Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey plans more steps on food prices after inflation nears 20 percent Güldem AtabayPosted on6 October, 2021 Turkey’s government is planning to take further measures to control a surge in food prices … Continue ReadingTurkey plans more steps on food prices after inflation nears 20 percent
Categories General Russia wants Turkey to ensure ‘full implementation’ of Idlib ceasefire deal Güldem AtabayPosted on5 October, 2021 Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Oct. 4 that Russia will “insist” on the … Continue ReadingRussia wants Turkey to ensure ‘full implementation’ of Idlib ceasefire deal
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdogan Says Bye-Bye Biden But Is Putin a Keeper? Güldem AtabayPosted on5 October, 2021 After the fanfare, the anticlimax. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan quietly skipped town after his … Continue ReadingErdogan Says Bye-Bye Biden But Is Putin a Keeper?
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Demirören’s debt restructuring talks now cover USD2.0 bln Güldem AtabayPosted on5 October, 2021 Demirören Holding, Turkey’s largest media owner, is in talks with banks to restructure some $2 … Continue ReadingDemirören’s debt restructuring talks now cover USD2.0 bln
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Analysis: Eye on polls, Turkey’s Erdogan may regret rate cut he pushed for Güldem AtabayPosted on4 October, 2021 President Tayyip Erdogan’s belief that a shock interest rate cut will stoke up Turkey’s economy … Continue ReadingAnalysis: Eye on polls, Turkey’s Erdogan may regret rate cut he pushed for
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkey’s inflation is surging yet rate cuts are due Güldem AtabayPosted on4 October, 2021 State Statistic Office (Turkstat) announced Turkey’s consumer price inflation accelerating 19.58% in September from 19.25% … Continue ReadingTurkey’s inflation is surging yet rate cuts are due
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Central Bank’s rationale for rate cut versus inflation pressures Güldem AtabayPosted on30 September, 2021 The Central Bank of Turkey (CBRT) announced the monetary policy meeting notes of its rate … Continue ReadingCentral Bank’s rationale for rate cut versus inflation pressures
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Reuters: Turkish inflation to hit 19.7 percent in September Güldem AtabayPosted on30 September, 20211 October, 2021 Turkey’s inflation is expected to rise to 19.7 percent in September, according to a Reuters poll published … Continue ReadingReuters: Turkish inflation to hit 19.7 percent in September
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Amid Tensions With U.S., Erdogan Praises Ties with Russia Güldem AtabayPosted on29 September, 2021 Relations between President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the Biden administration may be frayed, but on … Continue ReadingAmid Tensions With U.S., Erdogan Praises Ties with Russia
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Disappointed by the US, Turkey cautiously looks to Russia Güldem AtabayPosted on29 September, 2021 After US President Joe Biden refused to grant a one-on-one meeting with his Turkish counterpart … Continue ReadingDisappointed by the US, Turkey cautiously looks to Russia
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Erdoğan criticizes US as Taliban opens Kabul airport Güldem AtabayPosted on27 September, 2021 The Taliban announced yesterday (September 26) that all international flights could resume at the Kabul … Continue ReadingErdoğan criticizes US as Taliban opens Kabul airport
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Gap between minimum wage, starvation line further increases in September Güldem AtabayPosted on27 September, 2021 The Confederation of Turkish Trade Unions (Türk-İş) has released the findings of the “Starvation and … Continue ReadingGap between minimum wage, starvation line further increases in September
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey, US back to S-400 quagmire after Erdoğan vows to get second batch Güldem AtabayPosted on27 September, 2021 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Turkey still intended to buy a second batch of S-400 … Continue ReadingTurkey, US back to S-400 quagmire after Erdoğan vows to get second batch
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics HDP eyes democracy alliance, says return to parliamentary system is priority Güldem AtabayPosted on27 September, 2021 The pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) is looking to form a “democracy alliance” in the … Continue ReadingHDP eyes democracy alliance, says return to parliamentary system is priority
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Murat Yetkin: Scholz term in Germany: how will Turkey policy change? Güldem AtabayPosted on27 September, 2021 Olaf Scholz, the candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), won the elections held on … Continue ReadingMurat Yetkin: Scholz term in Germany: how will Turkey policy change?
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Abu Dhabi’s Wealth Funds Weigh Turkey Investments Worth Billions Güldem AtabayPosted on24 September, 2021 Wealth funds in Abu Dhabi are on the prowl in Turkey, scouting for targets for … Continue ReadingAbu Dhabi’s Wealth Funds Weigh Turkey Investments Worth Billions
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS September: Capacity utilization rate rises but real sector confidence index weakens Güldem AtabayPosted on24 September, 2021 The manufacturing industry capacity utilization rate (CUR) is announced as 78.1% for September, an increase … Continue ReadingSeptember: Capacity utilization rate rises but real sector confidence index weakens
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey’s Erdoğan says U.S. is not playing fair with Turkey, relations unhealthy Güldem AtabayPosted on23 September, 2021 Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has blamed the United States for not being honest with … Continue ReadingTurkey’s Erdoğan says U.S. is not playing fair with Turkey, relations unhealthy
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey Sends More Troops to Syria Ahead of Key Putin Meeting Güldem AtabayPosted on22 September, 2021 Turkey has sent more troops to northwestern Syria as it prepares for a critical meeting … Continue ReadingTurkey Sends More Troops to Syria Ahead of Key Putin Meeting
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS OECD ups 2021 Turkish inflation rate to 17.8 percent and GDP growth to 8.7 percent Güldem AtabayPosted on22 September, 2021 The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in its year-end report has increased Turkey’s … Continue ReadingOECD ups 2021 Turkish inflation rate to 17.8 percent and GDP growth to 8.7 percent
