Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Latest Sonar Research poll: CHP outpaces other parties Cem CetingucPosted on13 August, 202413 August, 2024 Sonar Research published the latest election survey on the vote rates of the parties. According … Continue ReadingLatest Sonar Research poll: CHP outpaces other parties
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Turkish house sales increase in July despite decline in mortgages Cem CetingucPosted on13 August, 2024 House sales in Türkiye increased by 16.0% year-on-year in July to 127,888 units, according to … Continue ReadingTurkish house sales increase in July despite decline in mortgages
Categories Business General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey and Abu Dhabi continue joint venture talks for Izmir Port Cem CetingucPosted on13 August, 2024 Turkey’s talks with state-controlled Abu Dhabi Port (ADP) to set up a joint venture for operating … Continue ReadingTurkey and Abu Dhabi continue joint venture talks for Izmir Port
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Attacker in bulletproof vest stabs 5 in mosque, streams act live Cem CetingucPosted on13 August, 202413 August, 2024 A knife attack has terrorized citizens in Eskisehir, Turkey, where a young man with his … Continue ReadingAttacker in bulletproof vest stabs 5 in mosque, streams act live
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Pro-government daily: US seeks Turkish aid to reach out to Iran to de-escalate tensions Atilla YeşiladaPosted on13 August, 2024 According to AKP mouth piece, Daily SABAH, the outgoing U.S. Ambassador in Ankara Jeff Flake … Continue ReadingPro-government daily: US seeks Turkish aid to reach out to Iran to de-escalate tensions
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Why Turkey remained “irrational”? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on12 August, 2024 Taha Akyol, currently a columnist in center-right KARAR daily is one of the leading intellectuals … Continue ReadingWhy Turkey remained “irrational”?
Categories Atilla Yeşilada General HIGHLIGHTS Where is Turkey standing in the Gaza war? by Atilla Yesilada Atilla YeşiladaPosted on12 August, 2024 Ankara is collateral damage if the war in Middle East spills over to Lebanon, Iran, … Continue ReadingWhere is Turkey standing in the Gaza war? by Atilla Yesilada
Categories Finance HIGHLIGHTS Markets Commentary: Economic slow-down is undermining the stock market Atilla YeşiladaPosted on12 August, 2024 The great volatility experienced in the first two days of the past week gave way … Continue ReadingCommentary: Economic slow-down is undermining the stock market
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Salaries in Turkey Are Approaching the Minimum Wage: Income Distribution in Danger Güldem AtabayPosted on12 August, 202412 August, 2024 A new study by Prof. Dr. Aykut Kibritçioğlu, an economist from the Turkish-German University, has … Continue ReadingSalaries in Turkey Are Approaching the Minimum Wage: Income Distribution in Danger
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Strong spike in Turkey’s unemployment rate in June as the economy slows sharply Güldem AtabayPosted on12 August, 202412 August, 2024 Turkey’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate spiked to 9.2% in June from 8.4% in May. The … Continue ReadingStrong spike in Turkey’s unemployment rate in June as the economy slows sharply
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Türkiye offers assistance to Greece as wildfires threaten Athens Cem CetingucPosted on12 August, 2024 Türkiye has offered aid to Greece in its fight against the wildfires that broke out near Athens over the weekend. … Continue ReadingTürkiye offers assistance to Greece as wildfires threaten Athens
Categories Business HIGHLIGHTS Xinhua: Operators remain positive regarding Turkish tourism despite inflation Cem CetingucPosted on12 August, 2024 In resort towns like Bodrum, Datca and Cesme along the Turkish Aegean Coast, the once … Continue ReadingXinhua: Operators remain positive regarding Turkish tourism despite inflation
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Turkish AKP deputy calls for TikTok ban Cem CetingucPosted on12 August, 2024 Turkish parliament’s Digital Media Commission head, ruling AKP deputy Yayman has demanded an access ban … Continue ReadingTurkish AKP deputy calls for TikTok ban
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS OECD: 6.5 million schoolchildren go hungry every day Atilla YeşiladaPosted on10 August, 2024 The AKP administration’s economic policies not only cause periodic shocks to the local currency, but … Continue ReadingOECD: 6.5 million schoolchildren go hungry every day
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Dog massacre: Another Turkish municipality accused of mass stray dog killings Cem CetingucPosted on9 August, 2024 Ankara’s Altındağ district municipality, controlled by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), is under … Continue ReadingDog massacre: Another Turkish municipality accused of mass stray dog killings
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Foreign Minister calls for global support in genocide case against Israel Cem CetingucPosted on9 August, 2024 Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has called on all nations to join the genocide case against Israel at the International … Continue ReadingForeign Minister calls for global support in genocide case against Israel
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkey’s industrial production sharply contracts in June Güldem AtabayPosted on9 August, 20249 August, 2024 According to the Turkish Statistical Institute, industrial production contracted by 4.7 percent year-on-year in June. … Continue ReadingTurkey’s industrial production sharply contracts in June
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Inflation Report ANALYSIS: CBRT maintains its end-2024 CPI inflation forecast at 38% Atilla YeşiladaPosted on8 August, 2024 CBRT kept its inflation forecasts unchanged in today’s third Inflation Report of the year. CBRT’s … Continue ReadingInflation Report ANALYSIS: CBRT maintains its end-2024 CPI inflation forecast at 38%
Categories Company & Industry HIGHLIGHTS Türkiye’s R&D spending hits 98.7 billion TRY in 2023 Cem CetingucPosted on8 August, 2024 Türkiye’s central government budget outlays on Research and Development (R&D) activities amounted to 98 billion … Continue ReadingTürkiye’s R&D spending hits 98.7 billion TRY in 2023
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Fund managers anticipate sharp decline in Turkish inflation Cem CetingucPosted on8 August, 2024 Inflation in Türkiye is expected to fall sharply by the end of the year, according … Continue ReadingFund managers anticipate sharp decline in Turkish inflation
