Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Cyprus Mail View: How much longer can Cyprus hinder Greece-Turkey relations? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on11 December, 2023 President Tayyip Erdogan’s groundbreaking visit to Athens on Thursday was a strong indication of the … Continue ReadingCyprus Mail View: How much longer can Cyprus hinder Greece-Turkey relations?
Categories Business General HIGHLIGHTS Dorian Jones: EU leaders will need to answer the question about what to do with Turkey Atilla YeşiladaPosted on11 December, 2023 Ankara has great expectations from the upcoming EU summit. While the official bid for eventual … Continue ReadingDorian Jones: EU leaders will need to answer the question about what to do with Turkey
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS There won’t be a united Cyprus, Turkish leader says, (or the answer to the question of why there won’t be peace between Turkey and Greece..) Atilla YeşiladaPosted on10 December, 2023 Brussels is wasting its breath with repeated calls for a federal settlement, Ersin Tatar … Continue ReadingThere won’t be a united Cyprus, Turkish leader says, (or the answer to the question of why there won’t be peace between Turkey and Greece..)
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Economy Turkey’s budget nightmare Atilla YeşiladaPosted on9 December, 2023 Real Turkey Channel mostly covered cyclical developments in Turkey since May 2023 elections. As the … Continue ReadingTurkey’s budget nightmare
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Simsek urges businesses to find export markets, as growth is forecast to slow down in 2024 with much higher loan rates Atilla YeşiladaPosted on9 December, 2023 After taking charge of the economy a second time after a nearly five-year break, Mehmet … Continue ReadingSimsek urges businesses to find export markets, as growth is forecast to slow down in 2024 with much higher loan rates
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics MHP/Bahceli blocks Swedish membership, puts forth impossible demands Atilla YeşiladaPosted on9 December, 2023 Sweden’s NATO Accession Protocol was signed by AKP President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and sent to … Continue ReadingMHP/Bahceli blocks Swedish membership, puts forth impossible demands
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Wladimir van Wilgenburg: Turkey aims to ‘secure’ Tal Rifaat: Turkish President Erdogan Atilla YeşiladaPosted on9 December, 2023 Turkey’s war in Syria has been forgotten for a long time. Unable to destroy the … Continue ReadingWladimir van Wilgenburg: Turkey aims to ‘secure’ Tal Rifaat: Turkish President Erdogan
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Why did Erdogan forget his animosity to Greek PM Mitsotakis? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on9 December, 2023 Veteran Turkish foreign policy analysts Mrs Zeynep Gurcanli explains why Turkish President Erdogan buried the … Continue ReadingWhy did Erdogan forget his animosity to Greek PM Mitsotakis?
Categories Emerging Markets Finance HIGHLIGHTS Markets Hot money returns to Turkish financial markets Atilla YeşiladaPosted on8 December, 2023 Once a haven for carry trade and EM equity investments, foreign interest in Turkish financial … Continue ReadingHot money returns to Turkish financial markets
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS ING Turkey marco-outlook for 2024 Atilla YeşiladaPosted on8 December, 2023 Turkish GDP growth in 3Q turned out to be 5.9% year-on-year, better than market consensus, … Continue ReadingING Turkey marco-outlook for 2024
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS PISA report shows Turkey’s scores below OECD average in education– poverty and malnutrition blamed Atilla YeşiladaPosted on7 December, 2023 The 2022 report by the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) has shown that although … Continue ReadingPISA report shows Turkey’s scores below OECD average in education– poverty and malnutrition blamed
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Türkiye, Greece seek to turn Aegean into ‘sea of peace Atilla YeşiladaPosted on7 December, 2023 The historic rivals renewed their will for cooperation during Erdoğan’s landmark visit to Athens, announcing … Continue ReadingTürkiye, Greece seek to turn Aegean into ‘sea of peace
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Opposition alliance efforts in local elections fail as Akşener says: “What they call an alliance is a trap of mandate and tutelage” Güldem AtabayPosted on6 December, 2023 İYİ Party Leader Meral Akşener responded strongly to the alliance discussions ahead of local elections, … Continue ReadingOpposition alliance efforts in local elections fail as Akşener says: “What they call an alliance is a trap of mandate and tutelage”
Categories Business Company & Industry HIGHLIGHTS Credit Suisse Pegasus recommendation: Decent outlook for the high season, OUTPERFORM Atilla YeşiladaPosted on5 December, 2023 We revise our 2023 EBITDA margin estimate slightly higher ahead of 2Qs (to 35.2% from … Continue ReadingCredit Suisse Pegasus recommendation: Decent outlook for the high season, OUTPERFORM
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS ANALYSIS: Turkish inflation enters downtrend in November data Atilla YeşiladaPosted on5 December, 2023 CPI inflation was 3.28% in November, well below market expectations, yet leading to a rise … Continue ReadingANALYSIS: Turkish inflation enters downtrend in November data
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Centre right Iyi Party disavows alliances in municipal elections, dealing blow to opposition prospects to keep big cities Atilla YeşiladaPosted on5 December, 2023 Turkish center-right opposition İyi Party on Dec. 4 announced its decision not to collaborate with … Continue ReadingCentre right Iyi Party disavows alliances in municipal elections, dealing blow to opposition prospects to keep big cities
Categories Finance HIGHLIGHTS Özlem Derici Şengül Market Professionals: Return to TL instruments is accelerating Güldem AtabayPosted on4 December, 2023 According to the results of the Market Professionals Survey (PPA) organized by Spinn Consulting and … Continue ReadingMarket Professionals: Return to TL instruments is accelerating
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Israel: We will eliminate Hamas members in Turkey Güldem AtabayPosted on4 December, 2023 Ronen Bar, the head of Israel’s internal security service Shin Bet, stated that they plan … Continue ReadingIsrael: We will eliminate Hamas members in Turkey
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS ANALYSIS-ING: Continued improvement in Turkey’s underlying inflation trend Güldem AtabayPosted on4 December, 20234 December, 2023 With another better-than-expected monthly reading at 3.3% (vs the consensus at 3.9% and our call … Continue ReadingANALYSIS-ING: Continued improvement in Turkey’s underlying inflation trend
Categories Business HIGHLIGHTS China-Turkey business deals on rise as ‘strategic partnership’ evolves out of geopolitical strife with West Atilla YeşiladaPosted on4 December, 2023 Kinling Lo writing for South China Morning Post finds that Turkish ambassador says his country … Continue ReadingChina-Turkey business deals on rise as ‘strategic partnership’ evolves out of geopolitical strife with West
