Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Swedish FM: Time has come for Turkey to ratify Sweden’s NATO bid Güldem AtabayPosted on21 June, 2023 “Our judgment is that we have done what was expected of us, now it is … Continue ReadingSwedish FM: Time has come for Turkey to ratify Sweden’s NATO bid
Categories HYPED Politics What is next for Turkey’s demoralized opposition? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on21 June, 2023 As he celebrated a victory set to cement his rule for a quarter of a … Continue ReadingWhat is next for Turkey’s demoralized opposition?
Categories Finance HIGHLIGHTS CBTR governor Erkan surveys investment banks to gauge rate hike Atilla YeşiladaPosted on21 June, 2023 Prior to the historical Central Bank Monetary Policy Committee meeting, Central Bank (CBRT) Governor Hafize … Continue ReadingCBTR governor Erkan surveys investment banks to gauge rate hike
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Columnist: High ranking AKP bureaucrat lobbying to have Simsek sacked Atilla YeşiladaPosted on20 June, 2023 Mehmet Ali Verçin, a columnist for the KARAR newspaper (conservative, anti-AKP), brought up the allegation … Continue ReadingColumnist: High ranking AKP bureaucrat lobbying to have Simsek sacked
Categories Economy Finance HIGHLIGHTS Erdogan Ally Points To ‘Painful’ Rate Hike, a wide range of rate hike forecasts clouds the picture Atilla YeşiladaPosted on20 June, 2023 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s influential ruling coalition partner said Tuesday that the government needed … Continue ReadingErdogan Ally Points To ‘Painful’ Rate Hike, a wide range of rate hike forecasts clouds the picture
Categories General HYPED Türkiye’s Erdogan faces challenge of rebuilding quake-hit zones after re-election Atilla YeşiladaPosted on20 June, 2023 After his re-election as Turkish president in May, Recep Tayyip Erdogan has begun a new … Continue ReadingTürkiye’s Erdogan faces challenge of rebuilding quake-hit zones after re-election
Categories Business Economy HYPED Türkiye’s consumer sentiment plunges in June Atilla YeşiladaPosted on20 June, 2023 Turkish consumer sentiment plummeted to a three-month low in June, the latest official figures released … Continue ReadingTürkiye’s consumer sentiment plunges in June
Categories Business HYPED Türkiye seeks to maintain 25% cap on rent increases Atilla YeşiladaPosted on20 June, 2023 Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunç late Monday said Türkiye was working on extending a measure limiting … Continue ReadingTürkiye seeks to maintain 25% cap on rent increases
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Kilicdaroglu to stay at the helm of CHP, wants to expand Nation Alliance Atilla YeşiladaPosted on20 June, 202320 June, 2023 Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has hinted at the possibility of … Continue ReadingKilicdaroglu to stay at the helm of CHP, wants to expand Nation Alliance
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Economy HIGHLIGHTS Video analysis: Can Mehmet Şimşek Rescue Turkish Economy? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on20 June, 2023 Video analysis: Can Mehmet Şimşek Rescue Turkish Economy? Can Mehmet Simsek rescue Turkish … Continue ReadingVideo analysis: Can Mehmet Şimşek Rescue Turkish Economy?
Categories Business HIGHLIGHTS Turkey’s inflation spiral fed by 34% hike in minimum wage Atilla YeşiladaPosted on20 June, 2023 Turkey raised monthly minimum wage by another 34% beginning on July 1, the government said … Continue ReadingTurkey’s inflation spiral fed by 34% hike in minimum wage
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Mehmet Simsek startled by the budget disaster—Journalist Atilla YeşiladaPosted on19 June, 2023 Mehmet Şimşek, who has served in senior positions such as the Minister of Finance and … Continue ReadingMehmet Simsek startled by the budget disaster—Journalist
Categories General HYPED Can gas solve the Cyprus conflict? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on19 June, 2023 Turkey’s president Erdogan has – on a visit to northern Cyprus – demanded the recognition … Continue ReadingCan gas solve the Cyprus conflict?
Categories Business Finance HIGHLIGHTS AA: ‘Türkiye can top inflow records with post-election investment surge’ Atilla YeşiladaPosted on19 June, 2023 Türkiye aiming to capture 1.5% share in global investment outlay, head of Turkish Presidency’s Investment … Continue ReadingAA: ‘Türkiye can top inflow records with post-election investment surge’
Categories Business HIGHLIGHTS Tech Turkish gamers create miracles, Turcorns Atilla YeşiladaPosted on19 June, 2023 Backed by billions of dollars in investments and government support, young innovative developers are taking … Continue ReadingTurkish gamers create miracles, Turcorns
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Police blockade entire Beyoğlu district, detain Trans Pride March participants with excessive force Atilla YeşiladaPosted on19 June, 2023 Turkish police on June 18 blockaded Istanbul’s entire Beyoğlu district in response to the Trans … Continue ReadingPolice blockade entire Beyoğlu district, detain Trans Pride March participants with excessive force
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Erdogan: Fighting inflation is priority number 1 Atilla YeşiladaPosted on19 June, 2023 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has vowed to bring inflation, which is currently running at below … Continue ReadingErdogan: Fighting inflation is priority number 1
Categories Business HYPED Tech Google in crosshairs again as Turkey launches fresh investigation Atilla YeşiladaPosted on19 June, 2023 Türkiye’s competition watchdog Monday announced it had launched a new investigation into Alphabet Inc., Google … Continue ReadingGoogle in crosshairs again as Turkey launches fresh investigation
Categories Finance HIGHLIGHTS Markets The sad story of TL: “Is anyone buying dollars?”—the Guardian Atilla YeşiladaPosted on18 June, 2023 “Is anyone buying dollars?” yells a man in a Galatasaray sports jacket as he leans … Continue ReadingThe sad story of TL: “Is anyone buying dollars?”—the Guardian
Categories Finance HIGHLIGHTS ANALYSIS: Turkish rate hikes: How fast, how high? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on18 June, 2023 Turkey’s first female Central Bank (CBRT) governor Gaye Erkan is certain to engineer the first … Continue ReadingANALYSIS: Turkish rate hikes: How fast, how high?
