Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Politics MetroPoll: Erdoğan’s approval rating takes sharp fall Güldem AtabayPosted on29 August, 2021 Support for Turkish President Erdoğan’s performance in office declined by 10.1 percent in August, dropping … Continue ReadingMetroPoll: Erdoğan’s approval rating takes sharp fall
Categories Business Finance HIGHLIGHTS Turkish government plans to limit consumer loans Atilla YeşiladaPosted on29 August, 2021 Turkey’s consumer and commercial loan use has slowed down considerably in 2H2021, but the government … Continue ReadingTurkish government plans to limit consumer loans
Categories Business General HIGHLIGHTS TIME selects Bodrum as one of ‘World’s Greatest Places’ Atilla YeşiladaPosted on29 August, 2021 The world-renowned news magazine TIME has selected Turkey’s prominent tourism hotspot Bodrum as one of … Continue ReadingTIME selects Bodrum as one of ‘World’s Greatest Places’
Categories Finance HIGHLIGHTS Markets Powell, the arch-dove keeps EM, TL strong Atilla YeşiladaPosted on28 August, 2021 Most Latin American currencies rallied on Friday as U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell calmed … Continue ReadingPowell, the arch-dove keeps EM, TL strong
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics US Senator Menendez bashes Erdogan Atilla YeşiladaPosted on28 August, 2021 Chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Bob Menendez, speaking during a visit to … Continue ReadingUS Senator Menendez bashes Erdogan
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Economic Confidence Index rises to pre-pandemic peak in August Güldem AtabayPosted on27 August, 2021 Economic confidence index which was 100.1 in July increased by 0.7% in August to 100.8. … Continue ReadingEconomic Confidence Index rises to pre-pandemic peak in August
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Oversized revisions cast doubt on Turkish stats Atilla YeşiladaPosted on27 August, 2021 Turkey’s central bank has revised some of its data compilation methods and definitions, as a … Continue ReadingOversized revisions cast doubt on Turkish stats
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Commentary: Why is Turkey so interested in Afghanistan? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on26 August, 2021 Why is Turkey so interested in Afghanistan? Afghanistan is called “the Graveyard … Continue ReadingCommentary: Why is Turkey so interested in Afghanistan?
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Main oppotion leader Kilicdaroglu challenges Erdogan’s FX reserve math Atilla YeşiladaPosted on26 August, 202127 August, 2021 Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) Chair Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu claimed yesterday (August 25) that the … Continue ReadingMain oppotion leader Kilicdaroglu challenges Erdogan’s FX reserve math
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey begins evacuating troops from Kabul airport Güldem AtabayPosted on25 August, 2021 The Turkish military began evacuating its personnel from Kabul International Airport on Wednesday, according to a Turkish … Continue ReadingTurkey begins evacuating troops from Kabul airport
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Taliban: We do not want Turkish soldiers in Afghanistan Güldem AtabayPosted on25 August, 2021 Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on Aug. 24 that his group would take over the … Continue ReadingTaliban: We do not want Turkish soldiers in Afghanistan
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Hunger threshold exceeds minimum wage in Turkey Güldem AtabayPosted on25 August, 2021 The United Union of Metal-Workers’ Research Center (BİSAM) has released its “Hunger and Poverty Line … Continue ReadingHunger threshold exceeds minimum wage in Turkey
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdoğan twists five financial facts in single speech Güldem AtabayPosted on25 August, 2021 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan twisted five different facts about the economy in a single speech … Continue ReadingErdoğan twists five financial facts in single speech
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Tech MEE: Turkey ‘not ready’ to sign deal to purchase new supply of Russian missiles Atilla YeşiladaPosted on24 August, 2021 Turkey is not in the final stages of signing a deal to purchase a second … Continue ReadingMEE: Turkey ‘not ready’ to sign deal to purchase new supply of Russian missiles
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics IMF’s Special Drawing Rights to Boost Turkey’s FX Reserves Güldem AtabayPosted on24 August, 2021 Turkey’s foreign currency coffers will get a boost of $6.4 billion Monday thanks to the International … Continue ReadingIMF’s Special Drawing Rights to Boost Turkey’s FX Reserves
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics NY Times: Afghan Refugees Find a Harsh and Unfriendly Border in Turkey Güldem AtabayPosted on24 August, 2021 In the days before the Taliban took Kabul, an Afghan woman was doubled over sobbing … Continue ReadingNY Times: Afghan Refugees Find a Harsh and Unfriendly Border in Turkey
Categories Business HIGHLIGHTS Emre Demir: Kanal Istanbul, Turkey’s Middle Corridor, and the Belt and Road Initiative Atilla YeşiladaPosted on24 August, 2021 Despite mounting opposition from political and civil society groups due to potential environmental and political … Continue ReadingEmre Demir: Kanal Istanbul, Turkey’s Middle Corridor, and the Belt and Road Initiative
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey can’t handle more refugees, Erdoğan tells EU’s Michel Güldem AtabayPosted on23 August, 2021 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had a phone conversation with EU Council President Charles Michel yesterday … Continue ReadingTurkey can’t handle more refugees, Erdoğan tells EU’s Michel
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics MetroPoll: 30 percent of undecided, non-voters are from ruling AKP base Güldem AtabayPosted on23 August, 2021 Almost one third of voters who are undecided about who to vote or who plan … Continue ReadingMetroPoll: 30 percent of undecided, non-voters are from ruling AKP base
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Russia, Turkey to Sign New S-400 Deal in Near Future: RIA Güldem AtabayPosted on23 August, 2021 Turkey is in the final stages of negotiating a new deal for an advanced Russian … Continue ReadingRussia, Turkey to Sign New S-400 Deal in Near Future: RIA
