Categories Economy Finance HIGHLIGHTS Turkish Banks Resist Calls to Curb Consumer Loans During Faceoff Güldem AtabayPosted on7 September, 2021 Turkish lenders are resisting demands from the banking regulator to curb growth in consumer credit, … Continue ReadingTurkish Banks Resist Calls to Curb Consumer Loans During Faceoff
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Why Turkey Wants to Guard Afghanistan’s Gateway to the World Güldem AtabayPosted on7 September, 2021 Ears would have pricked up in Ankara on Monday when a Taliban spokesman said Turkey … Continue ReadingWhy Turkey Wants to Guard Afghanistan’s Gateway to the World
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey Says International Flights to Kabul Hinge on Security Güldem AtabayPosted on7 September, 2021 International flights to Kabul airport may not restart unless the Taliban agrees to allow international … Continue ReadingTurkey Says International Flights to Kabul Hinge on Security
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Afghanistan: Turkish technical team begins work at Kabul airport Güldem AtabayPosted on6 September, 2021 A Turkish technical team arrived in Kabul last week to help efforts to reopen its airport for … Continue ReadingAfghanistan: Turkish technical team begins work at Kabul airport
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics German elections and Turkey – Part 1: What do the party programs say? Güldem AtabayPosted on6 September, 2021 On 26 September, there will be national elections in Germany. In a series of columns … Continue ReadingGerman elections and Turkey – Part 1: What do the party programs say?
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS During pandemic, 3.6 million jobs lost in Turkey and gender inequality deepened Güldem AtabayPosted on3 September, 2021 “The Covid-19 epidemic, which began spreading around the world in early 2020 and is still … Continue ReadingDuring pandemic, 3.6 million jobs lost in Turkey and gender inequality deepened
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkey heading for a rate cut despite rising CPI inflation Güldem AtabayPosted on3 September, 2021 Turkey’s consumer price inflation (CPI) rose 1.1% mom above expectations carrying the yoy CPI inflation … Continue ReadingTurkey heading for a rate cut despite rising CPI inflation
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkey’s PMI rises to 54.1 in August Güldem AtabayPosted on1 September, 2021 The latest PMI® survey signalled that the rebound following the loosening of COVID-19 restrictions continued … Continue ReadingTurkey’s PMI rises to 54.1 in August
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdoğan ally says Turkey’s election threshold ‘confirmed’ to be set to 7 pct as both AKP and MHP suport slide Güldem AtabayPosted on1 September, 2021 Devlet Bahçeli, leader of the far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), said the ruling People’s Alliance … Continue ReadingErdoğan ally says Turkey’s election threshold ‘confirmed’ to be set to 7 pct as both AKP and MHP suport slide
Categories Economy General Güldem Atabay HIGHLIGHTS Evaluation of Turkey’s growth prospects Güldem AtabayPosted on1 September, 20211 September, 2021 As per the official figures Turkey’s 2Q21 GDP Growth was 21.7%. The 10.4% contraction in … Continue ReadingEvaluation of Turkey’s growth prospects
Categories General Kaya Ozyurek: How Can the Debt Ceiling Affect the Dollar Güldem AtabayPosted on29 August, 2021 With T-bill supply lagging behind the AuM (Assets Under Management) growth of government-only money market … Continue ReadingKaya Ozyurek: How Can the Debt Ceiling Affect the Dollar
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Politics MetroPoll: Erdoğan’s approval rating takes sharp fall Güldem AtabayPosted on29 August, 2021 Support for Turkish President Erdoğan’s performance in office declined by 10.1 percent in August, dropping … Continue ReadingMetroPoll: Erdoğan’s approval rating takes sharp fall
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Economic Confidence Index rises to pre-pandemic peak in August Güldem AtabayPosted on27 August, 2021 Economic confidence index which was 100.1 in July increased by 0.7% in August to 100.8. … Continue ReadingEconomic Confidence Index rises to pre-pandemic peak in August
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey begins evacuating troops from Kabul airport Güldem AtabayPosted on25 August, 2021 The Turkish military began evacuating its personnel from Kabul International Airport on Wednesday, according to a Turkish … Continue ReadingTurkey begins evacuating troops from Kabul airport
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Taliban: We do not want Turkish soldiers in Afghanistan Güldem AtabayPosted on25 August, 2021 Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on Aug. 24 that his group would take over the … Continue ReadingTaliban: We do not want Turkish soldiers in Afghanistan
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Hunger threshold exceeds minimum wage in Turkey Güldem AtabayPosted on25 August, 2021 The United Union of Metal-Workers’ Research Center (BİSAM) has released its “Hunger and Poverty Line … Continue ReadingHunger threshold exceeds minimum wage in Turkey
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdoğan twists five financial facts in single speech Güldem AtabayPosted on25 August, 2021 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan twisted five different facts about the economy in a single speech … Continue ReadingErdoğan twists five financial facts in single speech
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics IMF’s Special Drawing Rights to Boost Turkey’s FX Reserves Güldem AtabayPosted on24 August, 2021 Turkey’s foreign currency coffers will get a boost of $6.4 billion Monday thanks to the International … Continue ReadingIMF’s Special Drawing Rights to Boost Turkey’s FX Reserves
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics NY Times: Afghan Refugees Find a Harsh and Unfriendly Border in Turkey Güldem AtabayPosted on24 August, 2021 In the days before the Taliban took Kabul, an Afghan woman was doubled over sobbing … Continue ReadingNY Times: Afghan Refugees Find a Harsh and Unfriendly Border in Turkey
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey can’t handle more refugees, Erdoğan tells EU’s Michel Güldem AtabayPosted on23 August, 2021 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had a phone conversation with EU Council President Charles Michel yesterday … Continue ReadingTurkey can’t handle more refugees, Erdoğan tells EU’s Michel
