Categories General HIGHLIGHTS One third of Turkey struggles with obesity: WHO study Cem CetingucPosted on6 May, 2022 Nearly a third of the Turkish population, or 32.1 percent, comprises obese people, whereas 66.8 … Continue ReadingOne third of Turkey struggles with obesity: WHO study
Categories General HYPED Turkey wants Syrian refugees to leave — will this destabilize Syria? – analysis Atilla YeşiladaPosted on5 May, 2022 Turkey’s ruling party is claiming it will return Syrian refugees to Syria. This could include … Continue ReadingTurkey wants Syrian refugees to leave — will this destabilize Syria? – analysis
Categories Business Company & Industry Finance HIGHLIGHTS Koza Gold: On the verge of a brighter era Cem CetingucPosted on5 May, 20225 May, 2022 We increase our target price for KOZAL to TL262.8/shr (previously TL202.7/shr) on our new macro … Continue ReadingKoza Gold: On the verge of a brighter era
Categories Business Company & Industry HIGHLIGHTS Markets Global oil industry undergoes a serious problem Cem CetingucPosted on5 May, 2022 The oil market is undergoing a serious production problem, warns one analyst, even as prices … Continue ReadingGlobal oil industry undergoes a serious problem
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey ranked 149th in global press freedom survey Cem CetingucPosted on5 May, 2022 Media landscape With 90% of the national media now under government control, the public has … Continue ReadingTurkey ranked 149th in global press freedom survey
Categories Company & Industry General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkish TV series become tools of cultural diplomacy Cem CetingucPosted on5 May, 2022 Turkish TV series have become tools of cultural diplomacy, increasing the power of Turkish foreign policy, a … Continue ReadingTurkish TV series become tools of cultural diplomacy
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Politics Turkey’s hope for tourism revival losts with Russian war Cem CetingucPosted on5 May, 20225 May, 2022 Despite many Russian dissidents and young professionals arriving in Turkey following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the … Continue ReadingTurkey’s hope for tourism revival losts with Russian war
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics FT: Defeating Erdoğan: Turkey’s opposition searches for a champion Güldem AtabayPosted on5 May, 2022 If there were any doubts about Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu’s determination to be the man to take … Continue ReadingFT: Defeating Erdoğan: Turkey’s opposition searches for a champion
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Columnists Economy Finance HIGHLIGHTS Commentary: Roaring trade deficits force Central Bank to waste FX Atilla YeşiladaPosted on4 May, 2022 Turkey’s trade deficit surged 75% year-on-year in March to $8.17 billion, mainly due to a … Continue ReadingCommentary: Roaring trade deficits force Central Bank to waste FX
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Erdogan fears Turkey’s Kurdish minority – opinion Atilla YeşiladaPosted on4 May, 2022 On April 18, 2022, Turkey launched a new ground and air offensive against Kurdish militants … Continue ReadingErdogan fears Turkey’s Kurdish minority – opinion
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey’s Labor Day protests net 164 detentions Atilla YeşiladaPosted on2 May, 2022 Turkish riot police detained 164 protesters trying to reach Istanbul’s main Taksim Square for May … Continue ReadingTurkey’s Labor Day protests net 164 detentions