Categories General HIGHLIGHTS What is the world saying about Turkey’s currency blow-up? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on24 November, 2021 Fortune: Turkey’s currency plummeted after Erdogan defied critics and doubled down on his mania for … Continue ReadingWhat is the world saying about Turkey’s currency blow-up?
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Politics Central bank announcement aids little to TL Güldem AtabayPosted on23 November, 202123 November, 2021 Turkish President Erdogan met with central bank Governor Kavcioglu in the afternoon of the worst … Continue ReadingCentral bank announcement aids little to TL
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Turkish Lira hits record lows after Erdogan’s rate cut speech Cem CetingucPosted on23 November, 202123 November, 2021 The Turkish lira has hit a record low of 12.79 against the US dollar after … Continue ReadingTurkish Lira hits record lows after Erdogan’s rate cut speech
Categories General Heatlh Minister: No lockdown measures will be imposed in the near future Cem CetingucPosted on23 November, 2021 Turkey’s daily coronavirus cases linger around 25,000, prompting concerns as cases have been rising steadily … Continue ReadingHeatlh Minister: No lockdown measures will be imposed in the near future
Categories General President Erdoğan: No early polls until 2023 Cem CetingucPosted on23 November, 2021 The next presidential and parliamentary polls will be held in June 2023 and there will … Continue ReadingPresident Erdoğan: No early polls until 2023
Categories General ÜNLÜ & Co Top Picks Portfolio: Including Enerjisa to the list Cem CetingucPosted on22 November, 2021 Including Enerjisa to our top picks: Building upon our rating upgrade report (Oct. 8), we are including Enerjisa … Continue ReadingÜNLÜ & Co Top Picks Portfolio: Including Enerjisa to the list
Categories General Sisecam acquires 60% of Ciner Group soda business for $450M Cem CetingucPosted on22 November, 2021 Turkish glassmaker Sisecam said on Saturday it would buy 60% of Ciner Group’s soda business … Continue ReadingSisecam acquires 60% of Ciner Group soda business for $450M
Categories General ‘Netflix series ‘The Club’ cast light on Jewish heritage of Turkey Cem CetingucPosted on22 November, 2021 About midway through the Netflix period drama series The Club, the fictional character Matilda Aseo, … Continue Reading‘Netflix series ‘The Club’ cast light on Jewish heritage of Turkey
Categories General Bitcoin rises in Turkey after President Erdogan’s increasingly authoritarian regime Cem CetingucPosted on22 November, 2021 Bitcoin trading volumes are rising in Turkey as the increasingly authoritarian government there goes diligently … Continue ReadingBitcoin rises in Turkey after President Erdogan’s increasingly authoritarian regime
Categories General Turkish band converts garbage into sound waves Cem CetingucPosted on22 November, 202122 November, 2021 Fungistanbul, a trio that began experimenting with a sound they call “Trash Oriental” in 2019, … Continue ReadingTurkish band converts garbage into sound waves
Categories General Macro Focus | CBRT: Expected cut with delayed announcement Cem CetingucPosted on22 November, 2021 CBRT cut the policy rate by 100bps to 15%, as expected. The announcement was made with … Continue ReadingMacro Focus | CBRT: Expected cut with delayed announcement
Categories General Robert Ellis: Endgame in Ankara Atilla YeşiladaPosted on22 November, 2021 The mood in Turkey is apprehensive. People are waiting for the storm signalled by galloping … Continue ReadingRobert Ellis: Endgame in Ankara
Categories Emerging Markets General HYPED Central and Eastern Europe: Suddenly unloved by investors Atilla YeşiladaPosted on21 November, 2021 Eastern and central Europe’s normally predictable financial markets are suddenly alive with the most diverse … Continue ReadingCentral and Eastern Europe: Suddenly unloved by investors
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics CHP, İYİ Party call for early elections Atilla YeşiladaPosted on19 November, 2021 Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu and İYİ (Good) Party chair Meral … Continue ReadingCHP, İYİ Party call for early elections
Categories Economy Emerging Markets General HYPED IIF: Global debt dips in 3Q, but EMs full speed… Atilla YeşiladaPosted on18 November, 2021 Global debt dipped in the third quarter of 2021 though it remained near the record … Continue ReadingIIF: Global debt dips in 3Q, but EMs full speed…
Categories General Sources: Turkey forced to suspend Syria military campaign Atilla YeşiladaPosted on17 November, 2021 Turkey has allegedly suspended its plans to launch a new military operation in northern Syria … Continue ReadingSources: Turkey forced to suspend Syria military campaign
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS AP: ‘We don’t deserve this’: Inflation hits Turkish people hard Atilla YeşiladaPosted on17 November, 2021 Market-stand owner Kadriye Dogru makes do with stale, sesame-covered bagels, known as simit, for lunch … Continue ReadingAP: ‘We don’t deserve this’: Inflation hits Turkish people hard
Categories General HYPED Kurt Bassuener: The EU’s Humiliating Failure in Bosnia Atilla YeşiladaPosted on16 November, 2021 The EU has jealously protected and sought to augment its leading role in Bosnia and … Continue ReadingKurt Bassuener: The EU’s Humiliating Failure in Bosnia
Categories General Politics Turkey Serbia relations at its peak, Interior Minister remarks Cem CetingucPosted on15 November, 2021 Serbia’s Interior Minister Aleksandar Vulin on Monday said that his country’s relations with Turkey are … Continue ReadingTurkey Serbia relations at its peak, Interior Minister remarks
Categories Economy General World Bank Vice President warned Turkey against outcomes of the inflation trend Cem CetingucPosted on15 November, 202115 November, 2021 World Bank Vice President for Europe and Central Asia Anna Bjerde welcomed the positive growth of Turkey’s … Continue ReadingWorld Bank Vice President warned Turkey against outcomes of the inflation trend
