Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS ING: Turkey’s 12M rolling current account deficit highest since 2018 Güldem AtabayPosted on13 February, 2023 Breakdown of current account (12M rolling, US$bn) The 12M rolling current account balance showed a … Continue ReadingING: Turkey’s 12M rolling current account deficit highest since 2018
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Tremors Shake Turkish President Erdogan’s Future, Will He Postpone Elections? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on13 February, 202314 February, 2023 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s political future stands bleak for the first time in 20 … Continue ReadingTremors Shake Turkish President Erdogan’s Future, Will He Postpone Elections?
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Quake woes exacerbated by looting, clashes Atilla YeşiladaPosted on13 February, 2023 Aid workers in Turkey say the security situation is deteriorating, leaving them struggling to help … Continue ReadingQuake woes exacerbated by looting, clashes
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Business HIGHLIGHTS Turkey’s Earthquake: Making Sense of the Human and Economic Toll Atilla YeşiladaPosted on13 February, 2023 Turkey’s Earthquake: Making Sense of the Human and Economic Toll At the end of … Continue ReadingTurkey’s Earthquake: Making Sense of the Human and Economic Toll
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Business HIGHLIGHTS Earthquake blog II: Turkey-Syria death toll could climb to 50K, damage estimates soar to staggering numbers Atilla YeşiladaPosted on12 February, 2023 This is my second posting from Turkey, where the earthquake is the only topic of … Continue ReadingEarthquake blog II: Turkey-Syria death toll could climb to 50K, damage estimates soar to staggering numbers
Categories Business HIGHLIGHTS BofA and Fitch report first damage estimates from the quake Atilla YeşiladaPosted on10 February, 2023 Bloomberg reported that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the initial state response had been … Continue ReadingBofA and Fitch report first damage estimates from the quake
Categories Business General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey’s senior seismologist blames Erdogan for earthquake damage Atilla YeşiladaPosted on10 February, 2023 One of Turkey leading seismologists, Prof. Dr. Celal Şengör, who has also become a media … Continue ReadingTurkey’s senior seismologist blames Erdogan for earthquake damage
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Tech Erdogan’s attempt to choke off social media fails in first instance Atilla YeşiladaPosted on9 February, 2023 Access to Twitter has been restored in Turkey, according to internet monitoring company Netblocks. Erdogan … Continue ReadingErdogan’s attempt to choke off social media fails in first instance
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Soli Özel: Erdogan government could become the victim of the earthquake Atilla YeşiladaPosted on9 February, 2023 “As the earthquake death toll soars, so does criticism of Turkey’s government response, remarks Rob … Continue ReadingSoli Özel: Erdogan government could become the victim of the earthquake
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Sinan Ciddi: Turkey’s Earthquake: The Buck Stops with Erdogan Atilla YeşiladaPosted on9 February, 20239 February, 2023 Turkey may have just experienced the most devastating natural disaster in its history. Ten provinces … Continue ReadingSinan Ciddi: Turkey’s Earthquake: The Buck Stops with Erdogan
Categories Business HIGHLIGHTS Tech VoA: Turkey facing sanctions threat from USA Atilla YeşiladaPosted on9 February, 20239 February, 2023 Voice of America reports that the Biden administration is working on making sanctions targeting Russia … Continue ReadingVoA: Turkey facing sanctions threat from USA
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Main opposition leader: Gov’t corruption in construction sector to blame for quake destruction Güldem AtabayPosted on8 February, 2023 In a video recorded in the quake-stricken province of Hatay, Turkish main opposition CHP leader … Continue ReadingMain opposition leader: Gov’t corruption in construction sector to blame for quake destruction
Categories Finance HIGHLIGHTS Turkey Halts Stock Trading for Five Days and Cancels Some Trades Güldem AtabayPosted on8 February, 2023 Turkey’s stock exchange suspended trading for five days and canceled all trades executed on Wednesday, … Continue ReadingTurkey Halts Stock Trading for Five Days and Cancels Some Trades
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey Silences Criticism of Govt’s Handling of Quake Disaster Güldem AtabayPosted on8 February, 2023 As criticism grows of the government’s response to the earthquake crisis, the authorities have acted … Continue ReadingTurkey Silences Criticism of Govt’s Handling of Quake Disaster
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Timothy Ash: Turkey – Economic implications of the earthquake Güldem AtabayPosted on8 February, 2023 Obviously the earthquake is an enormous human tragedy and we all need to do our … Continue ReadingTimothy Ash: Turkey – Economic implications of the earthquake
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey Update: Third day into the massive quakes: State of emergency, elections, economic burden… the latest.. Güldem AtabayPosted on8 February, 2023 The twin earthquakes had magnitudes of 7.7 and 7.6, striking Turkey’s southeast and causing widespread … Continue ReadingTurkey Update: Third day into the massive quakes: State of emergency, elections, economic burden… the latest..
Categories Atilla Yeşilada General HIGHLIGHTS Earthquake blog from Turkey – 1 Atilla YeşiladaPosted on6 February, 2023 By Atilla Yesilada, PA Turkey columnist, economist Midnight, 7 February In this first entry, I … Continue ReadingEarthquake blog from Turkey – 1
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Earthquake kills over 1,700 in Turkey, Syria; second massive quake follows Güldem AtabayPosted on6 February, 2023 A 7.8-magnitude earthquake in southern Turkey early Monday killed more than 1,700 people across the … Continue ReadingEarthquake kills over 1,700 in Turkey, Syria; second massive quake follows
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Analysis: January CPI surprised to the upside Atilla YeşiladaPosted on6 February, 2023 According to BBVA Garanti research, stable currency helped absorb some upward pressure from strong demand, … Continue ReadingAnalysis: January CPI surprised to the upside
Categories Business General HIGHLIGHTS Sinan Ciddi: U.S. Demands More Sanctions Enforcement From Turkey Atilla YeşiladaPosted on4 February, 2023 The U.S. government will warn Turkey that it risks losing access to key markets if … Continue ReadingSinan Ciddi: U.S. Demands More Sanctions Enforcement From Turkey
