Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS COLUMN: Current policy settings will not end inflation Atilla YeşiladaPosted on28 December, 2023 By mid-2023, the administration realized that the “non-orthodox” monetary policy in place for the preceding … Continue ReadingCOLUMN: Current policy settings will not end inflation
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Local court again fails to recognize Constitutional Court ruling: Atalay case at the Court of Cassation Güldem AtabayPosted on27 December, 2023 The Istanbul 13th High Criminal Court has once again rejected the release of Can Atalay, … Continue ReadingLocal court again fails to recognize Constitutional Court ruling: Atalay case at the Court of Cassation
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS VP Yilmaz heralds lower-than-projected budget deficit in 2023, better economy in 2024 Atilla YeşiladaPosted on27 December, 2023 The central government budget is likely to produce a less-than-expected deficit in 2023, Vice President … Continue ReadingVP Yilmaz heralds lower-than-projected budget deficit in 2023, better economy in 2024
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Economy Finance HIGHLIGHTS Video commentary: Five predictions for Turkish economy in 2024 Atilla YeşiladaPosted on26 December, 2023 Five predictions for Turkish economy in 2024 Monetary policy to stay tight throughout 2024, top … Continue ReadingVideo commentary: Five predictions for Turkish economy in 2024
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics MetroPOLL poll: Imamoglu leads 3 likely AKP candidates Güldem AtabayPosted on26 December, 202327 December, 2023 In the survey conducted by MetroPoll Research, the results of the race between IBB Mayor … Continue ReadingMetroPOLL poll: Imamoglu leads 3 likely AKP candidates
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey closer to ratifying Sweden’s NATO accession Güldem AtabayPosted on26 December, 202326 December, 2023 Turkey has moved a step closer to approving Sweden’s long-anticipated NATO accession, as a crucial … Continue ReadingTurkey closer to ratifying Sweden’s NATO accession
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Yaşar Yakış: Turkey’s foreign policy agenda in 2024 Atilla YeşiladaPosted on25 December, 2023 In an Op-Ed piece published in Arab News, former Foreign Affairs Minister Mr Yasar Yakis … Continue ReadingYaşar Yakış: Turkey’s foreign policy agenda in 2024
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey’s Pro-Kurdish party: Potential mayor-maker in metropolitan cities? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on24 December, 2023 With less than four months left to historic municipal elections of Turkey, polls draw a … Continue ReadingTurkey’s Pro-Kurdish party: Potential mayor-maker in metropolitan cities?
Categories Finance HIGHLIGHTS Tech Erdogan picks crypto professor for central bank board Atilla YeşiladaPosted on24 December, 2023 President Erdoğan has appointed professor (Ms) Fatma Ozkul, an expert in crypto assets and blockchain … Continue ReadingErdogan picks crypto professor for central bank board
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS ANALYSIS: 2024 Macro Outlook for Turkey Atilla YeşiladaPosted on24 December, 2023 Slowing down growth in 2024 is the essential condition of achieving «sustainable» growth and «sustainable … Continue ReadingANALYSIS: 2024 Macro Outlook for Turkey
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey – PKK skirmishes escalate, Iraq, Syria involved Atilla YeşiladaPosted on24 December, 2023 Kurdistan Region – Turkey’s defense ministry on Saturday announced that six more soldiers were killed … Continue ReadingTurkey – PKK skirmishes escalate, Iraq, Syria involved
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Turkish Parliament one step closer to ratifying Swedish accession Atilla YeşiladaPosted on23 December, 2023 Turkish Parliament’s foreign affairs committee said on Friday that it would discuss Sweden’s NATO bid … Continue ReadingTurkish Parliament one step closer to ratifying Swedish accession
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Interior Minister Yerlikaya crusading against organized crime, influencers Atilla YeşiladaPosted on23 December, 2023 After years of turning a blind eye to organized crime under former Interior minister Suleyman … Continue ReadingInterior Minister Yerlikaya crusading against organized crime, influencers
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Economy HIGHLIGHTS Video analysis: Fed pivot, energy prices to aid Turkish economy in 2024 Atilla YeşiladaPosted on23 December, 2023 Real Turkey Channel frontperson explains how lower American interest rates and forecasts of lower energy … Continue ReadingVideo analysis: Fed pivot, energy prices to aid Turkish economy in 2024
Categories Company & Industry HIGHLIGHTS Markets Erdogan and Simsek warn against manipulation, down the stock market Atilla YeşiladaPosted on23 December, 2023 Turkish stocks lost a whopping 2.67% in Friday’s trading, as President Erdogan and economy czar … Continue ReadingErdogan and Simsek warn against manipulation, down the stock market
Categories Finance HIGHLIGHTS Central Bank hikes rates by another 250 points. What did experts say? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on22 December, 2023 Central Bank (CBRT) governor Gaye Erkan and Co. delivered as widely expected by surveys, raising … Continue ReadingCentral Bank hikes rates by another 250 points. What did experts say?
Categories Economy Finance HIGHLIGHTS A first from the Central Bank after 17 years: TL deposit purchase auction opened Güldem AtabayPosted on22 December, 2023 The Central Bank held a Turkish Lira deposit purchase auction for the first time since … Continue ReadingA first from the Central Bank after 17 years: TL deposit purchase auction opened
Categories Güldem Atabay HIGHLIGHTS Güldem Atabay: Where do Turkey’s central bank, hot money and inflation go from here? Güldem AtabayPosted on21 December, 202324 December, 2023 The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) narrowed the pace of interest rate hikes from 500 basis … Continue ReadingGüldem Atabay: Where do Turkey’s central bank, hot money and inflation go from here?
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Murat Yetkin: THY is buying the fleet from Airbus, the Eurofighter manufacturer Güldem AtabayPosted on20 December, 2023 On December 19, it was announced that Germany’s national airline Lufthansa had signed a $9 … Continue ReadingMurat Yetkin: THY is buying the fleet from Airbus, the Eurofighter manufacturer
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Tech Prof Daron Acemoglu: Little hope for economic stability, no hope for the future Atilla YeşiladaPosted on20 December, 2023 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) faculty member, economist Prof. Dr. Daron Acemoğlu claims “Freedoms are … Continue ReadingProf Daron Acemoglu: Little hope for economic stability, no hope for the future