Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Erdoğan signals a u-turn on Syrian refugees Güldem AtabayPosted on20 April, 2022 Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu asked four questions to President … Continue ReadingErdoğan signals a u-turn on Syrian refugees
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Germany places Turkey’s biggest state bank -Ziraatbank-under special supervision Güldem AtabayPosted on20 April, 2022 Germany’s financial watchdog appointed a special representative to the Frankfurt-based unit of Turkey’s biggest state-run … Continue ReadingGermany places Turkey’s biggest state bank -Ziraatbank-under special supervision
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Murat Yetkin: Turkey launches new operation against PKK in Iraq Güldem AtabayPosted on18 April, 202218 April, 2022 The Turkish Armed Forces launched a large-scale military operation against the outlawed Kurdistan Worker’s Party … Continue ReadingMurat Yetkin: Turkey launches new operation against PKK in Iraq
Categories Economy Emerging Markets General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Want to understand Turkey’s brutal inflation? Look at the price of plums Güldem AtabayPosted on14 April, 2022 For Turks, the humble green plum (“erik” in Turkish) represents the start of spring. An … Continue ReadingWant to understand Turkey’s brutal inflation? Look at the price of plums
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdogan’s grasp on economic researchers to tighten: Turkey mulls jail terms for publishing unapproved economic data Güldem AtabayPosted on14 April, 2022 Turkish economic researchers may face up to 3 years in prison if they publish unofficial … Continue ReadingErdogan’s grasp on economic researchers to tighten: Turkey mulls jail terms for publishing unapproved economic data
Categories Economy Finance HIGHLIGHTS Foreign investors in talks for Turkey’s problem loans, asset manager says Güldem AtabayPosted on6 April, 2022 Foreign investors are interested in taking on some of Turkey’s $47 billion in problem loans … Continue ReadingForeign investors in talks for Turkey’s problem loans, asset manager says
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Fitch Ratings Publishes Turkish Banks Datawatch: 4Q21 Güldem AtabayPosted on6 April, 2022 Fitch Ratings’ 4Q21 Turkish Banks Datawatch report covers 13 banks that comprise 81% of total … Continue ReadingFitch Ratings Publishes Turkish Banks Datawatch: 4Q21
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics U.S. says potential F-16 sale to Turkey would serve U.S. interests, NATO – letter Güldem AtabayPosted on6 April, 2022 The Biden administration believes a potential sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey would be … Continue ReadingU.S. says potential F-16 sale to Turkey would serve U.S. interests, NATO – letter
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey faces risks acting as sanctions ‘safe haven’ for Russians Güldem AtabayPosted on29 March, 2022 Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sparked a flurry of Western sanctions on Moscow, at least … Continue ReadingTurkey faces risks acting as sanctions ‘safe haven’ for Russians
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics FT: Abramovich’s yachts sail into Turkish squall over sanctions Güldem AtabayPosted on24 March, 202224 March, 2022 Arrival of vessels sparks western concern that Ankara will let oligarchs avoid crackdown At a … Continue ReadingFT: Abramovich’s yachts sail into Turkish squall over sanctions
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Amberin Zaman: Will Turkey become haven for sanctioned Russians? Güldem AtabayPosted on23 March, 2022 The docking of two superyachts belonging to a sanctioned Russian-Israeli oligarch at a resort in … Continue ReadingAmberin Zaman: Will Turkey become haven for sanctioned Russians?
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkey Warns Banks Not to Lend to Firms Trading Liras Offshore Güldem AtabayPosted on22 March, 202222 March, 2022 Turkey’s banking regulator warned lenders not to provide lira liquidity to companies looking to speculate … Continue ReadingTurkey Warns Banks Not to Lend to Firms Trading Liras Offshore
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Junk-Rated Turkey, Nigeria Defy Market Chaos With Debt Sales Güldem AtabayPosted on18 March, 2022 Two junk-rated developing nations sold dollar bonds just as the Federal Reserve started raising interest rates, shrugging … Continue ReadingJunk-Rated Turkey, Nigeria Defy Market Chaos With Debt Sales
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkey’s annual producer inflation in agriculture tops 68 percent Güldem AtabayPosted on15 March, 2022 The Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat), the agency responsible for producing official statistics on Turkey, has shared the … Continue ReadingTurkey’s annual producer inflation in agriculture tops 68 percent
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics 11 mn people in Turkey qualify for state financial aid up from 4.4 mn in 2020 Güldem AtabayPosted on15 March, 2022 11.37 million people in Turkey, or over 13% of the country’s population, received state financial … Continue Reading11 mn people in Turkey qualify for state financial aid up from 4.4 mn in 2020
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Opposition says new election draft law only benefits incumbent alliance Güldem AtabayPosted on15 March, 2022 Leading Turkish opposition figures have condemned the ruling alliance’s draft election law, saying that the … Continue ReadingOpposition says new election draft law only benefits incumbent alliance
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Election law draft submitted to Parliament: Ruling alliance to lower electoral threshold Güldem AtabayPosted on14 March, 2022 The election law draft jointly prepared by the ruling People’s Alliance was submitted to the … Continue ReadingElection law draft submitted to Parliament: Ruling alliance to lower electoral threshold
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Israel’s president in Ankara to thaw frosty ties as gas interest grows Güldem AtabayPosted on9 March, 2022 Israeli President Isaac Herzog embarked on March 9 on the first visit by an Israeli … Continue ReadingIsrael’s president in Ankara to thaw frosty ties as gas interest grows
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics al Monitor: Biden administration to announce sanctions waivers for Syrian Kurds, Sunni opposition-held areas Güldem AtabayPosted on7 March, 20228 March, 2022 The Biden administration is expected to announce this week that Kurdish and opposition-controlled areas in … Continue Readingal Monitor: Biden administration to announce sanctions waivers for Syrian Kurds, Sunni opposition-held areas
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Top Turkish court cancels railway tender planned for Kanal Istanbul project Güldem AtabayPosted on7 March, 2022 Turkey’s Council of State, the highest administrative court in the country, has canceled a railway … Continue ReadingTop Turkish court cancels railway tender planned for Kanal Istanbul project
