Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics ‘No progress’ as top Russia, Ukraine diplomats talk in Turkey Cem CetingucPosted on11 March, 202211 March, 2022 Ukraine’s foreign minister said he discussed a 24-hour ceasefire with his Russian counterpart but no … Continue Reading‘No progress’ as top Russia, Ukraine diplomats talk in Turkey
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Armenia, Azerbaijan and Turkey: Caught Between Russia and the West Cem CetingucPosted on11 March, 2022 As the war in Ukraine continues to cause more devastation and casualties, countries around the … Continue ReadingArmenia, Azerbaijan and Turkey: Caught Between Russia and the West
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Macro Snapshot: Labour Force Statistics Cem CetingucPosted on11 March, 202211 March, 2022 Labour force decreased by 22k MoM to 33.8mn and participation rate decreased by 0.1 MoM … Continue ReadingMacro Snapshot: Labour Force Statistics
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Reuters: Fallout of Ukraine war exposes Turkey’s vulnerable economy Atilla YeşiladaPosted on11 March, 2022 Turkey is paying the price of Erdogan’s “heterodox” economic policies, concludes this article by Reuters. … Continue ReadingReuters: Fallout of Ukraine war exposes Turkey’s vulnerable economy
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Business Economy HIGHLIGHTS Ukraine Crisis Could Cost Turkey $30 Billion Atilla YeşiladaPosted on10 March, 2022 Ukraine Crisis Could Cost Turkey $30 Billion Turkey’s leading economist, Mr. Mahfi Eğilmez … Continue ReadingUkraine Crisis Could Cost Turkey $30 Billion
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Israel’s president in Ankara to thaw frosty ties as gas interest grows Güldem AtabayPosted on9 March, 2022 Israeli President Isaac Herzog embarked on March 9 on the first visit by an Israeli … Continue ReadingIsrael’s president in Ankara to thaw frosty ties as gas interest grows
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Price hikes rain hellfire down on Turkish consumers Cem CetingucPosted on9 March, 2022 Price hikes rain hellfire down on Turkish consumers In his recent statement to the Turkish … Continue ReadingPrice hikes rain hellfire down on Turkish consumers
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Opposition party leader Kılıçdaroğlu promises to bring back Istanbul Convention Cem CetingucPosted on9 March, 2022 Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu on March 8 pledged to reintroduce Istanbul … Continue ReadingOpposition party leader Kılıçdaroğlu promises to bring back Istanbul Convention
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Gold prices surge sharply in Turkish market amid Russian war and inflation concerns Cem CetingucPosted on9 March, 2022 Gold prices have surged sharply in the Turkish market on Tuesday amid the conflict between … Continue ReadingGold prices surge sharply in Turkish market amid Russian war and inflation concerns
Categories Business Company & Industry Emerging Markets General HIGHLIGHTS Turkish companies have the potential to double in value Cem CetingucPosted on9 March, 202211 March, 2022 According to CompaniesMarketCap data, Turkish companies generate 0.20 percent of the total turnover and 0.21 … Continue ReadingTurkish companies have the potential to double in value
Categories Finance HIGHLIGHTS Markets Turkish Lira: Is another crash in the making? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on9 March, 2022 The Turkish lira declined for a seventh straight day on Wednesday, bringing its losses to … Continue ReadingTurkish Lira: Is another crash in the making?
Categories Business Company & Industry Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkey’s trade in counterfeit goods booms as Lira depreciates Cem CetingucPosted on8 March, 2022 Photos of fake Gucci bags, Louis Vuitton sweatpants and Nike sneakers are flaunted on the … Continue ReadingTurkey’s trade in counterfeit goods booms as Lira depreciates
Categories Business Company & Industry General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey and Rolls-Royce collaborate on 5th-gen combat aircraft engine Cem CetingucPosted on8 March, 2022 The top body of Turkey’s defense industry has started cooperating with United Kingdom-based Rolls-Royce on … Continue ReadingTurkey and Rolls-Royce collaborate on 5th-gen combat aircraft engine
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics UPDATE -2: President pays a visit to Turkey, in hopes for strengthening ties Cem CetingucPosted on8 March, 20229 March, 2022 Israel’s president heads to Turkey Wednesday to meet his counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the first … Continue ReadingUPDATE -2: President pays a visit to Turkey, in hopes for strengthening ties
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics al Monitor: Biden administration to announce sanctions waivers for Syrian Kurds, Sunni opposition-held areas Güldem AtabayPosted on7 March, 20228 March, 2022 The Biden administration is expected to announce this week that Kurdish and opposition-controlled areas in … Continue Readingal Monitor: Biden administration to announce sanctions waivers for Syrian Kurds, Sunni opposition-held areas
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Top Turkish court cancels railway tender planned for Kanal Istanbul project Güldem AtabayPosted on7 March, 2022 Turkey’s Council of State, the highest administrative court in the country, has canceled a railway … Continue ReadingTop Turkish court cancels railway tender planned for Kanal Istanbul project
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey announces tripartite meeting with foreign ministers of Russia, Ukraine Güldem AtabayPosted on7 March, 2022 Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, the Foreign Minister of Turkey, announced earlier today (March 7) that a tripartite … Continue ReadingTurkey announces tripartite meeting with foreign ministers of Russia, Ukraine
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Can Israel and Turkey’s renewed relations lead to a new Middle East? Güldem AtabayPosted on7 March, 2022 President Isaac Herzog will become the first Israeli leader to visit Ankara since 2008 when … Continue ReadingCan Israel and Turkey’s renewed relations lead to a new Middle East?
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Middle East (and Turkey too) to suffer from the grain shortage: Russian attack disrupts Ukraine’s supply chain Güldem AtabayPosted on7 March, 2022 Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is endangering more than only the lives of Ukrainians. The war … Continue ReadingMiddle East (and Turkey too) to suffer from the grain shortage: Russian attack disrupts Ukraine’s supply chain
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Interior Minister Soylu: Over 20,000 Ukrainian citizens were evacuated to Turkey amid Russia’s invasion Cem CetingucPosted on7 March, 2022 Over 20,000 Ukrainian citizens were evacuated to Turkey amid Russia’s invasion of the country, Interior … Continue ReadingInterior Minister Soylu: Over 20,000 Ukrainian citizens were evacuated to Turkey amid Russia’s invasion
