Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey’s current account deficit narrowing but only very slowly Güldem AtabayPosted on9 July, 20219 July, 2021 Turkey posted a current account deficit of USD 3,081 million that is USD 919 mn … Continue ReadingTurkey’s current account deficit narrowing but only very slowly
Categories General Turkish band finds inspiration from landfill Atilla YeşiladaPosted on7 July, 2021 Members of the Turkish band ‘Fungistanbul’ made their musical instruments using discarded plastic items. … Continue ReadingTurkish band finds inspiration from landfill
Categories General COVID-19: Turkey reports 3 delta plus cases, eyes more vaccines Atilla YeşiladaPosted on7 July, 2021 Health Minister Fahrettin Koca on Monday confirmed Turkey’s first cases of the coronavirus delta plus … Continue ReadingCOVID-19: Turkey reports 3 delta plus cases, eyes more vaccines
Categories General JPMorgan | Turkey: inflation raises its voice once again Cem CetingucPosted on7 July, 2021 Yarkin Cebeci After two consecutive down side surprises over April and May, inflation surprised significantly … Continue ReadingJPMorgan | Turkey: inflation raises its voice once again
Categories General Politics Tough decisions lie ahead for Turkey in the wake of NATO and EU summits Cem CetingucPosted on6 July, 20216 July, 2021 Yasar Yakis Turkey is faced with some difficult choices after two important summits that took … Continue ReadingTough decisions lie ahead for Turkey in the wake of NATO and EU summits
Categories Business General HIGHLIGHTS The geopolitical and environmental dangers of Turkey’s Bosporus bypass canal Atilla YeşiladaPosted on6 July, 2021 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has initiated the controversial building of a multi-billion-dollar canal intended … Continue ReadingThe geopolitical and environmental dangers of Turkey’s Bosporus bypass canal
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS New #MeToo movement echoes in Turkey’s entertainment world Atilla YeşiladaPosted on6 July, 2021 After Turkish people vented their frustration at the verdict in a child abuse case that … Continue ReadingNew #MeToo movement echoes in Turkey’s entertainment world
Categories Business Finance General A new Reza Zarrab case is brewing in Austria Atilla YeşiladaPosted on6 July, 2021 Shady business tycoon Sezgin Baran Korkmaz has slammed claims that he will be the next … Continue ReadingA new Reza Zarrab case is brewing in Austria
Categories Business General HYPED Turkish Private Schooling struggles amid pandemic era Atilla YeşiladaPosted on5 July, 2021 Turkish private schooling has been one of the areas most affected by the coronavirus. … Continue ReadingTurkish Private Schooling struggles amid pandemic era
Categories Economy Finance General HIGHLIGHTS ‘IPOs Aren’t Fun Anymore’: Turkey’s Stock Craze Is Fizzling Out Güldem AtabayPosted on1 July, 2021 At the height of Turkey’s day-trading frenzy, Osman Sekman was opening as many brokerage accounts … Continue Reading‘IPOs Aren’t Fun Anymore’: Turkey’s Stock Craze Is Fizzling Out
Categories Finance General HIGHLIGHTS OECD urges Turkey to fight against foreign bribery Güldem AtabayPosted on30 June, 2021 The OECD Working Group on Bribery on Tuesday called on Turkey to urgently implement key reforms to … Continue ReadingOECD urges Turkey to fight against foreign bribery
Categories Economy Finance General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey extends amnesty on wealth repatriation Güldem AtabayPosted on30 June, 2021 Turkey’s government extended an amnesty on the free entry into the country of assets including … Continue ReadingTurkey extends amnesty on wealth repatriation
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey establishes price stability committee to help tackle inflation Güldem AtabayPosted on30 June, 2021 Turkey’s government established a price stability committee aimed at bringing down double-digit inflation. The formation … Continue ReadingTurkey establishes price stability committee to help tackle inflation
Categories Economy Finance General HIGHLIGHTS Turkish central bank may revert to Albayrak-style policy to boost lira deposits Güldem AtabayPosted on24 June, 2021 Turkey’s central bank may introduce unorthodox measures to encourage Turks to deposit cash in liras … Continue ReadingTurkish central bank may revert to Albayrak-style policy to boost lira deposits
Categories Business Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Politics ECFR: How the European Green Deal can save the EU’s relationship with Turkey Güldem AtabayPosted on24 June, 2021 Europeans know that the EU needs to create a new paradigm in its relationship with … Continue ReadingECFR: How the European Green Deal can save the EU’s relationship with Turkey
Categories Economy Finance General HIGHLIGHTS Politics US seeks seizure of shady tycoon’s assets in Turkey Güldem AtabayPosted on21 June, 2021 The United States seeks the seizure of shady Turkish businessman Sezgin Baran Korkmaz’s assets as … Continue ReadingUS seeks seizure of shady tycoon’s assets in Turkey
Categories Economy General Politics Turkish court accepts indictment seeking ban of pro-Kurdish HDP Güldem AtabayPosted on21 June, 2021 Turkish Constitutional Court on June 21 accepted an indictment filed by a senior prosecutor seeking … Continue ReadingTurkish court accepts indictment seeking ban of pro-Kurdish HDP
Categories Economy General Residential Property Price Index (RPPI) increased 32.4 percent in nominal terms Cem CetingucPosted on17 June, 202117 June, 2021 In April 2021, RPPI increased monthly by 2.0 percent, recorded an annual increase of 32.4 … Continue ReadingResidential Property Price Index (RPPI) increased 32.4 percent in nominal terms
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkish-Russian Relations: A Puzzle that Shakes the Middle East* Güldem AtabayPosted on16 June, 2021 As Russia and Turkey celebrate the 100-year anniversary of the signature of the treaty of … Continue ReadingTurkish-Russian Relations: A Puzzle that Shakes the Middle East*
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Tim Ash: Putin/Biden summit – attempting to move on from Fight Club rules Güldem AtabayPosted on16 June, 2021 Hard to see this as a game changing summit. Both have a strong interest to … Continue ReadingTim Ash: Putin/Biden summit – attempting to move on from Fight Club rules
