Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Markets Turkey reports sharp rise in November house sales Cem CetingucPosted on23 December, 2024 The Turkish Statistical Institute reported a 63.6% increase in house sales in November 2024 compared … Continue ReadingTurkey reports sharp rise in November house sales
Categories Finance HIGHLIGHTS Markets Turkish industrialists predict surge in foreign investments by 2025 Cem CetingucPosted on23 December, 2024 Istanbul Chamber of Industry (ISO) Chairman, Erdal Bahcivan forecasted Türkiye to receive larger foreign capital and … Continue ReadingTurkish industrialists predict surge in foreign investments by 2025
Categories Finance General HIGHLIGHTS Turkish Lira gains wider use in Syria Cem CetingucPosted on23 December, 2024 After the collapse of the regime in Syria, the currency used by Bashar al-Assad began … Continue ReadingTurkish Lira gains wider use in Syria
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkish Labor Union seeks 74% increase in minimum wage Cem CetingucPosted on20 December, 2024 Türk-İş, representing workers in the 2025 minimum wage negotiations, announced their demand for a new … Continue ReadingTurkish Labor Union seeks 74% increase in minimum wage
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Report uncovers Turkey’s crude oil shipments to Israel Cem CetingucPosted on20 December, 202420 December, 2024 A new report by the Progressive International and Stop Fuelling Genocide campaign unveiled 10 crude … Continue ReadingReport uncovers Turkey’s crude oil shipments to Israel
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Removed CHP mayor denounces imprisonment as ‘baseless’ Cem CetingucPosted on19 December, 2024 Turkish main opposition CHP’s jailed district mayor Ahmet Özer has called the imprisonment and “terrorism” … Continue ReadingRemoved CHP mayor denounces imprisonment as ‘baseless’
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Turkish Court releases defendants in Istanbul airport ISIS attack Cem CetingucPosted on19 December, 2024 Turkey’s Court of Cassation has decided to release six out of seven defendants in the … Continue ReadingTurkish Court releases defendants in Istanbul airport ISIS attack
Categories Company & Industry Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkish services industry faces decline in October Cem CetingucPosted on18 December, 2024 The Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) reported on Monday that the services production index declined by … Continue ReadingTurkish services industry faces decline in October
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Tracing US-Turkey relations from Biden to Trump Cem CetingucPosted on18 December, 2024 While Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has expressed a willingness to strengthen ties with Washington, … Continue ReadingTracing US-Turkey relations from Biden to Trump
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Şimşek pledges reduced inflation by 2025 Cem CetingucPosted on18 December, 2024 A noticeable slowdown in inflation has begun in many areas and it will continue in … Continue ReadingŞimşek pledges reduced inflation by 2025
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Nearly half of local administrations’ treasury debt tied to AKP municipalities Cem CetingucPosted on18 December, 202418 December, 2024 Despite the government’s attacks on opposition-led municipalities over their debts, eight ruling coalition-led municipalities account … Continue ReadingNearly half of local administrations’ treasury debt tied to AKP municipalities
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkiye emerges as biggest winner in Syria Cem CetingucPosted on17 December, 2024 Ankara, one of the principal backers of some of the Syrian rebels who ousted President … Continue ReadingTurkiye emerges as biggest winner in Syria
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Economists confident disinflation process is on track for coming months and years Cem CetingucPosted on17 December, 2024 Türkiye’s disinflation process is consistent with the country’s goals of a soft landing, leaving behind … Continue ReadingEconomists confident disinflation process is on track for coming months and years
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Türkiye Sets Dismantling of Kurdish YPG-PYD in Syria as Condition for Peace Cem CetingucPosted on17 December, 2024 Turkish Defense Minister Guler underlines Ankara’s readiness for further cooperation with new administration in Syria … Continue ReadingTürkiye Sets Dismantling of Kurdish YPG-PYD in Syria as Condition for Peace
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Gedik Investment Macro View: IP contracts YoY for the fifth straight month in October Cem CetingucPosted on12 December, 2024 In October, the industrial production (IP) index contracted by 1.6% MoM, and by 3.1% in … Continue ReadingGedik Investment Macro View: IP contracts YoY for the fifth straight month in October
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Türkiye records current account surplus for fifth consecutive month Cem CetingucPosted on12 December, 2024 Türkiye’s current account balance recorded another monthly surplus, posting nearly $1.9 billion (TL 66.27 billion) … Continue ReadingTürkiye records current account surplus for fifth consecutive month
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics CHP/Özel: Türkiye must stay in Syria until stability is achieved Cem CetingucPosted on12 December, 2024 Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Özgür Özel has said Türkiye should not withdraw its military forces from Syria until … Continue ReadingCHP/Özel: Türkiye must stay in Syria until stability is achieved
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Syrians begin returning home from Türkiye Cem CetingucPosted on11 December, 2024 Among the nearly three million Syrian refugees in Turkey, dozens have been gathering at border … Continue ReadingSyrians begin returning home from Türkiye
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics EU Chief to visit Türkiye for discussions on Syria Cem CetingucPosted on11 December, 2024 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has announced that she will visit Türkiye to discuss the … Continue ReadingEU Chief to visit Türkiye for discussions on Syria
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Humanity won in Syria: President Erdoğan Cem CetingucPosted on11 December, 2024 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has hailed the overthrow of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad’s government as “a victory … Continue ReadingHumanity won in Syria: President Erdoğan
