Categories Economy Finance General HIGHLIGHTS Turkish state banks fx sales add to USD100bn Editor P.A.Posted on17 July, 202018 July, 2020 Turkish state banks have doubled their short foreign currency positions in six weeks to $8.3 … Continue ReadingTurkish state banks fx sales add to USD100bn
Categories Emerging Markets General HIGHLIGHTS Goldman Sachs revises world forecasts Atilla YeşiladaPosted on17 July, 202017 July, 2020 We share excerpts from the latest Goldman Report: Recovery continues apace Globally, the world economy … Continue ReadingGoldman Sachs revises world forecasts
Categories Economy Emerging Markets General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey’s fiscal dismal- and COVID-19 is not only cause Güldem AtabayPosted on16 July, 202017 July, 2020 The math is simple: Turkey’s fiscal accounts that already have been deteriorating before COVID-19 is … Continue ReadingTurkey’s fiscal dismal- and COVID-19 is not only cause
Categories General A British couple share their experience during Turkey vacation Atilla YeşiladaPosted on16 July, 202016 July, 2020 Is Turkey safe to travel? EU says NO, Russia says YES. Why do we care? … Continue ReadingA British couple share their experience during Turkey vacation
Categories Atilla Yeşilada General Turkey: Losing Her Religion Atilla YeşiladaPosted on16 July, 202017 July, 2020 The re-conversion of Hagia Sophia from museum to mosque is a despicably populist act, which … Continue ReadingTurkey: Losing Her Religion
Categories General Politics Turkey’s 2016-2018 state of emergency a ‘social genocide program’ Atilla YeşiladaPosted on15 July, 202017 July, 2020 At the forth anniversary of the Gulen-organized July coup attempt, the government an opposition still … Continue ReadingTurkey’s 2016-2018 state of emergency a ‘social genocide program’
Categories General Politics Libya: Threat of an Egypt-Turkey war? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on15 July, 202017 July, 2020 After Turkish Foreign Minister Mr Mevlut Cavusoglu turned down cease-fire offers, he pronounced that Turkish … Continue ReadingLibya: Threat of an Egypt-Turkey war?
Categories General Armenia and Azerbaijan: Deadliest clashes since 2016 Atilla YeşiladaPosted on15 July, 202017 July, 2020 One of the simmering and forgotten conflicts in Turkey’s neighborhood is the Nagorno-Karabakh controversy between … Continue ReadingArmenia and Azerbaijan: Deadliest clashes since 2016
Categories Business General Bad news for Turkish tourism: EU to extend external travel ban Atilla YeşiladaPosted on14 July, 202014 July, 2020 The European Union will recommend keeping its external borders shut to Americans and most other … Continue ReadingBad news for Turkish tourism: EU to extend external travel ban
Categories Atilla Yeşilada General Commentary: Hagia Sophia is a nonissue for Turks, secular or pious Atilla YeşiladaPosted on11 July, 202014 July, 2020 I read Bloomberg religiously, which provides the most in-depth and knowledgeable coverage of Turkey affairs … Continue ReadingCommentary: Hagia Sophia is a nonissue for Turks, secular or pious
Categories General State aid bypasses Kurds, workers Atilla YeşiladaPosted on9 July, 202011 July, 2020 The Covid-19 epidemic in Turkey has triggered a massive wave of unemployment, as well as … Continue ReadingState aid bypasses Kurds, workers
Categories General Warning for big cities as pandemic prevails in Turkey with rise in daily cases Atilla YeşiladaPosted on8 July, 20209 July, 2020 Turkey’s coronavirus death toll rose by 19 to 5,225 in the past 24 hours, Health … Continue ReadingWarning for big cities as pandemic prevails in Turkey with rise in daily cases
Categories General Turkey’s politically-conscious Generation Z vexes Erdogan Atilla YeşiladaPosted on7 July, 20208 July, 2020 Currently, everyone in Turkey is talking about Generation Z – a term that refers to … Continue ReadingTurkey’s politically-conscious Generation Z vexes Erdogan
Categories Finance General Erratic regulations will dry out foreign investment Atilla YeşiladaPosted on6 July, 20207 July, 2020 Turkey imposed a ban on six foreign banks from betting against the nation’s stocks in … Continue ReadingErratic regulations will dry out foreign investment
Categories Company & Industry General Delivery service starts layoffs concealed as ‘safety measures’ Atilla YeşiladaPosted on4 July, 20204 July, 2020 Popular Internet-based delivery service Getir is laying off motor couriers under the guise of safety … Continue ReadingDelivery service starts layoffs concealed as ‘safety measures’
Categories General Turkey and Iraq: Anti-PKK campaign irritates Baghdad Atilla YeşiladaPosted on4 July, 20204 July, 2020 Turkey developed a new anti-terror doctrine which calls for meeting the threat of attacks and … Continue ReadingTurkey and Iraq: Anti-PKK campaign irritates Baghdad
Categories General Tech Erdogan promises crack-down on social media, opposition news channels silenced Atilla YeşiladaPosted on2 July, 20203 July, 2020 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has vowed to tighten government controls on social media, following … Continue ReadingErdogan promises crack-down on social media, opposition news channels silenced
Categories Economy General SAMEKS Composite: Stagnant services sector threatens manufacturing recovery Editor P.A.Posted on1 July, 20203 July, 2020 In June 2020, seasonally and calendar adjusted SAMEKS Compound Index increased by 1.0 points compared … Continue ReadingSAMEKS Composite: Stagnant services sector threatens manufacturing recovery
Categories General Politics Turkey’s changing media landscape Editor P.A.Posted on1 July, 20203 July, 2020 Summary A dominant narrative that has come out of Turkey in recent years highlights how … Continue ReadingTurkey’s changing media landscape
Categories General Politics Erdogan to ban Twitter, Netflix, Youtube in Turkey Editor P.A.Posted on1 July, 20202 July, 2020 Turkey’s President Erdogan vows to bring a draft bill to parliament to block/regulate social media … Continue ReadingErdogan to ban Twitter, Netflix, Youtube in Turkey
