Categories Atilla Yeşilada Economy General HIGHLIGHTS COMMENTARY: Covid-19 strikes back, adding another burden to the pathetic economic outlook Atilla YeşiladaPosted on11 July, 2022 The number of coronavirus cases in Turkey increased eight times based on an analysis of … Continue ReadingCOMMENTARY: Covid-19 strikes back, adding another burden to the pathetic economic outlook
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Economic Woes Force Turkish Health Professionals Abroad Atilla YeşiladaPosted on9 July, 2022 Cover Photo: “Emigre” Turkish physicians gather in Dusseldorf, Germany Turkish health professionals are … Continue ReadingEconomic Woes Force Turkish Health Professionals Abroad
Categories HYPED Politics Undecided voters at record low in Turkey – pollster Atilla YeşiladaPosted on9 July, 2022 Some 7.8 percent of participants in a recent study said they were undecided on who … Continue ReadingUndecided voters at record low in Turkey – pollster
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Arab News: Inflation eats into Turkey’s Eid feast Atilla YeşiladaPosted on9 July, 2022 Turkey is celebrating one of her saddest Eid’s in the 21st Century, with 22% unemployment, … Continue ReadingArab News: Inflation eats into Turkey’s Eid feast
Categories Economy Finance HIGHLIGHTS Fitch’s Eid gift: Agency downgrades Turkey’s debt rating to ‘B’ from ‘B+’ Atilla YeşiladaPosted on9 July, 2022 Ratings agency Fitch on Friday downgraded Turkey’s debt rating to ‘B’ from ‘B+’, citing increasing … Continue ReadingFitch’s Eid gift: Agency downgrades Turkey’s debt rating to ‘B’ from ‘B+’
Categories Economy Finance HIGHLIGHTS Turkey’s banking watchdog eases regulations on lira loans to FX-rich firms Güldem AtabayPosted on8 July, 2022 Turkey’s BDDK banking watchdog has eased some of the regulations that had limited Turkish lira … Continue ReadingTurkey’s banking watchdog eases regulations on lira loans to FX-rich firms
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Reuters: First-time voters weigh what they’ve never known: Turkey without Erdogan Atilla YeşiladaPosted on7 July, 2022 Six million first-time voters are set to effectively decide whether to extend President Tayyip Erdogan’s … Continue ReadingReuters: First-time voters weigh what they’ve never known: Turkey without Erdogan
Categories General HYPED Jose Miguel Alonso-Trabanco: Turkey as an Aspiring Great Power? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on7 July, 20227 July, 2022 Toward great power status? Nevertheless, it is pertinent to wonder if Turkey’s capabilities are … Continue ReadingJose Miguel Alonso-Trabanco: Turkey as an Aspiring Great Power?
Categories Business HIGHLIGHTS World’s Second Largest Rare Earth Element Reserve Discovered In Turkey Atilla YeşiladaPosted on7 July, 2022 Turkey uncovered the world’s second largest rare earth element reserve in the Beylikova district of … Continue ReadingWorld’s Second Largest Rare Earth Element Reserve Discovered In Turkey
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Two polls show Turkey’s main opposition party surpasses Erdogan’s AKP Atilla YeşiladaPosted on6 July, 2022 Two separate polls have shown that the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leads President … Continue ReadingTwo polls show Turkey’s main opposition party surpasses Erdogan’s AKP
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Columnists HIGHLIGHTS Politics Atilla Yeşilada: Why Erdogan Will Never Win Another Election? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on6 July, 2022 Turkey will hold presidential and general elections within a year, though they could be … Continue ReadingAtilla Yeşilada: Why Erdogan Will Never Win Another Election?
Categories Business Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkish Industry Group Warns of Financing Crunch for Exporters Güldem AtabayPosted on6 July, 2022 Turkish exporters face a “gangrenous” financing crunch, according to the head of a major industry … Continue ReadingTurkish Industry Group Warns of Financing Crunch for Exporters
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Sinan Ciddi/FDD: The West should not appease Erdogan Atilla YeşiladaPosted on6 July, 2022 A recent piece by Maximillian Hess in Foreign Policy magazine stumped many Turkey watchers, including myself, in … Continue ReadingSinan Ciddi/FDD: The West should not appease Erdogan
Categories Business HIGHLIGHTS Tech Minister: Turkey among regions most affected by climate crisis Atilla YeşiladaPosted on5 July, 2022 Turkey is situated in the Mediterranean basin, one of the regions most affected by the … Continue ReadingMinister: Turkey among regions most affected by climate crisis
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics New survey shows main opposition CHP overtakes ruling AKP Güldem AtabayPosted on5 July, 2022 A new survey has shown the main opposition CHP overtaking the ruling AKP in a … Continue ReadingNew survey shows main opposition CHP overtakes ruling AKP
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey Renews Threat to Veto Sweden and Finland’s NATO Bids Güldem AtabayPosted on5 July, 2022 Turkey is threatening to veto NATO membership for Sweden and Finland even as the military … Continue ReadingTurkey Renews Threat to Veto Sweden and Finland’s NATO Bids
Categories Emerging Markets HYPED Emerging markets face bleak outlook after stormy start to the year Atilla YeşiladaPosted on4 July, 2022 It’s been a torrid first half for emerging market assets and with the Federal Reserve … Continue ReadingEmerging markets face bleak outlook after stormy start to the year
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Politico: With Turkey’s economy in crisis, Erdoğan picks fights abroad Atilla YeşiladaPosted on4 July, 2022 Restaurants have invested in wipe-clean menus so they can update their prices daily. Taxi drivers … Continue ReadingPolitico: With Turkey’s economy in crisis, Erdoğan picks fights abroad
Categories General HYPED Iran Intervenes To Stop Turkish Invasion of Northern Syria Atilla YeşiladaPosted on4 July, 2022 Turkish President Erdogan put the long-promised forth foray into Syria on hold after his return … Continue ReadingIran Intervenes To Stop Turkish Invasion of Northern Syria
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Markets Turkey’s CPI inflation still soaring – heading to triple digits Güldem AtabayPosted on4 July, 2022 Turkey’s annual consumer price inflation (CPI) reached 78.62% in June up from 73.5% in May … Continue ReadingTurkey’s CPI inflation still soaring – heading to triple digits
