Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Mustafa Sonmez: Erdogan plays with fire to spur economic growth Atilla YeşiladaPosted on12 August, 2021 According to BloombergHT and AA Finance polls economists don’t anticipate a rate cut in Thursday’s … Continue ReadingMustafa Sonmez: Erdogan plays with fire to spur economic growth
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey can’t shake off the Covid-19 menace Atilla YeşiladaPosted on12 August, 2021 Turkey recorded 26,597 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, close to last week’s three-month high, and … Continue ReadingTurkey can’t shake off the Covid-19 menace
Categories Emerging Markets HIGHLIGHTS BlackRock: EM facing stagnation Atilla YeşiladaPosted on9 August, 2021 As financial capital flows into EM dry up, several leading financial intuitions express concern that … Continue ReadingBlackRock: EM facing stagnation
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey’s Covid-19 nightmare comes back with vengeance Atilla YeşiladaPosted on9 August, 2021 Covid-19 is making its 4th deadly round in Turkey, as President Erdogan once again traded … Continue ReadingTurkey’s Covid-19 nightmare comes back with vengeance
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Economy HIGHLIGHTS Markets OPINION: Erdogan manages to upset the currency market, again Atilla YeşiladaPosted on8 August, 2021 President Erdogan found time to “instruct those who know that this message is for them” … Continue ReadingOPINION: Erdogan manages to upset the currency market, again
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey spent only fraction of forest protection budget before wildfires erupted Atilla YeşiladaPosted on8 August, 2021 As of Sunday, Turkey’s wildfires continued in 2 provinces and in six different localities, the … Continue ReadingTurkey spent only fraction of forest protection budget before wildfires erupted
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Video Commentary: Turkey’s Annus Horribilis Atilla YeşiladaPosted on8 August, 2021 Turkey’s Annus Horribilis When it rains, it pours. Turkey has been stung by … Continue ReadingVideo Commentary: Turkey’s Annus Horribilis
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Reuters: Russia says Afghan Taliban offensive running out of steam Atilla YeşiladaPosted on6 August, 2021 While Ankara is still negotiating with Taliban, the Afghan government, US and EU to take … Continue ReadingReuters: Russia says Afghan Taliban offensive running out of steam
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkey’s Economy: Tons of Potential but, in the Middle of a Recession? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on6 August, 2021 Turkey, officially known as the Republic of Turkey, is a country located between the … Continue ReadingTurkey’s Economy: Tons of Potential but, in the Middle of a Recession?
Categories Emerging Markets Finance HIGHLIGHTS Nikkei Asia: Who’s in trouble, the US dollar or emerging economies? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on5 August, 2021 The U.S. dollar has surged on the country’s steep economic rebound, in a trend that … Continue ReadingNikkei Asia: Who’s in trouble, the US dollar or emerging economies?
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkey’s wildfires tell a devastating story of neglect and failure Güldem AtabayPosted on5 August, 2021 Swimming in the pristine waters of Turkey’s Mediterranean coast a few weeks ago, I thought, … Continue ReadingTurkey’s wildfires tell a devastating story of neglect and failure
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Erdogan Says Turkey Rate Cuts Will Bring Lower Inflation Güldem AtabayPosted on5 August, 2021 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday said lowering interest rates would prevent inflation from … Continue ReadingErdogan Says Turkey Rate Cuts Will Bring Lower Inflation
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkish main opposition chair to US: Your deals with Erdoğan won’t bind Turkey Güldem AtabayPosted on4 August, 2021 Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has said that the deals signed … Continue ReadingTurkish main opposition chair to US: Your deals with Erdoğan won’t bind Turkey
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS JPMorgan Blames Turkey’s Volatile Lira for Investor Misgivings Güldem AtabayPosted on4 August, 2021 The lira’s best month this year may only serve to highlight the volatility that still … Continue ReadingJPMorgan Blames Turkey’s Volatile Lira for Investor Misgivings
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey Says It Won’t Be ‘Waiting Room’ for Afghan Refugees Güldem AtabayPosted on4 August, 20215 August, 2021 Turkey on Wednesday blasted the U.S. for recommending that Afghans fearful of a vengeful Taliban … Continue ReadingTurkey Says It Won’t Be ‘Waiting Room’ for Afghan Refugees
Categories Business HIGHLIGHTS Wildfires: First damage reports are filed Atilla YeşiladaPosted on4 August, 2021 It will take months to truly assess the economic damage the string of wildfires still … Continue ReadingWildfires: First damage reports are filed
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdogan faces mounting criticism over wildfires Atilla YeşiladaPosted on4 August, 2021 As Turkish fire crews pressed ahead Tuesday with their weeklong battle against blazes tearing through … Continue ReadingErdogan faces mounting criticism over wildfires
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Markets Turkey’s inflation hits the 19 percent policy rate benchmark Güldem AtabayPosted on3 August, 2021 Consumer prices rose by 1.80% month-on-month in July, bringing annual CPI inflation to 18.95% from … Continue ReadingTurkey’s inflation hits the 19 percent policy rate benchmark
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Wildfires continue in Turkey: Tourists were evacuated with rescue boats Cem CetingucPosted on3 August, 20213 August, 2021 Holidaymakers have been evacuated from beaches by rescue boats in Turkey after wildfires threatened hotels in the … Continue ReadingWildfires continue in Turkey: Tourists were evacuated with rescue boats
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS JP Morgan Turkey: Strong fiscal performance goes unnoticed Atilla YeşiladaPosted on2 August, 20212 August, 2021 A progressive structural reform program, a prudent monetary policy framework and an ambitious fiscal consolidation … Continue ReadingJP Morgan Turkey: Strong fiscal performance goes unnoticed
