Categories General Erdogan defines social media as a ‘threat to democracy’ Cem CetingucPosted on14 December, 202114 December, 2021 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan described social media Saturday as one of the main threats … Continue ReadingErdogan defines social media as a ‘threat to democracy’
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Macro Snapshot: CBRT Survey of Market Participants Cem CetingucPosted on14 December, 2021 MoM expectations for next 3 months indicates that the monthly CPI data would remarkably above … Continue ReadingMacro Snapshot: CBRT Survey of Market Participants
Categories Economy Finance General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Politics Turkish Central Bank intervenes again as Lira moves past 14 per Dollar; rate cut decision awaited Güldem AtabayPosted on13 December, 2021 Turkey’s lira tumbled past 14 to the dollar to 14.75 for the first time in … Continue ReadingTurkish Central Bank intervenes again as Lira moves past 14 per Dollar; rate cut decision awaited
Categories Economy Finance General HIGHLIGHTS Turkish Finance Minister: Market economy will prevail; “determined to not raise rates” Güldem AtabayPosted on13 December, 2021 Turkey’s new finance minister met with a group of businesspeople over the weekend to assure … Continue ReadingTurkish Finance Minister: Market economy will prevail; “determined to not raise rates”
Categories Economy Finance General HIGHLIGHTS Politics UBS Global Wealth Management discontinues coverage of TL Güldem AtabayPosted on13 December, 2021 Given the irrational economic policies of the AKP government that makes currency forecasting impossible on … Continue ReadingUBS Global Wealth Management discontinues coverage of TL
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Real Turkey Channel: 2022 Predictions For Turkish Politics Atilla YeşiladaPosted on11 December, 2021 022 predictions for Turkish Politics Turkey will witness a historic recession in … Continue ReadingReal Turkey Channel: 2022 Predictions For Turkish Politics
Categories Business General HIGHLIGHTS CHP warns of a food crisis in Turkey Atilla YeşiladaPosted on11 December, 2021 Republican People’s Party (CHP) Niğde MP Ömer Fethi Gürer has announced that the price of … Continue ReadingCHP warns of a food crisis in Turkey
Categories Business General HIGHLIGHTS 2021 was a bad year for Turkish movie theathers as spectator numbers decline drastically Cem CetingucPosted on11 December, 2021 Cinema has been among the sectors most affected by the coronavirus pandemic, and the normalization … Continue Reading2021 was a bad year for Turkish movie theathers as spectator numbers decline drastically
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Opposition leader Kilicdaroglu visits Kurdish family on justice vigil Atilla YeşiladaPosted on10 December, 2021 Kemal Kilicdaroglu, leader of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), visited the justice vigil … Continue ReadingOpposition leader Kilicdaroglu visits Kurdish family on justice vigil
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Prof Nurettin Akcay: Amid Tensions With Turkey, China Is Putting the Kurdish Issue in Play Atilla YeşiladaPosted on10 December, 2021 China-Turkey relations have been full of ups and downs since 1971. In addition to some … Continue ReadingProf Nurettin Akcay: Amid Tensions With Turkey, China Is Putting the Kurdish Issue in Play
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Tensions rise in Northern Iraq as three Turkish soldiers killed in PKK terrorist attack Cem CetingucPosted on9 December, 20219 December, 2021 Three Turkish soldiers taking part in the Claw-Thunderbolt counterterrorism operation against PKK terrorists were killed … Continue ReadingTensions rise in Northern Iraq as three Turkish soldiers killed in PKK terrorist attack
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Currency crisis hits hard in Turkey Cem CetingucPosted on9 December, 2021 Turkey’s deepening currency crisis could mark the definitive end of the country’s economic success story … Continue ReadingCurrency crisis hits hard in Turkey
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey Nears Tipping Point: Capital Controls, Use of Reserves Unlikely to Prevent Lira Depreciation Güldem AtabayPosted on9 December, 2021 The government in Ankara has few options available so long as President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan … Continue ReadingTurkey Nears Tipping Point: Capital Controls, Use of Reserves Unlikely to Prevent Lira Depreciation
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS ‘The Turkish Gatsby,’ enjoys lavish life in Miami Cem CetingucPosted on8 December, 2021 Facing 130 years in prison, infamous Turkish-Iranian money launderer Reza Zarrab took a plea deal … Continue Reading‘The Turkish Gatsby,’ enjoys lavish life in Miami
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Elif Şafak listed among ‘BBC 100 Women 2021’ Cem CetingucPosted on7 December, 2021 Ahead of the new year, the BBC has unveiled its list of 100 inspiring and … Continue ReadingElif Şafak listed among ‘BBC 100 Women 2021’
Categories General Politics Marc Pierini: The EU Should Stand Firm on Turkey Atilla YeşiladaPosted on7 December, 2021 Turkey’s clampdown on human rights is well known. It is amply documented through the European … Continue ReadingMarc Pierini: The EU Should Stand Firm on Turkey
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Land disputes, climate change pressure Turkish nomads to settle Cem CetingucPosted on7 December, 2021 Woken by the first light of dawn, Mehmet and his family rise to drink sweet … Continue ReadingLand disputes, climate change pressure Turkish nomads to settle
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdogan’s visit to Qatar to yield deals but no MbS meeting Cem CetingucPosted on7 December, 2021 Doha and Ankara said on Monday they will sign dozens of deals during a visit … Continue ReadingErdogan’s visit to Qatar to yield deals but no MbS meeting
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Mustafa Akyol: Where does Erdogan’s obsession with interest rates exactly come from?-Islamic economics Atilla YeşiladaPosted on6 December, 2021 One of the most startling stories in the world these days is what the Wall … Continue ReadingMustafa Akyol: Where does Erdogan’s obsession with interest rates exactly come from?-Islamic economics
Categories General Politics Ukraine: As country prepares for Russian attack, Turkish drones are a bone of discontent Atilla YeşiladaPosted on5 December, 2021 Ukraine is using Turkish-made drones in the conflict zone in the Donbass region, sticking to … Continue ReadingUkraine: As country prepares for Russian attack, Turkish drones are a bone of discontent
