Categories Business Economy General Tech Turkey’s gaming industry attracts investors, but not without concerns Güldem AtabayPosted on12 April, 2021 According to a 2020 annual report published by the Esports agency Gaming in Turkey (GIT), … Continue ReadingTurkey’s gaming industry attracts investors, but not without concerns
Categories General Russia restricts flights to Turkey amid COVID-19 surge, political tensions Güldem AtabayPosted on12 April, 202112 April, 2021 Russia will restrict flights to and from Turkey from April 15 to June 1 due … Continue ReadingRussia restricts flights to Turkey amid COVID-19 surge, political tensions
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkey current account gap widens, pushing 12-month deficit to 5.3 percent of GDP Güldem AtabayPosted on12 April, 2021 Turkey’s current account deficit (CAD) grew by 89 percent in February from a year ago, … Continue ReadingTurkey current account gap widens, pushing 12-month deficit to 5.3 percent of GDP
Categories Economy General Turkey’s construction cost index flat in February over January Güldem AtabayPosted on12 April, 2021 In February 2021, construction cost index (CCI) decreased by 0.03% compared with previous month yet … Continue ReadingTurkey’s construction cost index flat in February over January
Categories Business General Politics Canal Istanbul: The greatest of all White Elephants Atilla YeşiladaPosted on12 April, 2021 What is Canal Istanbul: President Erdogan’s pet crazy project is a channel which will … Continue ReadingCanal Istanbul: The greatest of all White Elephants
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkish central bank to keep policy rate at 19% this week Güldem AtabayPosted on12 April, 2021 The Turkish lira weakened on Monday as investor concerns grew over deteriorating economic conditions in … Continue ReadingTurkish central bank to keep policy rate at 19% this week
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Growing support for Istanbul Convention, declining votes for Erdoğan Güldem AtabayPosted on12 April, 202112 April, 2021 The Operational Social Research Center has shared the findings of its March 2021 public opinion … Continue ReadingGrowing support for Istanbul Convention, declining votes for Erdoğan
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Growth hopes: Gone with the Covid Atilla YeşiladaPosted on12 April, 2021 Turkey’s daily coronavirus infection numbers have soared above 50,000 and President Tayyip Erdogan is likely … Continue ReadingGrowth hopes: Gone with the Covid
Categories Economy General Unemployment rate realized as 13.4 percent in Turkey Cem CetingucPosted on12 April, 2021 Seasonally adjusted unemployment rate realized as 13.4% The number of unemployed persons aged 15 years … Continue ReadingUnemployment rate realized as 13.4 percent in Turkey
Categories Company & Industry Markets Turkish auto production exceeds 212,000 in Jan-Feb Cem CetingucPosted on12 April, 2021 Automotive production in Turkey, including light commercial vehicles, tractors, and automobiles, totaled 211,877 million units … Continue ReadingTurkish auto production exceeds 212,000 in Jan-Feb
Categories General TCL, Huawei set to join other Chinese brands producing in Turkey Cem CetingucPosted on12 April, 2021 New Chinese brands are set to join international electronics companies that recently kickstarted production in … Continue ReadingTCL, Huawei set to join other Chinese brands producing in Turkey
Categories Business General Musicians’ Desperation Highlights Turkey’s Economic Problems Atilla YeşiladaPosted on11 April, 2021 Turkey’s Covid-19 epidemic is in its 13th month with no relief in sight, as in … Continue ReadingMusicians’ Desperation Highlights Turkey’s Economic Problems
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey–West Relations: The Politics of Intra-alliance Opposition (Prof. Oya Dursun-Özkanca) Atilla YeşiladaPosted on11 April, 2021 Özkanca explains her recent book: Turkey–West Relations: The Politics of Intra-alliance Opposition (Cambridge … Continue ReadingTurkey–West Relations: The Politics of Intra-alliance Opposition (Prof. Oya Dursun-Özkanca)
Categories Economy Emerging Markets IMF: Vaccine inequity threatens Mideast’s economic recovery Atilla YeşiladaPosted on11 April, 2021 Middle East economies are recovering from the coronavirus pandemic faster than anticipated, largely due to … Continue ReadingIMF: Vaccine inequity threatens Mideast’s economic recovery
Categories General View from SABAH: How AKP views Sino-Turkey relationship Atilla YeşiladaPosted on10 April, 2021 Daily SABAH is unabashedly pro-AKP and is proud to be called the party’s mouthpiece. Frequent … Continue ReadingView from SABAH: How AKP views Sino-Turkey relationship
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics The cold waters of Black Sea heating up fast Atilla YeşiladaPosted on10 April, 2021 AKP’s strategists claim in a multipolar world, a growing power like Turkey’s can’t bound to … Continue ReadingThe cold waters of Black Sea heating up fast
Categories Business General Nikkei: Turkey’s Central Asia tug-of-war with Russia intensifies Atilla YeşiladaPosted on10 April, 2021 Turkey and Russia have escalated their competing quests for influence among the resource-rich former Soviet … Continue ReadingNikkei: Turkey’s Central Asia tug-of-war with Russia intensifies
Categories General Iraq’s new Covid-19 surge complicates recovery Atilla YeşiladaPosted on10 April, 2021 Iraq’s Health Ministry has warned of “dire consequences” ahead because citizens are not heeding coronavirus … Continue ReadingIraq’s new Covid-19 surge complicates recovery
Categories Economy Emerging Markets Emerging market investors need to be prepared for effects of inflation Atilla YeşiladaPosted on9 April, 2021 As the world emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, Western investors’ focus has shifted from the … Continue ReadingEmerging market investors need to be prepared for effects of inflation
Categories General More legal trouble for Turkey in US courts Atilla YeşiladaPosted on9 April, 2021 It is a well known story that Turkey’s state-owned lender Halkbank is accused by U.S. … Continue ReadingMore legal trouble for Turkey in US courts
