Categories Business Economy General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Turkey eases pandemic restrictions for foreign visitors Cem CetingucPosted on1 June, 2022 The Interior Ministry announced that polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests would not be asked from visitors arriving … Continue ReadingTurkey eases pandemic restrictions for foreign visitors
Categories Economy Finance General HIGHLIGHTS Macro View: Economic activity remains buoyant with pulled-forward domestic demand Cem CetingucPosted on1 June, 2022 1Q22 GDP growth reaches 7.3%, in line with expectations. TurkStat announced that 1Q22 GDP growth reached … Continue ReadingMacro View: Economic activity remains buoyant with pulled-forward domestic demand
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkey’s 1Q22 GDP growth at 7.3 percent- inflation surge speeds up consumption Güldem AtabayPosted on31 May, 2022 Turkey’s annual economic growth for 2Q22 is 7.3 percent led by consumer spending and exports. … Continue ReadingTurkey’s 1Q22 GDP growth at 7.3 percent- inflation surge speeds up consumption
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Turkish economy grows 7.3 percent in first quarter Cem CetingucPosted on31 May, 2022 Turkey’s economy topped forecasts to expand by 7.3% in the first quarter of 2022, official … Continue ReadingTurkish economy grows 7.3 percent in first quarter
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 Company & Industry Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Turkish publishers struggle to survive amid economic crisis Cem CetingucPosted on30 May, 2022 Turkish publishers are increasingly struggling to release new books and face agonising choices to survive amid … Continue ReadingTurkish publishers struggle to survive amid economic crisis
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkish inflation rate may hit 200 percent, research group says Atilla YeşiladaPosted on29 May, 2022 Consumer price inflation in Turkey may accelerate to more than 200 percent, local research organization … Continue ReadingTurkish inflation rate may hit 200 percent, research group says
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Turkish government contemplates rent price cap to battle against soaring prices Cem CetingucPosted on25 May, 2022 To discuss the sharp increase in housing and rent prices, the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization … Continue ReadingTurkish government contemplates rent price cap to battle against soaring prices
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Turkish Lira’s downfall: Currency plunges most since 2021 Cem CetingucPosted on25 May, 2022 The Turkish lira plunged the most since a rout late last year, as a steep … Continue ReadingTurkish Lira’s downfall: Currency plunges most since 2021
Categories Business Company & Industry Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Tech Turkey to save 7 Billion dollars from wind, solar energy Cem CetingucPosted on25 May, 2022 Turkey has managed to save $7 billion in the last 12 months as its wind … Continue ReadingTurkey to save 7 Billion dollars from wind, solar energy
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Politics CBRT to meet this week for policy rate Cem CetingucPosted on23 May, 2022 Policymakers at Turkey’s Central Bank are set to meet later this week to decide on the key interest rate. … Continue ReadingCBRT to meet this week for policy rate
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics What Turkey Wants From Sweden and Finland in NATO Expansion Spat Güldem AtabayPosted on17 May, 2022 As Turkey threatens to block bids to join NATO by Sweden and Finland in the wake of … Continue ReadingWhat Turkey Wants From Sweden and Finland in NATO Expansion Spat
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Lira Plunges Ninth Day as Turkish Banks Cut Down Dollar Sales Güldem AtabayPosted on17 May, 2022 Turkey’s lira tumbled for a ninth day, hitting a new low for the year, as … Continue ReadingLira Plunges Ninth Day as Turkish Banks Cut Down Dollar Sales
Categories Economy Finance General HIGHLIGHTS Y.F. Macro Focus: Transfers to FX protected deposit accounts and SOEs put downward pressure Cem CetingucPosted on16 May, 2022 In April, budget gave a deficit of TRY50.2bn (Apr.21: TRY-16.9bn, Mar.22: TRY-69bn). Despite, there was no … Continue ReadingY.F. Macro Focus: Transfers to FX protected deposit accounts and SOEs put downward pressure
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Turkish life standards hit the bottom due to high inflation Cem CetingucPosted on16 May, 2022 Inflation in Turkey hit a two-decade high of almost 70% in April, as prices of … Continue ReadingTurkish life standards hit the bottom due to high inflation
Categories Economy Finance HIGHLIGHTS Commentary: Turkey’s Slow-Motion Currency Crash Atilla YeşiladaPosted on13 May, 2022 It is the time of the year, when Turkey has another currency crash. It happens … Continue ReadingCommentary: Turkey’s Slow-Motion Currency Crash
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Top court upholds prison sentence to CHP’s İstanbul Chair Güldem AtabayPosted on12 May, 2022 The Supreme Court of Appeals upheld the prison sentence given to main opposition Republican People’s … Continue ReadingTop court upholds prison sentence to CHP’s İstanbul Chair
Categories Economy Emerging Markets Finance HIGHLIGHTS Markets Politics FT: Turkey dials up the pressure on banks as lira slides Güldem AtabayPosted on12 May, 2022 Turkish authorities have raised the pressure on the country’s banks to limit corporate clients’ purchases of foreign … Continue ReadingFT: Turkey dials up the pressure on banks as lira slides
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Erdoğan pledges to battle high cost of living Cem CetingucPosted on10 May, 2022 Pesident Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday pledged arrangements to boost the purchasing power of lower-income … Continue ReadingErdoğan pledges to battle high cost of living
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Politics 60 percent of Turkey lost faith in Erdogan: Metropoll survey Cem CetingucPosted on9 May, 20229 May, 2022 Almost 60 percent of Turkish voters do not believe that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan can … Continue Reading60 percent of Turkey lost faith in Erdogan: Metropoll survey