix, Youtube in Turkey
Categories Economy Emerging Markets VW abandons Turkey factory plan Editor P.A.Posted on1 July, 20201 July, 2020 Volkswagen AG canceled plans to build a car factory in Turkey after the coronavirus pandemic … Continue ReadingVW abandons Turkey factory plan
Categories Economy Emerging Markets Turkey’s PMI back to growth territory Güldem AtabayPosted on1 July, 20201 July, 2020 The rebound in the Turkish manufacturing PMI has continued with a return to growth territory. … Continue ReadingTurkey’s PMI back to growth territory