Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Political Scientist Arzu Yilmaz: Turkey’s plans to establish a trade route in Iraq has nowhere to go Editor P.A.Posted on19 March, 202419 March, 2024 For some time now, contacts between Ankara and Baghdad have gained momentum… One of the … Continue ReadingPolitical Scientist Arzu Yilmaz: Turkey’s plans to establish a trade route in Iraq has nowhere to go
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS TEPAV: Why should Turkey’s central bank hike rates this week? Editor P.A.Posted on20 February, 2024 Turkish Economic Policy Research Foundation (TEPAV) issued a note on Turkey’s inflation and monetary policy … Continue ReadingTEPAV: Why should Turkey’s central bank hike rates this week?
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS CBRT Market Participants Survey: Inflation is moving away from expectations, not converging Editor P.A.Posted on16 February, 202416 February, 2024 According to the ‘Market Participants Survey’ published by the Central Bank of Turkey; year-end inflation … Continue ReadingCBRT Market Participants Survey: Inflation is moving away from expectations, not converging
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Why is the Istanbul election important for Turkish politics? Editor P.A.Posted on16 February, 2024 As the local elections approach, campaigns and political polemics accelerate, the outcome of the election … Continue ReadingWhy is the Istanbul election important for Turkish politics?
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Agricultural input inflation has been rising for 50 months in a row keeping food price inflation elevated Editor P.A.Posted on22 January, 2024 Agriculture-PPI increased by 1.44 percent on a monthly basis and 38.82 percent on an annual … Continue ReadingAgricultural input inflation has been rising for 50 months in a row keeping food price inflation elevated
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkey is actively pursuing investment from the Gulf region for its infrastructure megaprojects Editor P.A.Posted on17 January, 2024 Turkey is actively seeking foreign partners for its infrastructure megaprojects, which President Recep Tayyip Erdogan … Continue ReadingTurkey is actively pursuing investment from the Gulf region for its infrastructure megaprojects
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics A knife-edge election awaits Istanbul again Editor P.A.Posted on9 January, 2024 In the race between former Environment and Urbanization Minister Murat Kurum and Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality … Continue ReadingA knife-edge election awaits Istanbul again
Categories Economy Finance General HIGHLIGHTS Turkish central bank nears the end of its tightening cycle yet the deposit yields slide Editor P.A.Posted on9 January, 2024 TL deposit interest rates, which exceeded 50 percent in the last month of the year … Continue ReadingTurkish central bank nears the end of its tightening cycle yet the deposit yields slide
Categories Finance HIGHLIGHTS Pimco and Vanguard back in the Turkish financial markets Editor P.A.Posted on5 January, 2024 U.S. investment giants Pimco and Vanguard have bought local Turkish assets in recent months, senior … Continue ReadingPimco and Vanguard back in the Turkish financial markets
Categories Economy Finance General HIGHLIGHTS Turkish state banks fx sales add to USD100bn Editor P.A.Posted on17 July, 202018 July, 2020 Turkish state banks have doubled their short foreign currency positions in six weeks to $8.3 … Continue ReadingTurkish state banks fx sales add to USD100bn
Categories Economy Emerging Markets Finance Politics Turkey’s debt driven housing boom in June Editor P.A.Posted on14 July, 202014 July, 2020 Turkey’s house sales skyrocketed by 209.7% yoy in June 2020 and reached 190K. The breakdown … Continue ReadingTurkey’s debt driven housing boom in June
Categories Economy Reuters: Turkish factory production expected to slump 22.5% in May Editor P.A.Posted on9 July, 202011 July, 2020 Turkey’s industrial production is expected to have contracted 22.5% annually in May due to the … Continue ReadingReuters: Turkish factory production expected to slump 22.5% in May
Categories Economy General SAMEKS Composite: Stagnant services sector threatens manufacturing recovery Editor P.A.Posted on1 July, 20203 July, 2020 In June 2020, seasonally and calendar adjusted SAMEKS Compound Index increased by 1.0 points compared … Continue ReadingSAMEKS Composite: Stagnant services sector threatens manufacturing recovery
Categories General Politics Turkey’s changing media landscape Editor P.A.Posted on1 July, 20203 July, 2020 Summary A dominant narrative that has come out of Turkey in recent years highlights how … Continue ReadingTurkey’s changing media landscape
Categories General Politics Erdogan to ban Twitter, Netflix, Youtube in Turkey Editor P.A.Posted on1 July, 20202 July, 2020 Turkey’s President Erdogan vows to bring a draft bill to parliament to block/regulate social media … Continue ReadingErdogan to ban Twitter, Netflix, Youtube in Turkey
Categories Economy Emerging Markets VW abandons Turkey factory plan Editor P.A.Posted on1 July, 20201 July, 2020 Volkswagen AG canceled plans to build a car factory in Turkey after the coronavirus pandemic … Continue ReadingVW abandons Turkey factory plan
Categories Economy Emerging Markets EU to allow in visitors from 14 ‘safe’ countries; Turkey excluded Editor P.A.Posted on30 June, 20201 July, 2020 The 27-member bloc gave approval on Tuesday to leisure or business travel from 14 countries … Continue ReadingEU to allow in visitors from 14 ‘safe’ countries; Turkey excluded
Categories Economy Emerging Markets As widening current account deficit gets attention: Turkey trade deficit more than doubles in May Editor P.A.Posted on30 June, 20201 July, 2020 According to the official data, in May 2020 Turkey’s exports were 9 billion 967 million … Continue ReadingAs widening current account deficit gets attention: Turkey trade deficit more than doubles in May
Categories Economy Emerging Markets Reuters Poll: Turkish inflation seen rising above 12% in June Editor P.A.Posted on30 June, 20201 July, 2020 Turkey’s consumer price index is expected to rise above 12% in June from 11.4% the … Continue ReadingReuters Poll: Turkish inflation seen rising above 12% in June
Categories Politics Turkish lawyers protest the government plan to reform/control bar associations Editor P.A.Posted on30 June, 20201 July, 2020 Thousands of Turkish lawyers protested outside Istanbul’s main courthouse on Tuesday against a government plan … Continue ReadingTurkish lawyers protest the government plan to reform/control bar associations
