Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics FT: Abramovich’s yachts sail into Turkish squall over sanctions Güldem AtabayPosted on24 March, 202224 March, 2022 Arrival of vessels sparks western concern that Ankara will let oligarchs avoid crackdown At a … Continue ReadingFT: Abramovich’s yachts sail into Turkish squall over sanctions
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Amberin Zaman: Will Turkey become haven for sanctioned Russians? Güldem AtabayPosted on23 March, 2022 The docking of two superyachts belonging to a sanctioned Russian-Israeli oligarch at a resort in … Continue ReadingAmberin Zaman: Will Turkey become haven for sanctioned Russians?
Categories Finance HIGHLIGHTS Markets Andrew Knoll: Turkey’s lira under pressure in the face of inflation, risks Atilla YeşiladaPosted on23 March, 2022 In the face of spiralling inflation and a host of other concerns, both in its … Continue ReadingAndrew Knoll: Turkey’s lira under pressure in the face of inflation, risks
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Opposition MP inquires about police officer caught with explosives Cem CetingucPosted on23 March, 2022 Turkey Labor Party (TİP) MP Ahmet Şık has tabled a question in parliament about a … Continue ReadingOpposition MP inquires about police officer caught with explosives
Categories Economy Finance General HIGHLIGHTS Macro Snapshot: Consumer Confidence Index Cem CetingucPosted on23 March, 2022 CCI increased by 1.9% to 72.5 in March (February: 71.2, -2.8% MoM). Despite there was … Continue ReadingMacro Snapshot: Consumer Confidence Index
Categories Business Economy General HIGHLIGHTS As Turkey’s economy reels, speculative traders and well-off insiders see opportunity to profit Cem CetingucPosted on23 March, 2022 As most of the Turkish public saw their savings and purchasing power melt away, 40-year-old … Continue ReadingAs Turkey’s economy reels, speculative traders and well-off insiders see opportunity to profit
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Politics 70 percent of AKP voters think Turkey’s economy is got worse Cem CetingucPosted on23 March, 2022 A new survey by the Aksoy Research company has found that an overwhelming majority of … Continue Reading70 percent of AKP voters think Turkey’s economy is got worse
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS World Bank: Challenges Weigh on Outlook for Turkish Economy in 2022 Atilla YeşiladaPosted on23 March, 2022 Turkey’s economy is likely to expand at a much slower pace this year as rising … Continue ReadingWorld Bank: Challenges Weigh on Outlook for Turkish Economy in 2022
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkey Warns Banks Not to Lend to Firms Trading Liras Offshore Güldem AtabayPosted on22 March, 202222 March, 2022 Turkey’s banking regulator warned lenders not to provide lira liquidity to companies looking to speculate … Continue ReadingTurkey Warns Banks Not to Lend to Firms Trading Liras Offshore
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Politics Ukraine’s message for EU leaders: Send money now Cem CetingucPosted on22 March, 2022 Ukraine’s businesses have an urgent message for European Union leaders: Send money now. With traditional … Continue ReadingUkraine’s message for EU leaders: Send money now
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Aging population keep increasing in Turkey Cem CetingucPosted on22 March, 2022 Turkey’s elderly population increased by 24 percent in the last five years, indicating that the aging … Continue ReadingAging population keep increasing in Turkey
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Meet the person who can beat Erdogan: Kemal Kilicdaroglu Atilla YeşiladaPosted on21 March, 2022 There is a revolution in Turkish politics. Economic misery and Erdogan’s increasing detachment from … Continue ReadingMeet the person who can beat Erdogan: Kemal Kilicdaroglu
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics BREAKING: The price for making good with US is S-400s, claims news sources Atilla YeşiladaPosted on21 March, 2022 “Will Turkey Supply Ukraine S-400s And Get Back In U.S.’ Good Graces?” is the … Continue ReadingBREAKING: The price for making good with US is S-400s, claims news sources
Categories Business General HIGHLIGHTS Tech UK and Turkey agree clean transport deal worth £1.7 billion Cem CetingucPosted on19 March, 202219 March, 2022 The UK government’s biggest ever sustainable, civil infrastructure deal will help finance a new high … Continue ReadingUK and Turkey agree clean transport deal worth £1.7 billion
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Experts warn: Turkey under water stress Cem CetingucPosted on19 March, 2022 Turkey has been shown as a country under “water stress” in the latest report by the U.N. … Continue ReadingExperts warn: Turkey under water stress
Categories Business HIGHLIGHTS Markets Politics Turkey can attract hundreds of U.S. companies due to Russian war: US executive Cem CetingucPosted on19 March, 2022 Turkey could grab the opportunity to attract hundreds of U.S. companies leaving the Russian market over … Continue ReadingTurkey can attract hundreds of U.S. companies due to Russian war: US executive
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Junk-Rated Turkey, Nigeria Defy Market Chaos With Debt Sales Güldem AtabayPosted on18 March, 2022 Two junk-rated developing nations sold dollar bonds just as the Federal Reserve started raising interest rates, shrugging … Continue ReadingJunk-Rated Turkey, Nigeria Defy Market Chaos With Debt Sales
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics MLSA Trial Monitoring Report: 2 journalists, 1 writer sentenced to 112 months in prison Cem CetingucPosted on18 March, 2022 Running a trial monitoring program since 2018 in cooperation with international civil society organizations, the … Continue ReadingMLSA Trial Monitoring Report: 2 journalists, 1 writer sentenced to 112 months in prison
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS BREAKING: Ukraine conflict: Putin lays out his demands in Turkish phone call—BBC Atilla YeşiladaPosted on18 March, 202218 March, 2022 Turkey has positioned itself with great care to be the go-between with Russia and Ukraine … Continue ReadingBREAKING: Ukraine conflict: Putin lays out his demands in Turkish phone call—BBC
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Turkish Medical Association protests against negligence of government Cem CetingucPosted on17 March, 2022 Following healthcare workers’ Turkey-wide 2-day strike on March 14 Doctor’s Day and yesterday (March 15), … Continue ReadingTurkish Medical Association protests against negligence of government
