Categories Business General HIGHLIGHTS MBS to pay a visit to Ankara, but WHY? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on18 June, 2022 Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) will visit Ankara next week, Turkish President Recep … Continue ReadingMBS to pay a visit to Ankara, but WHY?
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Opposition leader Babacan: Erdogan to bankrupt Turkey Atilla YeşiladaPosted on18 June, 2022 Turkey is on the verge of total bankruptcy, according to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s former … Continue ReadingOpposition leader Babacan: Erdogan to bankrupt Turkey
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics U.S.-led coalition says it detained senior ISIS leader in Syria Güldem AtabayPosted on16 June, 2022 The U.S.-led coalition said it had detained a senior Islamic State group leader in Syria … Continue ReadingU.S.-led coalition says it detained senior ISIS leader in Syria
Categories General HYPED Meet the former Kurdish rebel holding up Sweden’s NATO bid Atilla YeşiladaPosted on16 June, 2022 When Turkey’s president rails against “terrorists” in the Swedish Parliament, Amineh Kakabaveh is convinced he … Continue ReadingMeet the former Kurdish rebel holding up Sweden’s NATO bid
Categories Business General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey’s leader changes mind again on new name for airline Atilla YeşiladaPosted on16 June, 2022 Turkey’s president, in a push to recast top Turkish assets to avoid any possible derogatory … Continue ReadingTurkey’s leader changes mind again on new name for airline
Categories General Turkish gov’t policy causing destruction of middle class, warn researchers Güldem AtabayPosted on15 June, 2022 Turkey’s ENAG Inflation Research Group has warned that the government is causing the destruction of … Continue ReadingTurkish gov’t policy causing destruction of middle class, warn researchers
Categories Economy Finance General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Turkey Wants to Claw Back More Dollars With Cheap Exporter Loans Güldem AtabayPosted on13 June, 2022 Turkey is making another effort to arrest a precipitous decline in its currency by dangling … Continue ReadingTurkey Wants to Claw Back More Dollars With Cheap Exporter Loans
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey Credit Default Swaps Jump to 19-Year High Amid Lira Woes Güldem AtabayPosted on13 June, 2022 The cost to insure against a debt default by Turkey’s government in the next five … Continue ReadingTurkey Credit Default Swaps Jump to 19-Year High Amid Lira Woes
Categories Business General HYPED Tim Ash: Moscow is playing PR game over grain exports Atilla YeşiladaPosted on9 June, 2022 It’s painful watching the Turks trying to negotiate with Russia to create some kind of … Continue ReadingTim Ash: Moscow is playing PR game over grain exports
Categories General HYPED Lisel Hintz: The empire’s opposition strikes back: popular culture as creative resistance tool under Turkey’s AKP Atilla YeşiladaPosted on9 June, 2022 In the early morning of September 6, 2019, two rap videos expressing frustrations with Turkey’s … Continue ReadingLisel Hintz: The empire’s opposition strikes back: popular culture as creative resistance tool under Turkey’s AKP
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS 14.8 million people in Turkey suffer from undernourishment: UN report Güldem AtabayPosted on8 June, 2022 Some 14.8 million out of 82.3 million people in Turkey have insufficient food consumption as … Continue Reading14.8 million people in Turkey suffer from undernourishment: UN report
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS UPDATE: Russia and Turkey raise hopes of grain export corridor from Ukraine Güldem AtabayPosted on8 June, 20228 June, 2022 UPDATE: Grain Talks in Ankara Show No Signs of Progress (Bloomberg) — Talks between Russia … Continue ReadingUPDATE: Russia and Turkey raise hopes of grain export corridor from Ukraine
Categories Economy Emerging Markets General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Reuters: Turkish Lira continues to weaken, Nebati says rates to stay put Cem CetingucPosted on7 June, 20227 June, 2022 Turkey’s lira slid to beyond 16.55 against the dollar on Monday, bringing its losses to … Continue ReadingReuters: Turkish Lira continues to weaken, Nebati says rates to stay put
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey seeks to restore ties with Western procurement club Cem CetingucPosted on7 June, 2022 After the controversial, multibillion-dollar purchase of a Russian-made missile defense system, the Turkish government appears … Continue ReadingTurkey seeks to restore ties with Western procurement club
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Turkish Water Institute seeks to raise awareness about water efficiency Cem CetingucPosted on6 June, 2022 Parched lands replace fertile territory in some places while others are exposed to incessant torrential … Continue ReadingTurkish Water Institute seeks to raise awareness about water efficiency
Categories Company & Industry Finance General HIGHLIGHTS Banking industry: FX protected deposit scheme boosts NII Cem CetingucPosted on6 June, 20226 June, 2022 45% monthly ROE on lower provisions and OPEX Turkish banking sector’s April net income is … Continue ReadingBanking industry: FX protected deposit scheme boosts NII
Categories Company & Industry General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Tech Turkey to mass produce laser-guide munition for its drones Cem CetingucPosted on5 June, 2022 Turkey has started to mass-produce its latest miniature munition developed for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), … Continue ReadingTurkey to mass produce laser-guide munition for its drones
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey to launch new operations against the YPG in Syrian border: Erdogan Cem CetingucPosted on5 June, 2022 Turkey will address its security concerns in northern Syria with new operations against the YPG group, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan … Continue ReadingTurkey to launch new operations against the YPG in Syrian border: Erdogan
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Politics CHP leader pledges to end poverty in Turkey Cem CetingucPosted on3 June, 2022 The main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader said he would end the “poverty” in Turkey … Continue ReadingCHP leader pledges to end poverty in Turkey
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Politics Russia urges Turkey to hold back from launching operation in Northern Syria Cem CetingucPosted on3 June, 20223 June, 2022 Russia urged Turkey to “refrain” from launching an offensive operation in Northern Syria to avoid … Continue ReadingRussia urges Turkey to hold back from launching operation in Northern Syria
