Categories Business General HIGHLIGHTS Fitch Q&A: Will Trump residency REALLY benefit Turkey? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on17 November, 2024 Executive Summary In this analysis, we explore what a Donald Trump presidency in the US … Continue ReadingFitch Q&A: Will Trump residency REALLY benefit Turkey?
Categories Business Finance HIGHLIGHTS Commentary: Money will flow to stocks and real estate Atilla YeşiladaPosted on17 November, 2024 Hints by the Central Bank of Turkey (CBRT) about rate cuts as early as December, … Continue ReadingCommentary: Money will flow to stocks and real estate
Categories Business HIGHLIGHTS TURKEY: Retail sales recover after summer swoon Atilla YeşiladaPosted on12 November, 2024 Official stats agency Turkstat released retail sales and various trade turn-over data for September. Retail … Continue ReadingTURKEY: Retail sales recover after summer swoon
Categories Business Finance HIGHLIGHTS S&P/Frank Gill: Turkey still has a lot of work to do to climb to investment grade Atilla YeşiladaPosted on4 November, 2024 S&P upgraded Turkey’s sovereign rating a second time this year on Friday, with economy czar … Continue ReadingS&P/Frank Gill: Turkey still has a lot of work to do to climb to investment grade
Categories Business HYPED Emirates will invest in the Turkish port of Izmir Atilla YeşiladaPosted on24 December, 2023 According to Reuters, Abu Dhabi Ports Groups, a state-run organisation of the United Arab Emirates, … Continue ReadingEmirates will invest in the Turkish port of Izmir
Categories Business Economy HIGHLIGHTS July industrial production soft, further weakening expected Atilla YeşiladaPosted on11 September, 2023 “According to Industrial Production Index, seasonally and calendar adjusted production contracted by 0.4% monthly in … Continue ReadingJuly industrial production soft, further weakening expected
Categories Business Economy HYPED Türkiye’s consumer sentiment plunges in June Atilla YeşiladaPosted on20 June, 2023 Turkish consumer sentiment plummeted to a three-month low in June, the latest official figures released … Continue ReadingTürkiye’s consumer sentiment plunges in June
Categories Business HYPED Türkiye seeks to maintain 25% cap on rent increases Atilla YeşiladaPosted on20 June, 2023 Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunç late Monday said Türkiye was working on extending a measure limiting … Continue ReadingTürkiye seeks to maintain 25% cap on rent increases
Categories Business General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Uganda,Turkey talks begin as China railway deal comes to an end Cem CetingucPosted on14 January, 2023 Uganda has canceled all contractual work it signed with China Harbour Engineering Company to build a 273-kilometer … Continue ReadingUganda,Turkey talks begin as China railway deal comes to an end
Categories Business HIGHLIGHTS Reuters: Turkey began paying for Russian natural gas in roubles Atilla YeşiladaPosted on9 November, 2022 Turkey has started paying for some its natural gas from Russia in roubles, Turkish Energy … Continue ReadingReuters: Turkey began paying for Russian natural gas in roubles
Categories Business Company & Industry General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED BOTAS signs new gas deal with the National Iranian Gas Co. Cem CetingucPosted on4 November, 2022 Turkey’s state-owned energy company, BOTAS Petroleum Pipeline Corporation, has signed a new deal with the … Continue ReadingBOTAS signs new gas deal with the National Iranian Gas Co.
Categories Business Company & Industry General HIGHLIGHTS GEM Digital invests 50M dollars on Manc to boost global expansion Cem CetingucPosted on27 October, 202227 October, 2022 The Turkish developer Manc has reported a $50m investment for their Mancium mobile game token. … Continue ReadingGEM Digital invests 50M dollars on Manc to boost global expansion
Categories Business Emerging Markets General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Politics Turkey seeks membership in Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Cem CetingucPosted on29 September, 202229 September, 2022 Turkey seeks to become a member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), which also includes China and … Continue ReadingTurkey seeks membership in Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
Categories Business Company & Industry HIGHLIGHTS Markets Ozon opens office in Turkey to help goods flow to Russia Cem CetingucPosted on31 August, 2022 Russian e-commerce firm Ozon said on Tuesday (30 August) it would open a local office … Continue ReadingOzon opens office in Turkey to help goods flow to Russia
Categories Business Finance HYPED Ali Riza Güngen: The Shifting Politics of Debt in Turkey Atilla YeşiladaPosted on14 July, 2022 When the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 triggered widespread economic hardship, Turkish … Continue ReadingAli Riza Güngen: The Shifting Politics of Debt in Turkey
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 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 Business Company & Industry General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Gas pipeline deal between Turkey and Israel seems unattainable Cem CetingucPosted on23 May, 202225 May, 2022 Turkey is ready for energy cooperation with Israel after years of enmity, reviving a project … Continue ReadingGas pipeline deal between Turkey and Israel seems unattainable
Categories Business Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkstat consumer confidence sinks amidst signs of demand slowdown Atilla YeşiladaPosted on21 April, 2022 Turkstat (official) Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) decreased by 7.3% to 67.3 in April (March: 72.5, … Continue ReadingTurkstat consumer confidence sinks amidst signs of demand slowdown
Categories Business Economy HIGHLIGHTS Finance minister gets together with US company executives Cem CetingucPosted on21 April, 2022 Treasury and Finance Minister Nureddin Nebati met with executives of prominent U.S. companies to speak on the economic … Continue ReadingFinance minister gets together with US company executives
