Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Kurdish party optimistic Ocalan will make a call for peace, albeit with some delay Atilla YeşiladaPosted on15 February, 202515 February, 2025 President Erdogan and his nationalist ally Devlet Bahceli reached out to pro-Kurdish Rights party DEM, … Continue ReadingKurdish party optimistic Ocalan will make a call for peace, albeit with some delay
Categories Company & Industry Economy HIGHLIGHTS Özyeğin: Turkey-US Trade and Investment Talks Could Accelerate Cem CetingucPosted on14 February, 2025 With Donald Trump back in office now, talks that would help increase trade and investment between Türkiye and the … Continue ReadingÖzyeğin: Turkey-US Trade and Investment Talks Could Accelerate
Categories Company & Industry HIGHLIGHTS Turkey Fines Adidas for Failing to Disclose Pigskin in Popular Sneaker Model Cem CetingucPosted on14 February, 202515 February, 2025 Turkey has fined German sportswear giant Adidas over $15,000 for not informing customers that its … Continue ReadingTurkey Fines Adidas for Failing to Disclose Pigskin in Popular Sneaker Model
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Bodrum’s Tourism Faces Setback Amid Earthquake Fears Cem CetingucPosted on14 February, 2025 Hotel bookings in Bodrum, a prime tourist destination on Turkey’s Aegean coast, have seen a … Continue ReadingBodrum’s Tourism Faces Setback Amid Earthquake Fears
Categories Company & Industry HIGHLIGHTS Turkey’s Nuclear Ambitions: Will It Finally Reduce Coal Dependence? Cem CetingucPosted on14 February, 202514 February, 2025 Turkey, Europe’s leading coal polluter, is making a bold push into nuclear energy, with one … Continue ReadingTurkey’s Nuclear Ambitions: Will It Finally Reduce Coal Dependence?
Categories Company & Industry Finance HIGHLIGHTS Türkiye Attracts $11.3 Billion in FDI Amid Global Decline Cem CetingucPosted on14 February, 2025 Despite challenges in the global investment landscape, Türkiye secured $11.3 billion in foreign direct investment … Continue ReadingTürkiye Attracts $11.3 Billion in FDI Amid Global Decline
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Türkiye Outlines Two-State Cyprus Solution Cem CetingucPosted on14 February, 2025 Türkiye has reiterated its vision for a two-state solution to the Cyprus issue during discussions … Continue ReadingTürkiye Outlines Two-State Cyprus Solution
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Zelensky to Visit UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Türkiye Cem CetingucPosted on14 February, 2025 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced Friday that he will soon travel to the United Arab … Continue ReadingZelensky to Visit UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Türkiye
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdoğan Criticizes U.S. Policy on Gaza Cem CetingucPosted on14 February, 2025 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has condemned the United States’ approach to the Gaza crisis, … Continue ReadingErdoğan Criticizes U.S. Policy on Gaza
Categories Business HIGHLIGHTS Mehmet Ogutcu: Is Turkmeni gas a game changer for Turkey? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on14 February, 2025 International energy expert Mehmet Ogutcu assesses the potential of Turkmeni gas reaching Turkey in large … Continue ReadingMehmet Ogutcu: Is Turkmeni gas a game changer for Turkey?
Categories Business General HIGHLIGHTS TURKEY’s big business association TUSIAD blasts Erdogan after long silence Atilla YeşiladaPosted on13 February, 2025 Turkey’s most influential business association delivered a rare and scathing criticism of the government and … Continue ReadingTURKEY’s big business association TUSIAD blasts Erdogan after long silence
Categories Economy Finance HIGHLIGHTS BoP ANALYSIS: Turkish entities buy record amounts of Turkey’s foreign debt issuance Atilla YeşiladaPosted on13 February, 2025 According to Gedik Investment analysis, the most important changes in the December balance of payments … Continue ReadingBoP ANALYSIS: Turkish entities buy record amounts of Turkey’s foreign debt issuance
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Will CBRT Deputy Governor Cevdet Akçay resign? Güldem AtabayPosted on13 February, 2025 The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) lowered its policy rate for the … Continue ReadingWill CBRT Deputy Governor Cevdet Akçay resign?
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS How much is the production cost of 1 lira? Cem CetingucPosted on13 February, 2025 Balıkesir Deputy Burak Dalgın brought coin production costs and emission losses to the agenda of … Continue ReadingHow much is the production cost of 1 lira?
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Markets Borsa Istanbul Struggles as Investors Flee to High-Yield Alternatives Cem CetingucPosted on13 February, 2025 Borsa Istanbul is grappling with a decline in both foreign and domestic investor interest, as … Continue ReadingBorsa Istanbul Struggles as Investors Flee to High-Yield Alternatives
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Markets Politics Israel, Lebanon, Egypt, and Turkey Undergoing Economic Transformation Cem CetingucPosted on13 February, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump’s thinking “outside the box,” as expressed last week after meetings at … Continue ReadingIsrael, Lebanon, Egypt, and Turkey Undergoing Economic Transformation
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Şimşek: U.S.-Türkiye Trade Deficit Reaches $78 Billion Over Two Decades Cem CetingucPosted on13 February, 2025 Türkiye has accumulated a $78 billion trade deficit in its trade relations with the United … Continue ReadingŞimşek: U.S.-Türkiye Trade Deficit Reaches $78 Billion Over Two Decades
Categories Company & Industry Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkey’s Textile Industry Faces Uncertainty Over Potential Syrian Worker Departure Cem CetingucPosted on13 February, 2025 Turkey’s textile industry is grappling with growing concerns over labor shortages as discussions about the … Continue ReadingTurkey’s Textile Industry Faces Uncertainty Over Potential Syrian Worker Departure
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Experts Warn of Environmental Crisis in Thrace as Industrial Pollution Escalates Cem CetingucPosted on13 February, 2025 Türkiye’s Thrace region, once a hub of agricultural prosperity, is facing severe environmental and economic … Continue ReadingExperts Warn of Environmental Crisis in Thrace as Industrial Pollution Escalates
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Snowfall Hits Istanbul, Schools Closed For a Day Cem CetingucPosted on12 February, 2025 A cold front accompanied by snowfall has led to the closure of schools in Istanbul … Continue ReadingSnowfall Hits Istanbul, Schools Closed For a Day