Categories Atilla Yeşilada Columnists HIGHLIGHTS Politics Atilla Yeşilada: Why Erdogan Will Never Win Another Election? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on6 July, 2022 Turkey will hold presidential and general elections within a year, though they could be … Continue ReadingAtilla Yeşilada: Why Erdogan Will Never Win Another Election?
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Business HIGHLIGHTS ANALYSIS: Is Turkey buying stolen Ukraine Grain? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on27 June, 2022 Three weeks ago, Ukrainian authorities accused Turkish buyers accepting stolen grain, a claim denied by … Continue ReadingANALYSIS: Is Turkey buying stolen Ukraine Grain?
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Columnists Economy HIGHLIGHTS Video Commentary: Erdogan’s Lethal Economic Legacy Atilla YeşiladaPosted on31 May, 2022 100% inflation, $50 bn current account deficit, $181 bn foreign debt coming due. After … Continue ReadingVideo Commentary: Erdogan’s Lethal Economic Legacy
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Business Columnists HIGHLIGHTS COMMENTARY: Erdogan dooms Turkey to currency volatility Atilla YeşiladaPosted on26 May, 2022 While monetary policy decisions are nominally taken and announced by Central Bank of Turkey (CBRT), … Continue ReadingCOMMENTARY: Erdogan dooms Turkey to currency volatility
Categories Columnists Finance HIGHLIGHTS Tim Ash: Where is the Turkish Lira headed? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on18 May, 2022 Editor’s Note: On 18 May, at 8:00 am Turkish time, dollar/TL is trading at 15.82 … Continue ReadingTim Ash: Where is the Turkish Lira headed?
Categories Columnists General HYPED Tim Ash: Russia ‘s invasion of Ukraine – Outlook and Q&A Atilla YeşiladaPosted on7 May, 2022 Lots of questions around Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and what it means for both countries. … Continue ReadingTim Ash: Russia ‘s invasion of Ukraine – Outlook and Q&A
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Columnists Economy Finance HIGHLIGHTS Commentary: Roaring trade deficits force Central Bank to waste FX Atilla YeşiladaPosted on4 May, 2022 Turkey’s trade deficit surged 75% year-on-year in March to $8.17 billion, mainly due to a … Continue ReadingCommentary: Roaring trade deficits force Central Bank to waste FX
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Business Columnists HIGHLIGHTS Cheap loans, foreign interest, negative real rates stoke real estate rally Atilla YeşiladaPosted on16 April, 2022 Cover chart: House sales. Red = total Blue= mortgage Orange = new home sales Violet: … Continue ReadingCheap loans, foreign interest, negative real rates stoke real estate rally
Categories Columnists Finance General HIGHLIGHTS Tim Ash: 3 bits of good news for RTE (Erdogan) Atilla YeşiladaPosted on7 April, 2022 First, the news that Russia is being kicked out of debt indices means that Turkey’s … Continue ReadingTim Ash: 3 bits of good news for RTE (Erdogan)
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Business Economy HIGHLIGHTS Commentary: Soaring trade deficits, shrinking PMI and sickly consumer confidence Atilla YeşiladaPosted on1 April, 2022 Recent data reveals a weakening of economic activity in Turkey, which weakness is likely to … Continue ReadingCommentary: Soaring trade deficits, shrinking PMI and sickly consumer confidence
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Columnists Economy HIGHLIGHTS Three Scourges of Turkish Economy: Unemployment, Inflation, and External Deficit Atilla YeşiladaPosted on30 March, 2022 Three Scourges of Turkish Economy: Unemployment, Inflation, and External Deficit After a stellar year … Continue ReadingThree Scourges of Turkish Economy: Unemployment, Inflation, and External Deficit
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Business HYPED Commentary: Pros and cons of sanctions on Russia for Turkish economy Atilla YeşiladaPosted on18 March, 2022 Rumor has it, that the difference between “threat” and “opportunity” in Chinese is only a … Continue ReadingCommentary: Pros and cons of sanctions on Russia for Turkish economy
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Business Economy HIGHLIGHTS Ukraine Crisis Could Cost Turkey $30 Billion Atilla YeşiladaPosted on10 March, 2022 Ukraine Crisis Could Cost Turkey $30 Billion Turkey’s leading economist, Mr. Mahfi Eğilmez … Continue ReadingUkraine Crisis Could Cost Turkey $30 Billion
Categories Atilla Yeşilada General HIGHLIGHTS Politics TURKEY: A Historic Manifesto from opposition for Democratization Atilla YeşiladaPosted on7 March, 20227 March, 2022 TURKEY: A historic manifesto from opposition for democratization 6 out of 7 major … Continue ReadingTURKEY: A Historic Manifesto from opposition for Democratization
Categories Columnists General HIGHLIGHTS SHOCKER: Turkey is modernizing rapidly (commentary) Atilla YeşiladaPosted on8 February, 2022 I have long wanted to write an article about the brave new Turkey which is … Continue ReadingSHOCKER: Turkey is modernizing rapidly (commentary)
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Emerging Markets HIGHLIGHTS Commentary: Why most EM are uninvestable? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on6 February, 2022 Since before the pandemic, at the beginning of each year, strategists and fund managers have … Continue ReadingCommentary: Why most EM are uninvestable?
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Finance HIGHLIGHTS Markets TURKEY: Next Stop Is Currency Controls Atilla YeşiladaPosted on12 January, 2022 Erdogan’s heterodox (unusual) economic policies pushed Turkey into the abyss. “Official” inflation … Continue ReadingTURKEY: Next Stop Is Currency Controls
Categories Atilla Yeşilada General HYPED Politics Commentary: Is Turkey heading for snap elections? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on10 January, 202210 January, 2022 Turkey’s regularly scheduled presidential and parliamentary elections (hold simultaneously) will take place in June 2023. … Continue ReadingCommentary: Is Turkey heading for snap elections?
Categories Atilla Yeşilada General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Video-opinion: Has Erdogan Averted a Currency Crisis? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on24 December, 2021 Only 23 minutes! Has Erdogan averted a currency crisis? Since the CBRT … Continue ReadingVideo-opinion: Has Erdogan Averted a Currency Crisis?
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Columnists Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkish Economic Outlook 2022: WHAT a train wreck! Atilla YeşiladaPosted on19 December, 2021 Turkish Economic Outlook 2022: WHAT a train wreck! | Real Turkey Recap … Continue ReadingTurkish Economic Outlook 2022: WHAT a train wreck!
