Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Bootleg alcohol death toll rises to 88 in Turkey Cem CetingucPosted on5 January, 2022 The number of people who died of poisoning after consuming bootleg alcohol reached 88 in … Continue ReadingBootleg alcohol death toll rises to 88 in Turkey
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Prof Sebnem Kalemli-Özcan: Erdogan’s experiment with Fischerian Economics Atilla YeşiladaPosted on4 January, 2022 Monetary policy in most economies today is anchored by an explicit inflation target, because targeting … Continue ReadingProf Sebnem Kalemli-Özcan: Erdogan’s experiment with Fischerian Economics
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Istanbul mayor should be dismissed if ‘terror ties’ of municipal personnel proven, says Bahceli Güldem AtabayPosted on4 January, 20224 January, 2022 Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu should be dismissed if “terror ties” of municipal personnel are proven, … Continue ReadingIstanbul mayor should be dismissed if ‘terror ties’ of municipal personnel proven, says Bahceli
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS The central bank’s mystery one-day $10 billion profit that erased its losses Güldem AtabayPosted on4 January, 20224 January, 2022 Bloomberg reported based on Economist Ugur Gurses’ article that Turkey’s central bank posted an extraordinary … Continue ReadingThe central bank’s mystery one-day $10 billion profit that erased its losses
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics FP: A tough year for Turkey Atilla YeşiladaPosted on4 January, 2022 DISCLOSURE: This is only an excerpt covering politics of Turkey from a much longer article.. … Continue ReadingFP: A tough year for Turkey
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkey Orders Exporters to Convert 25% of Income to Liras Güldem AtabayPosted on4 January, 20224 January, 2022 Turkey’s central bank required exporters to convert a quarter of their hard currency export revenues … Continue ReadingTurkey Orders Exporters to Convert 25% of Income to Liras
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Erdogan says “I’m sorry” Atilla YeşiladaPosted on4 January, 2022 COVER Chart: December 2021 annualized CPI and core CPI Turkey’s annual inflation rate surged … Continue ReadingErdogan says “I’m sorry”
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics CHP, HDP leaders discuss early polls, political developments Atilla YeşiladaPosted on3 January, 2022 Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu on Dec. 28 hosted Mithat Sancar … Continue ReadingCHP, HDP leaders discuss early polls, political developments
Categories Business Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkey heralds new export record, but trade deficit still $45.9 bn! Atilla YeşiladaPosted on3 January, 2022 Turkey’s total exports increased by 32.9 percent year on year and amounted to 225.368 billion … Continue ReadingTurkey heralds new export record, but trade deficit still $45.9 bn!
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS CPI soars past 36 per cent Atilla YeşiladaPosted on3 January, 2022 CPI inflation significantly exceeded median expectation and rises to 36.1% TurkStat revealed December CPI inflation … Continue ReadingCPI soars past 36 per cent
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Marc Pierini: Three election scenarios for Turkey Atilla YeşiladaPosted on1 January, 2022 Foreign analysts and the media have long asked “Where is Turkey going?” Now, as the … Continue ReadingMarc Pierini: Three election scenarios for Turkey
Categories Business General HIGHLIGHTS Turks greet New Year with double-digit price hikes Atilla YeşiladaPosted on1 January, 2022 Turkey sharply raised electricity prices by 50-100% for households and companies on Saturday, and again … Continue ReadingTurks greet New Year with double-digit price hikes
Categories Finance HIGHLIGHTS Central Bank of Turkey chasing pipe dreams Atilla YeşiladaPosted on31 December, 2021 Turkey’s central bank will monitor risks related to the foreign exchange market and do what … Continue ReadingCentral Bank of Turkey chasing pipe dreams
Categories Business HIGHLIGHTS Tourism: The nightmare returns Atilla YeşiladaPosted on30 December, 2021 Seven European nations, including the Netherlands, Italy and Spain, have barred Turkish passengers from entering … Continue ReadingTourism: The nightmare returns
Categories Business HIGHLIGHTS Turkey’s Coming Debt Trap | Real Turkey Atilla YeşiladaPosted on30 December, 2021 Marry X-Mas and Season’s Greetings to all inhabitants of Planet Earth. Debt has become … Continue ReadingTurkey’s Coming Debt Trap | Real Turkey
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkish inflation seen above 30% in December amid lira weakness Güldem AtabayPosted on29 December, 2021 Turkey’s annual inflation rate is expected to have hit 30.6% in December, according to a … Continue ReadingTurkish inflation seen above 30% in December amid lira weakness
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics 120K+ refugees stopped at Turkey-Iran border in 2021 Cem CetingucPosted on29 December, 2021 The work carried out by Turkish security forces on the eastern Van-Iran border has prevented … Continue Reading120K+ refugees stopped at Turkey-Iran border in 2021
Categories Company & Industry HIGHLIGHTS Markets Tech Turkish experts warn about the dangers of Metaverse Cem CetingucPosted on29 December, 2021 People under the age of 18 should not spend more than an hour on metaverse, a … Continue ReadingTurkish experts warn about the dangers of Metaverse
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Turkish economy 2022 outlook: What is the playbook for inflation? Cem CetingucPosted on29 December, 202130 December, 2021 2021 was a year with rising inflation and an economic slowdown. If the recovery in … Continue ReadingTurkish economy 2022 outlook: What is the playbook for inflation?
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Güven Sak: Turkey’s economy is like a sailing ship, going wherever the winds blow it Güldem AtabayPosted on29 December, 2021 When it comes to the Turkish economy, it has always been best to take the long view. … Continue ReadingGüven Sak: Turkey’s economy is like a sailing ship, going wherever the winds blow it
