Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey’s interior ministry has suspended security cooperation with US Güldem AtabayPosted on21 May, 2021 Suleyman Soylu, Turkey’s interior minister, has gradually ended all practical cooperation between Turkish security forces … Continue ReadingTurkey’s interior ministry has suspended security cooperation with US
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics ‘Election scenario’ poll: Imamoglu and Yavas lead Erdogan by more than 10 points in presidential election Güldem AtabayPosted on21 May, 2021 Istanbul Metropolitan Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu and Ankara Metropolitan Mayor Mansur Yavaş are more than 10 … Continue Reading‘Election scenario’ poll: Imamoglu and Yavas lead Erdogan by more than 10 points in presidential election
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey seals deal for 60 mln more doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine Güldem AtabayPosted on21 May, 2021 Turkey finalized a deal to buy 60 million more doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, with … Continue ReadingTurkey seals deal for 60 mln more doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Cost side pressures push up Turkey’s agricultural input prices Güldem AtabayPosted on21 May, 2021 Turkey’s March 2021 Agricultural Input Price Index (Agricultural-IPI) edged up 1.33% elevating the annual level … Continue ReadingCost side pressures push up Turkey’s agricultural input prices
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Ouch! Turkey’s consumer confidence at two year low Güldem AtabayPosted on21 May, 2021 Seasonally adjusted consumer confidence index decreased by 3.6% in May to 77.3 from 80.2 in … Continue ReadingOuch! Turkey’s consumer confidence at two year low
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Burak Bekdil: Turks May Be Rediscovering the Merits of the Secular Paradigm Atilla YeşiladaPosted on21 May, 2021 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The departure of some Turks from Erdoğan-style manifest Islamism based on visible piety … Continue ReadingBurak Bekdil: Turks May Be Rediscovering the Merits of the Secular Paradigm
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Iran says US has agreed to lift oil, banking sanctions Atilla YeşiladaPosted on21 May, 2021 Iranian President Hassan Rohani said today that the US has agreed to lift all major … Continue ReadingIran says US has agreed to lift oil, banking sanctions
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Ahval: Turkey accuses U.S. of coup plot after anti-Semitism accusations Atilla YeşiladaPosted on21 May, 2021 Turkey, reacting angrily to U.S. claims of anti-Semitism directed at President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, accused … Continue ReadingAhval: Turkey accuses U.S. of coup plot after anti-Semitism accusations
Categories Economy General Birth rate declining in Turkey: Report Atilla YeşiladaPosted on21 May, 2021 A recent report by Turkey’s statistical authority has revealed a trend of declining birth rates … Continue ReadingBirth rate declining in Turkey: Report
Categories Finance HYPED Markets Turkish Lira leads EM currency slump Atilla YeşiladaPosted on19 May, 2021 Turkey’s lira led a decline in emerging market currencies ahead of the publication of the … Continue ReadingTurkish Lira leads EM currency slump
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS US condemns Erdogan ‘anti-Semitic’ remarks Atilla YeşiladaPosted on19 May, 2021 The United States on Tuesday sharply criticized Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for what it … Continue ReadingUS condemns Erdogan ‘anti-Semitic’ remarks
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Politics NYT: Claims From an Organized Crime Boss Rock Turkey’s Government Güldem AtabayPosted on19 May, 2021 Sliding in opinion polls amid a severe economic crisis and a surge in coronavirus infections, … Continue ReadingNYT: Claims From an Organized Crime Boss Rock Turkey’s Government
Categories General Politics Sedat Peker videos: Former intelligence chief warns against political assassinations Güldem AtabayPosted on19 May, 2021 Videos released by Sedat Peker show that the situation of state-mafia relations in Turkey is … Continue ReadingSedat Peker videos: Former intelligence chief warns against political assassinations
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Minister Soylu files complaint against journalists who apparently mediated between him, S. Peker Güldem AtabayPosted on19 May, 2021 Minister of Interior Süleyman Soylu has filed a criminal complaint against journalists Hadi and Süleyman … Continue ReadingMinister Soylu files complaint against journalists who apparently mediated between him, S. Peker
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics US condemns Erdoğan comments on Jewish people as anti-Semitic Güldem AtabayPosted on19 May, 2021 The United States on May 18 strongly condemned recent comments by Turkish President Recep Tayyip … Continue ReadingUS condemns Erdoğan comments on Jewish people as anti-Semitic
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkey: Budget deficit drops to below 2.0% of GDP as of April Atilla YeşiladaPosted on18 May, 2021 Budget deficit drops to below 2.0% of GDP as of April, mainly due to soaring … Continue ReadingTurkey: Budget deficit drops to below 2.0% of GDP as of April
Categories Business Tech Turkey becomes Europe’s dumping ground for illegal plastic waste Atilla YeşiladaPosted on17 May, 2021 Rising poverty in Turkey and a ruthless drive to shrink the current account deficit is … Continue ReadingTurkey becomes Europe’s dumping ground for illegal plastic waste
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdogan bashes Biden viciously, Turkey wows new arms purchases from Russia Atilla YeşiladaPosted on17 May, 2021 Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Monday criticized U.S. President Joe Biden’s approval of weapons sales … Continue ReadingErdogan bashes Biden viciously, Turkey wows new arms purchases from Russia
Categories Business Finance Macro Snapshot: Outstanding External Loans Received by Private Sector in March Cem CetingucPosted on17 May, 2021 In March, short term loans increased by USD815mn (trade credits increased by USD1.4bn) whereas long … Continue ReadingMacro Snapshot: Outstanding External Loans Received by Private Sector in March
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics ECFR: West wishes – Turkey’s growing relationship with Ukraine Güldem AtabayPosted on17 May, 2021 In the recent escalation between Russia and Ukraine, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was unusually … Continue ReadingECFR: West wishes – Turkey’s growing relationship with Ukraine
