Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Expert Warns Turkey’s Climate to Resemble Egypt’s Amid Global Warming Cem CetingucPosted on13 March, 2024 A Turkish researcher has said that Türkiye could have the same climate characteristics as Egypt … Continue ReadingExpert Warns Turkey’s Climate to Resemble Egypt’s Amid Global Warming
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Türkiye pitches 40-kilometer ‘buffer zone’ in Iraq by summer Cem CetingucPosted on13 March, 2024 Türkiye has launched a new phase of its military operations in northern Iraq, targeting the … Continue ReadingTürkiye pitches 40-kilometer ‘buffer zone’ in Iraq by summer
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Persistent inflation in Turkey spurs calls for further interest rate hikes Cem CetingucPosted on13 March, 2024 As inflation is soaring in Türkiye, the central bank’s decision to halt monetary tightening is … Continue ReadingPersistent inflation in Turkey spurs calls for further interest rate hikes
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey, Iran, and Morocco compete for power in the Sahel Cem CetingucPosted on13 March, 2024 Turkish military equipment and Moroccan and Iranian development and infrastructure projects are tempting for cash-strapped … Continue ReadingTurkey, Iran, and Morocco compete for power in the Sahel
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Title corrected: Simsek promises fiscal rectitude to help CB lower inflation Cem CetingucPosted on12 March, 202412 March, 2024 Türkiye’s finance minister Mehmet Simsek announced on Monday the government’s determination to tighten fiscal policies to support … Continue ReadingTitle corrected: Simsek promises fiscal rectitude to help CB lower inflation
Categories Business Company & Industry HIGHLIGHTS Turkey aims to become world’s ‘biggest’ textile producer Cem CetingucPosted on12 March, 2024 Türkiye’s textile industry told Texhibition Istanbul attendees and Just Style its ultimate aim is to … Continue ReadingTurkey aims to become world’s ‘biggest’ textile producer
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Turkish Defence Ministry releases annual report Cem CetingucPosted on12 March, 202412 March, 2024 Turkey’s Defence Ministry released its annual report on March 7, detailing activities it carried out … Continue ReadingTurkish Defence Ministry releases annual report
Categories Economy Finance HIGHLIGHTS FX market volatility is provisional: Minister Şimşek Cem CetingucPosted on11 March, 2024 The recent volatility in the FX market should be viewed as temporary, Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek has … Continue ReadingFX market volatility is provisional: Minister Şimşek
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Russia-Iran to form new economic alliance Cem CetingucPosted on10 March, 2024 The Caucasus is the key link in a rapidly developing “value chain” forged by Russia … Continue ReadingRussia-Iran to form new economic alliance
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS GDP data: Long way to go to rebalance Turkish economy Cem CetingucPosted on10 March, 2024 Turkey’s fourth-quarter GDP data showed that private spending has accelerated despite an increasingly restrictive policy stance … Continue ReadingGDP data: Long way to go to rebalance Turkish economy
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey-Somalia agree on collaboration for oil and gas exploration Cem CetingucPosted on10 March, 2024 Somalia and Turkey have announced the signing of a deal to explore for oil and … Continue ReadingTurkey-Somalia agree on collaboration for oil and gas exploration
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Minister Yerlikaya: A million foreigners live in Istanbul Cem CetingucPosted on10 March, 202410 March, 2024 After announcing that nearly 1.1 million foreigners live in Turkey’s biggest city, the Interior Ministry … Continue ReadingMinister Yerlikaya: A million foreigners live in Istanbul
Categories General Turkish security forces have detained hundreds after deadly attack on Church Cem CetingucPosted on6 March, 2024 Turkish security forces have detained hundreds of suspects in the aftermath of January’s deadly attack … Continue ReadingTurkish security forces have detained hundreds after deadly attack on Church
Categories Company & Industry General Apikur: Oil producers deny the resumption of exports to Turkey Cem CetingucPosted on6 March, 2024 The Kurdistan Oil Industry Association (Apikur) said on Saturday that the Iraqi executive, the Kurdistan … Continue ReadingApikur: Oil producers deny the resumption of exports to Turkey
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS JPMorgan reveals new forecast after inflation hike in Turkey Cem CetingucPosted on5 March, 2024 LONDON (Reuters) – Stronger-than-expected Turkish inflation data led JPMorgan on Monday to add another 500 … Continue ReadingJPMorgan reveals new forecast after inflation hike in Turkey
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Turkish exports to Russia cut by one-third amid US sanctions Cem CetingucPosted on5 March, 20245 March, 2024 The volume of shipments from Türkiye to Russia decreased by 33% in February, amounting to … Continue ReadingTurkish exports to Russia cut by one-third amid US sanctions
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Markets Turkey seeks foreign investments for economic boost Cem CetingucPosted on4 March, 2024 Grappling with economic woes unseen in decades, Türkiye is seeking to shore up foreign investments … Continue ReadingTurkey seeks foreign investments for economic boost
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey: Long way from economic recovery Cem CetingucPosted on4 March, 20244 March, 2024 Headline GDP growth came in stronger than expected at 4.0% year-on-year while sequential growth accelerated … Continue ReadingTurkey: Long way from economic recovery
Categories Company & Industry Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkish foreign policy focuses on energy sector Cem CetingucPosted on4 March, 20244 March, 2024 Turkey has an energy dependence problem. For the past two decades, Ankara’s energy needs have … Continue ReadingTurkish foreign policy focuses on energy sector
Categories Company & Industry General HIGHLIGHTS Rosatom: Second nuclear power plant for Turkey on the way Cem CetingucPosted on29 February, 2024 Alexey Likhachev, head of the Rosatom state Corporation, said that the Turkish authorities had made … Continue ReadingRosatom: Second nuclear power plant for Turkey on the way