Categories Emerging Markets HYPED IIF survey: Emerging market investors get ‘jitters’ in January Atilla YeşiladaPosted on6 February, 2022 With flows into emerging markets totaling an estimated $1.1bn for the month, IIF said increased … Continue ReadingIIF survey: Emerging market investors get ‘jitters’ in January
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Emerging Markets HIGHLIGHTS Commentary: Why most EM are uninvestable? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on6 February, 2022 Since before the pandemic, at the beginning of each year, strategists and fund managers have … Continue ReadingCommentary: Why most EM are uninvestable?
Categories Business HIGHLIGHTS VoA: Supreme Court reviewing Halkbank appeal Atilla YeşiladaPosted on6 February, 2022 The deadline for Halkbank’s application to the US Constitutional Court regarding the dismissal of the … Continue ReadingVoA: Supreme Court reviewing Halkbank appeal
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and wife test positive for Covid-19, exhibit mild symptoms Atilla YeşiladaPosted on6 February, 2022 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his wife, Emine, have tested positive for Covid-19. … Continue ReadingTurkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and wife test positive for Covid-19, exhibit mild symptoms
Categories General HYPED New trouble in Turko-American ties: US raid on ISIS leader Atilla YeşiladaPosted on5 February, 20225 February, 2022 The leader of the Islamic State, Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi, was killed during a US … Continue ReadingNew trouble in Turko-American ties: US raid on ISIS leader
Categories Business Politics Media: Erdogan & Herzog to discuss NG pipeline Atilla YeşiladaPosted on4 February, 2022 Turkey and Israel can work together to carry Israeli natural gas to Europe and the … Continue ReadingMedia: Erdogan & Herzog to discuss NG pipeline
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS JP Morgan on Turkey: annual inflation gets near the 50% mark as expected Atilla YeşiladaPosted on4 February, 2022 Turkey posted a double-digit monthly inflation for the second consecutive month; this was not seen … Continue ReadingJP Morgan on Turkey: annual inflation gets near the 50% mark as expected
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS (UPDATE: Protests spill over to Eastern provinces) Turks fill streets to protest high cost of living Atilla YeşiladaPosted on4 February, 20225 February, 2022 Impromptu protests against the high cost living spread to more Turkish cities on Friday night. … Continue Reading(UPDATE: Protests spill over to Eastern provinces) Turks fill streets to protest high cost of living
Categories General HYPED Tech Turkey to expand supply of armed drones to Ukraine Atilla YeşiladaPosted on4 February, 2022 Ukraine and Turkey have signed an agreement to expand the joint production of unmanned aerial … Continue ReadingTurkey to expand supply of armed drones to Ukraine
Categories General Euractiv: Europe rights body launches rare action against Turkey Atilla YeşiladaPosted on4 February, 2022 The Council of Europe on Wednesday (2 February) launched for only the second time in … Continue ReadingEuractiv: Europe rights body launches rare action against Turkey
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Turkish inflation surges to two-decade high of 48.7 percent Güldem AtabayPosted on3 February, 2022 Turkey’s consumer price inflation rate jumped to an annual 48.7 percent in January from 36.1 … Continue ReadingTurkish inflation surges to two-decade high of 48.7 percent
Categories Finance HIGHLIGHTS Markets Bloomberg: Turkey’s Real Rate at Minus 35% Deepens the Gloom for Lira Atilla YeşiladaPosted on3 February, 2022 Traders see a probability of almost 50% that the lira will surpass its record low … Continue ReadingBloomberg: Turkey’s Real Rate at Minus 35% Deepens the Gloom for Lira
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Yetkin blog: Confessions from Erdoğan: Falling apart Atilla YeşiladaPosted on3 February, 2022 What I mean by the confessions is not limited to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s recent … Continue ReadingYetkin blog: Confessions from Erdoğan: Falling apart
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkey trade deficit triples in January amidst 55 percent jump in imports Güldem AtabayPosted on2 February, 2022 Turkey’s trade deficit more than tripled in January. The trade deficit widened to $10.4 billion from … Continue ReadingTurkey trade deficit triples in January amidst 55 percent jump in imports
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Arrested ISIS leader in Turkey confesses plans to attack opposition leaders, LGBTI+s, tourists Güldem AtabayPosted on2 February, 2022 The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has filed a case against Kasım Güler, who was … Continue ReadingArrested ISIS leader in Turkey confesses plans to attack opposition leaders, LGBTI+s, tourists
Categories Company & Industry General HIGHLIGHTS Tech Turkey to become top microchip producer amid global shortage Cem CetingucPosted on2 February, 20222 February, 2022 With strong investment and a policy of sustainability, Turkey may be a global center for microchip production, benefiting … Continue ReadingTurkey to become top microchip producer amid global shortage
Categories Business Company & Industry Finance HIGHLIGHTS SISE Buy: Top-line growth to offset margin decline Cem CetingucPosted on2 February, 2022 2022 is mainly about top-line growth. We believe 2021 concluded with firmer operating margins y-o-y … Continue ReadingSISE Buy: Top-line growth to offset margin decline
Categories Business Company & Industry Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Erdoğan announces electricity price adjustment as Turks protest hikes Cem CetingucPosted on2 February, 2022 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced an adjustment in the calculation of electricity prices after … Continue ReadingErdoğan announces electricity price adjustment as Turks protest hikes
Categories Economy Finance HIGHLIGHTS Turkish Lira: Doomed to devaluation? Cem CetingucPosted on2 February, 2022 For investors in Turkey, December 2021 will go down as the month of the white-knuckle … Continue ReadingTurkish Lira: Doomed to devaluation?
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Politics Erdogan seeks payoff from Russia-US clash on Ukraine Cem CetingucPosted on2 February, 2022 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will try to leverage his strategic position in NATO and … Continue ReadingErdogan seeks payoff from Russia-US clash on Ukraine
