Categories Business Economy HIGHLIGHTS Trade Ministry : 45 Turkish provinces increased its exports in January Cem CetingucPosted on7 February, 2024 Exports from 45 of Türkiye’s 81 provinces increased in January compared to the same month of the … Continue ReadingTrade Ministry : 45 Turkish provinces increased its exports in January
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS “Pluralism Confronts Radicalization in Türkiye: TEPAV Surveys on Religion and Radical Attitudes in a Muslim Majority Country” Atilla YeşiladaPosted on7 February, 2024 Ankara based independent think-tank TEPAV issues frequent reports in leading topics on the Turkish agenda, … Continue Reading“Pluralism Confronts Radicalization in Türkiye: TEPAV Surveys on Religion and Radical Attitudes in a Muslim Majority Country”
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Başak Demirtaş will not be DEM Party’s Istanbul Metropolitan Mayor Candidate Güldem AtabayPosted on7 February, 2024 Başak Demirtaş, the wife of former Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Co-Chair Selahattin Demirtaş, who is … Continue ReadingBaşak Demirtaş will not be DEM Party’s Istanbul Metropolitan Mayor Candidate
Categories Economy Finance HIGHLIGHTS FT reports that Turkey’s sovereign wealth fund offers $500mn bond deal Güldem AtabayPosted on7 February, 20247 February, 2024 The Turkey Wealth Fund is moving forward with its intentions to launch its first international … Continue ReadingFT reports that Turkey’s sovereign wealth fund offers $500mn bond deal
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Tech Legal English is a Career Investment for Lawyers Atilla YeşiladaPosted on6 February, 2024 By Dr. ius. A. Serçin Kutucu Low-income employment and limited career prospects have left Turkish lawyers … Continue ReadingLegal English is a Career Investment for Lawyers
Categories Finance General YAĞIZ KUTAY: “THE UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS OF STRIKING THE FALLEN” Atilla YeşiladaPosted on6 February, 2024 The Governor of the Central Bank, Hafize Gaye Erkan, announced her resignation, seemingly confirming speculations. … Continue ReadingYAĞIZ KUTAY: “THE UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS OF STRIKING THE FALLEN”
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey rocked by third terror attack in a month Atilla YeşiladaPosted on6 February, 2024 After the DEASH raid of a Catholic church in Istanbul, and a bizarre hostage taking … Continue ReadingTurkey rocked by third terror attack in a month
Categories General HYPED Ian Lesser: What Next for Türkiye and the United States? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on6 February, 2024 Ankara’s approval of Sweden’s NATO accession and Washington’s green light for Türkiye’s F-16 package have … Continue ReadingIan Lesser: What Next for Türkiye and the United States?
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS TUIK: Majority in Turkey unable to afford week-long holiday Cem CetingucPosted on6 February, 20246 February, 2024 While Turkey’s wealthiest top 20 percent earned nearly half of the country’s total income in … Continue ReadingTUIK: Majority in Turkey unable to afford week-long holiday
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Markets Turkish foreign trade gap narrows by 3.2 percent in 2023 Cem CetingucPosted on6 February, 2024 Türkiye’s foreign trade deficit narrowed by 3.2% year-over-year in 2023, official data showed on Wednesday, … Continue ReadingTurkish foreign trade gap narrows by 3.2 percent in 2023
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Biggest issue is the high cost of living according to Turks Cem CetingucPosted on6 February, 20246 February, 2024 An overwhelming majority of Turks see the high cost of living as the country’s most … Continue ReadingBiggest issue is the high cost of living according to Turks
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Simulation for Istanbul local election: CHP/Imamoglu likely to win under most scenarios Atilla YeşiladaPosted on6 February, 2024 A vast majority of recent polls conducted for Istanbul mayoral elections show incumbent Imamoglu leading … Continue ReadingSimulation for Istanbul local election: CHP/Imamoglu likely to win under most scenarios
Categories Finance HIGHLIGHTS Investment banks are becoming more hawkish on Turkish monetary policy Atilla YeşiladaPosted on6 February, 2024 The change of Turkey’s central bank governor and stickier inflation opened room for more interest-rate … Continue ReadingInvestment banks are becoming more hawkish on Turkish monetary policy
Categories Finance HIGHLIGHTS CNBC: Turkey’s new central bank governor seen as a ‘credible choice’ Atilla YeşiladaPosted on6 February, 2024 Previously the central bank’s deputy governor, Fatih Karahan’s resume features years spent in prominent American … Continue ReadingCNBC: Turkey’s new central bank governor seen as a ‘credible choice’
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdogan to complete normalization with Arabs in Cairo visit, sell drones Atilla YeşiladaPosted on5 February, 2024 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will next week embark on his first visit to Egypt … Continue ReadingErdogan to complete normalization with Arabs in Cairo visit, sell drones
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS ANALYSIS: Wage shock boosts inflation Atilla YeşiladaPosted on5 February, 2024 Wage shock transmitted quickly and harshly to final prices In January, consumer inflation was 6.7% … Continue ReadingANALYSIS: Wage shock boosts inflation
Categories Business Company & Industry Finance HIGHLIGHTS Turkish Steel: Limited catalysts in 2024 Cem CetingucPosted on5 February, 2024 Global steel prices recovering gradually: Global steel prices recovered in 4Q23, supported by rising input … Continue ReadingTurkish Steel: Limited catalysts in 2024
Categories Company & Industry Finance HIGHLIGHTS Turkey: Q4 2023 earnings preview Cem CetingucPosted on5 February, 2024 Aggregate non-bank profits to grow 11% y-o-y, decline 50% q-o-q. The Q4 earnings season will … Continue ReadingTurkey: Q4 2023 earnings preview
Categories Business Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Survey: Services Sector in China continues to grow Cem CetingucPosted on5 February, 20245 February, 2024 A private gauge of China’s services activity expanded in January, likely helped by a boost … Continue ReadingSurvey: Services Sector in China continues to grow
Categories Finance HIGHLIGHTS Markets Chinese stocks stay volatile after policymakers’ stabilization pledge Cem CetingucPosted on5 February, 20245 February, 2024 Chinese stocks were caught in another volatile session Monday following last week’s rout, as investors … Continue ReadingChinese stocks stay volatile after policymakers’ stabilization pledge
