Categories Atilla Yeşilada Business HIGHLIGHTS ANALYSIS: Is Turkey buying stolen Ukraine Grain? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on27 June, 2022 Three weeks ago, Ukrainian authorities accused Turkish buyers accepting stolen grain, a claim denied by … Continue ReadingANALYSIS: Is Turkey buying stolen Ukraine Grain?
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Tech Commentary: Erdogan Wants To Silence Social Media, He Will Fail Atilla YeşiladaPosted on27 June, 2022 President Erdogan’s alliance (AKP-MHP) introduced a “Disinformation Prevention Act” to parliament, which is so … Continue ReadingCommentary: Erdogan Wants To Silence Social Media, He Will Fail
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Columnists Economy HIGHLIGHTS Video Commentary: Erdogan’s Lethal Economic Legacy Atilla YeşiladaPosted on31 May, 2022 100% inflation, $50 bn current account deficit, $181 bn foreign debt coming due. After … Continue ReadingVideo Commentary: Erdogan’s Lethal Economic Legacy
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Business Columnists HIGHLIGHTS COMMENTARY: Erdogan dooms Turkey to currency volatility Atilla YeşiladaPosted on26 May, 2022 While monetary policy decisions are nominally taken and announced by Central Bank of Turkey (CBRT), … Continue ReadingCOMMENTARY: Erdogan dooms Turkey to currency volatility
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Business Economy HIGHLIGHTS Commentary: Soaring trade deficits, shrinking PMI and sickly consumer confidence Atilla YeşiladaPosted on1 April, 2022 Recent data reveals a weakening of economic activity in Turkey, which weakness is likely to … Continue ReadingCommentary: Soaring trade deficits, shrinking PMI and sickly consumer confidence
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Business HYPED Commentary: Pros and cons of sanctions on Russia for Turkish economy Atilla YeşiladaPosted on18 March, 2022 Rumor has it, that the difference between “threat” and “opportunity” in Chinese is only a … Continue ReadingCommentary: Pros and cons of sanctions on Russia for Turkish economy
Categories General HYPED Politics This Week in Turkey feat. Atilla Yeşilada & Faruk Loğoğlu: Turkish Foreign Relations and Economy Atilla YeşiladaPosted on12 March, 2022 Turkey hosts the Antalya Diplomacy Forum to attempt to quell the flames in Ukraine: … Continue ReadingThis Week in Turkey feat. Atilla Yeşilada & Faruk Loğoğlu: Turkish Foreign Relations and Economy
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Business Economy HIGHLIGHTS Ukraine Crisis Could Cost Turkey $30 Billion Atilla YeşiladaPosted on10 March, 2022 Ukraine Crisis Could Cost Turkey $30 Billion Turkey’s leading economist, Mr. Mahfi Eğilmez … Continue ReadingUkraine Crisis Could Cost Turkey $30 Billion
Categories Business HIGHLIGHTS Tech Video Commentary: Turkey’s Energy Shortage Reaches Critical Point Atilla YeşiladaPosted on17 February, 202217 February, 2022 Turkey’s Energy Shortage Reaches Critical Point Most Developing Nations, even some Developed ones are experiencing … Continue ReadingVideo Commentary: Turkey’s Energy Shortage Reaches Critical Point
Categories Emerging Markets Finance HIGHLIGHTS Fed Interest Rate Hikes Will Hurt Turkish Economy (And Other Emerging Markets) Badly Atilla YeşiladaPosted on11 February, 2022 American Central Bank Fed will start raising its interest rates by March. It will also … Continue ReadingFed Interest Rate Hikes Will Hurt Turkish Economy (And Other Emerging Markets) Badly
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Emerging Markets HIGHLIGHTS Commentary: Why most EM are uninvestable? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on6 February, 2022 Since before the pandemic, at the beginning of each year, strategists and fund managers have … Continue ReadingCommentary: Why most EM are uninvestable?
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 Atilla Yeşilada Finance HIGHLIGHTS Markets Comment: Will Turkey’s Central Bank ever stop cutting rates? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on16 December, 2021 With Fed turning decidedly more hawkish on Wednesday, the other highlight of the week is … Continue ReadingComment: Will Turkey’s Central Bank ever stop cutting rates?
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Real Turkey Channel: 2022 Predictions For Turkish Politics Atilla YeşiladaPosted on11 December, 2021 022 predictions for Turkish Politics Turkey will witness a historic recession in … Continue ReadingReal Turkey Channel: 2022 Predictions For Turkish Politics
Categories Atilla Yeşilada HIGHLIGHTS Politics Opinion: Stuck between Russia and US, Turkey loses foreign policy flexibility Atilla YeşiladaPosted on14 October, 2021 Ankara has pursued an opportunistic foreign policy since Trump was elected to presidency. Humored by … Continue ReadingOpinion: Stuck between Russia and US, Turkey loses foreign policy flexibility
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Finance HIGHLIGHTS Markets OPINION: TL testing new lows, worse to come Atilla YeşiladaPosted on30 September, 2021 Turkish Lira is about to close this week’s trading in Istanbul, at 8.8750-88 vs the … Continue ReadingOPINION: TL testing new lows, worse to come
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkey’s New Economic Program Explained Atilla YeşiladaPosted on10 September, 2021 Turkey’s New Economic Program Explained What is the medium-term economic program? Why … Continue ReadingTurkey’s New Economic Program Explained
Categories Business Finance HIGHLIGHTS Turkish government plans to limit consumer loans Atilla YeşiladaPosted on29 August, 2021 Turkey’s consumer and commercial loan use has slowed down considerably in 2H2021, but the government … Continue ReadingTurkish government plans to limit consumer loans
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkish Economy: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Atilla YeşiladaPosted on16 August, 2021 Turkish Economy: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Turkish economy is staging … Continue ReadingTurkish Economy: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
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
