Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Politics Tension rises: Greek coast guard opens fire at Turkish boat Cem CetingucPosted on13 September, 2022 Greeks threw rope at the ship’s screw to stop us and then fired more than … Continue ReadingTension rises: Greek coast guard opens fire at Turkish boat
Categories Company & Industry Economy Finance HIGHLIGHTS Markets Tech A success story: Turkish gaming withstands economic crisis Cem CetingucPosted on13 September, 202213 September, 2022 Over the last few years, Turkey has become one of the world’s fastest growers in … Continue ReadingA success story: Turkish gaming withstands economic crisis
Categories Business Finance General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkish banks left paralysed due to new regulations Cem CetingucPosted on13 September, 2022 Some Turkish banks are curtailing corporate lending after the government’s latest raft of regulations raised … Continue ReadingTurkish banks left paralysed due to new regulations
Categories Business Company & Industry Finance General HIGHLIGHTS Tech Turkish unicorns: Digital transformation and government support is crucial Cem CetingucPosted on13 September, 2022 Turkey became the 10th country to attract the most investment among European countries over two … Continue ReadingTurkish unicorns: Digital transformation and government support is crucial
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Is Bank Research July BoP analysis: Unidentified inflows pay for huge deficits Atilla YeşiladaPosted on12 September, 2022 In July, current account deficit was 4 billion USD In July, current account deficit expanded … Continue ReadingIs Bank Research July BoP analysis: Unidentified inflows pay for huge deficits
Categories Company & Industry Finance General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Unistream to launch instant money transfers to Turkey, India Cem CetingucPosted on12 September, 2022 Russian bank Unistream, which specialises in money transfers, has seen a surge in remittances since … Continue ReadingUnistream to launch instant money transfers to Turkey, India
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Politics Erdogan supports Putin to get pre-election funding Cem CetingucPosted on12 September, 2022 With a 2023 vote looming, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s popularity has declined amid an … Continue ReadingErdogan supports Putin to get pre-election funding
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Turkish parents struggle with school shopping due to inflation Cem CetingucPosted on12 September, 2022 Many Turkish parents in Turkey, already on a shoestring budget due to the rising inflation, … Continue ReadingTurkish parents struggle with school shopping due to inflation
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Economy Emerging Markets HIGHLIGHTS How Fed monetary policy hurts Turkey (and most Emerging Markets) Atilla YeşiladaPosted on11 September, 2022 Fed’s rate hikes could prove toxic for Turkish economy and EM at large … Read More >How Fed monetary policy hurts Turkey (and most Emerging Markets)
Categories Business Emerging Markets HIGHLIGHTS Markets Reuters EM FX poll: TL to drop 16% vs USD Atilla YeşiladaPosted on10 September, 2022 The outlook for EM FX and TL remains dim … Read More >Reuters EM FX poll: TL to drop 16% vs USD
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS SETA Report: War in Ukraine Affects the Global Economy and Turkey Atilla YeşiladaPosted on10 September, 2022 The view of Ukraine War from Turkish think-tank … Read More >SETA Report: War in Ukraine Affects the Global Economy and Turkey
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey’s only pro-Kurdish rights party undecided about presidential candidate Atilla YeşiladaPosted on9 September, 2022 Pro-Kurdish HDP may decide the fate of the next presidential elections … Read More >Turkey’s only pro-Kurdish rights party undecided about presidential candidate
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey’s stance: A Troubling Metaphor Cem CetingucPosted on9 September, 20229 September, 2022 Like a film that has been rewound, the face of Turkey today is a reminder … Continue ReadingTurkey’s stance: A Troubling Metaphor
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Politics AKP plans to decrease inflation to 50 percent before elections Cem CetingucPosted on9 September, 2022 The number one topic in the agenda of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) is … Continue ReadingAKP plans to decrease inflation to 50 percent before elections
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Politics Syrian refugee hate crimes rising in Turkey Cem CetingucPosted on9 September, 2022 Syrian refugees, once welcomed with open arms to Turkey, are now living in fear amid … Continue ReadingSyrian refugee hate crimes rising in Turkey
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkish Inflation Calculations Clash After State Data Overhaul Güldem AtabayPosted on8 September, 2022 Multi-decade high levels of inflation afflicting Turkey are turning into a two-track crisis that depends … Continue ReadingTurkish Inflation Calculations Clash After State Data Overhaul
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Inflation Diaries: Staples are now a luxury in Turkey Cem CetingucPosted on8 September, 20228 September, 2022 As stories about soaring inflation and a feared upcoming recession dominate headlines worldwide, Turkey finds … Continue ReadingInflation Diaries: Staples are now a luxury in Turkey
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Politics Winter is here: Turkey enters fall with political turmoil Cem CetingucPosted on8 September, 2022 Summer’s end arrived in Istanbul like a warm breeze last week. After a pandemic-driven sabbatical, … Continue ReadingWinter is here: Turkey enters fall with political turmoil
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Politics Turkey, EU to agree on revived Customs Union Deal Cem CetingucPosted on8 September, 2022 A review should cover a raft of areas, ranging from services, agriculture and e-commerce to … Continue ReadingTurkey, EU to agree on revived Customs Union Deal
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS France raises Russian sanctions-busting with Turkey Atilla YeşiladaPosted on7 September, 2022 Turkey’s financial transactions with Russia are scrutinized by US and EU … Read More >France raises Russian sanctions-busting with Turkey
