Categories Atilla Yeşilada General HIGHLIGHTS Charlie Hebdo and Macron: Agents of Clash of Civilizations Atilla YeşiladaPosted on29 October, 2020“The last thing the world needs amid a resurgent pandemic is a clash of civilizations. … Continue ReadingCharlie Hebdo and Macron: Agents of Clash of Civilizations
Categories Economy Güldem Atabay HIGHLIGHTS Markets Politics Turkish central bank’s mock Inflation Report Güldem AtabayPosted on28 October, 202028 October, 2020Following days of Turkish lira meltdown that added to 5.6% against the USD over the … Continue ReadingTurkish central bank’s mock Inflation Report
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Özlem Derici Şengül Deterioration in current account balance continues Atilla YeşiladaPosted on16 October, 202016 October, 2020Current account deficit was USD4.6bn in August… According to the balance of payments data published … Continue ReadingDeterioration in current account balance continues
Categories Columnists Emerging Markets HIGHLIGHTS EM prognosis: Deeper recession, meagre financial flows Atilla YeşiladaPosted on9 October, 2020“Insanity is to repeat the same action expecting different results”, said Einstein, or perhaps it … Continue ReadingEM prognosis: Deeper recession, meagre financial flows
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Economy HIGHLIGHTS Video commentary: The death of an economy by thousand bites Atilla YeşiladaPosted on9 October, 2020Turkish economy never recovered from the devastating Covid-19 shutdowns in April through mid-June. Leading indicators … Continue ReadingVideo commentary: The death of an economy by thousand bites
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Economy HIGHLIGHTS Currency depreciation presages economic ruin Atilla YeşiladaPosted on9 October, 2020The calm in the Turkish currency TL, didn’t last long. On Friday morning at 07:30 … Continue ReadingCurrency depreciation presages economic ruin
Categories Economy Güldem Atabay HIGHLIGHTS Turkey’s New Economic Program: The Crying Game Güldem AtabayPosted on29 September, 202029 September, 2020Turkey’s New Economic Program (NEP), announced by Treasury and Finance Minister Berat Albayrak as of … Continue ReadingTurkey’s New Economic Program: The Crying Game
Categories Economy Güldem Atabay HIGHLIGHTS New Video: Turkey’s rate hike that wasn’t! Güldem AtabayPosted on24 September, 2020Economist and PATurkey columnist Güldem Atabay elaborates on the Turkish central bank’s late 200bp rate … Continue ReadingNew Video: Turkey’s rate hike that wasn’t!
Categories Atilla Yeşilada HIGHLIGHTS Politics EU sanctions: Turkey gets reprieve, but still not off the hook Atilla YeşiladaPosted on23 September, 2020Luck appeared to favor Turkey today. The EU said that it had postponed a special … Continue ReadingEU sanctions: Turkey gets reprieve, but still not off the hook
Categories Columnists Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkey’s currency turmoil: Folks, this is serious Atilla YeşiladaPosted on18 September, 2020It is 6 pm Istanbul time on Friday, and Your Truly is watching the screen … Continue ReadingTurkey’s currency turmoil: Folks, this is serious
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkish Economy turns the corner—in the wrong direction Atilla YeşiladaPosted on7 September, 2020I want firstly to express my deep and endless gratitude to President Erdogan for inspiring … Continue ReadingTurkish Economy turns the corner—in the wrong direction
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Economy HIGHLIGHTS Loan boom is over, time to repay Atilla YeşiladaPosted on30 August, 2020Turkey has experienced yet another brief loan boom in 2020, driven by excessively loose monetary … Continue ReadingLoan boom is over, time to repay
Categories Atilla Yeşilada HIGHLIGHTS Politics US-Turkey relations store trouble for Biden Atilla YeşiladaPosted on26 August, 2020As the RNC progresses, polls show Joe Biden is firmly in lead, perhaps by as … Continue ReadingUS-Turkey relations store trouble for Biden
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Economy HIGHLIGHTS Gas discovery no panacea for Turkey’s stagnation Atilla YeşiladaPosted on22 August, 202022 August, 2020Warning: This is not about the “gas find which will change Turkey’ manifest destiny”. It … Continue ReadingGas discovery no panacea for Turkey’s stagnation
Categories Economy Emerging Markets Güldem Atabay HIGHLIGHTS ANALYSIS: Turkey’s current account deficit rising but its the capital account ringing the alarm bells Güldem AtabayPosted on14 August, 2020While Turkey’s CAD reached USD 20 bn in the first half of the year, the … Continue ReadingANALYSIS: Turkey’s current account deficit rising but its the capital account ringing the alarm bells
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Özlem Derici Şengül Central Bank Inflation Report: Unrealistically optimistic Atilla YeşiladaPosted on29 July, 2020End 2020 inflation expectation is 8.9%… CBRT revised up its inflation expectation for the … Continue ReadingCentral Bank Inflation Report: Unrealistically optimistic
Categories Atilla Yeşilada General HIGHLIGHTS Conversion Of Hagia Sophia: Turks Don’t Care One Way Or Other Atilla YeşiladaPosted on29 July, 2020 Subscribe our to channel http://wedia.link/RealTurkey Tons have been said and written about President … Continue ReadingConversion Of Hagia Sophia: Turks Don’t Care One Way Or Other
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdoganomics Is Turkey’s Number One Problem Atilla YeşiladaPosted on25 July, 202026 July, 2020Subscribe our to channel http://wedia.link/RealTurkey Turkish economy has delivered less prosperity and more unemployment, inflation … Continue ReadingErdoganomics Is Turkey’s Number One Problem
Categories Atilla Yeşilada General Turkey: Losing Her Religion Atilla YeşiladaPosted on16 July, 202017 July, 2020The re-conversion of Hagia Sophia from museum to mosque is a despicably populist act, which … Continue ReadingTurkey: Losing Her Religion
Categories Economy Emerging Markets Finance Güldem Atabay Fresh data show Turkey’s economy in deep deep trouble Güldem AtabayPosted on13 July, 202014 July, 2020As the calendars marked the anniversary of the second year of presidential system in Turkey … Continue ReadingFresh data show Turkey’s economy in deep deep trouble
