Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Syrian refugees consider ‘going back’ due to Turkish economic crisis Cem CetingucPosted on14 December, 2022 Amid rampant inflation and an economic crisis in Turkey, and with an election scheduled in … Continue ReadingSyrian refugees consider ‘going back’ due to Turkish economic crisis
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdoğan claims inflation is not an ‘insurmountable economic threat’ Cem CetingucPosted on26 September, 202226 September, 2022 Inflation is not an “insurmountable economic threat,” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Monday, adding it … Continue ReadingErdoğan claims inflation is not an ‘insurmountable economic threat’
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Politics AKP plans to decrease inflation to 50 percent before elections Cem CetingucPosted on9 September, 2022 The number one topic in the agenda of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) is … Continue ReadingAKP plans to decrease inflation to 50 percent before elections
Categories Economy Finance General HIGHLIGHTS Kubilay: As Turkey’s economic woes worsen, a new currency crisis is approaching Cem CetingucPosted on21 July, 2022 Turkey’s economic problems continue to go from bad to worse. Its foreign trade deficit has … Continue ReadingKubilay: As Turkey’s economic woes worsen, a new currency crisis is approaching
Categories Company & Industry Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Turkish publishers struggle to survive amid economic crisis Cem CetingucPosted on30 May, 2022 Turkish publishers are increasingly struggling to release new books and face agonising choices to survive amid … Continue ReadingTurkish publishers struggle to survive amid economic crisis
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics HDP: ‘Poverty is a result of government’s deliberate policies Cem CetingucPosted on6 April, 20226 April, 2022 Mithat Sancar spoke at the weekly group meeting of the HDP, calling on other opposition … Continue ReadingHDP: ‘Poverty is a result of government’s deliberate policies
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Meral Akşener condemns economic policies of Turkish government Cem CetingucPosted on20 January, 2022 İYİ (Good) Party leader Meral Akşener on Jan. 19 expressed criticism against the government for its economic … Continue ReadingMeral Akşener condemns economic policies of Turkish government
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Turkish economy 2022 outlook: What is the playbook for inflation? Cem CetingucPosted on29 December, 202130 December, 2021 2021 was a year with rising inflation and an economic slowdown. If the recovery in … Continue ReadingTurkish economy 2022 outlook: What is the playbook for inflation?
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Kılıçdaroğlu promises economy will recover, if elected Cem CetingucPosted on20 December, 2021 The leader of the main opposition party, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, has reiterated his vow to recover the … Continue ReadingKılıçdaroğlu promises economy will recover, if elected
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Currency crisis hits hard in Turkey Cem CetingucPosted on9 December, 2021 Turkey’s deepening currency crisis could mark the definitive end of the country’s economic success story … Continue ReadingCurrency crisis hits hard in Turkey
Categories Business Economy HIGHLIGHTS Apparel exports boom while retailers fight for survival amid Turkey’s economic crisis Cem CetingucPosted on9 December, 2021 The country’s currency, the lira, has lost almost half its value against the dollar so … Continue ReadingApparel exports boom while retailers fight for survival amid Turkey’s economic crisis
Categories General Namik Tan: The stakes of Biden-Erdoğan meeting; to be or not to be… Atilla YeşiladaPosted on4 June, 2021 Mr. Namik Tan is a former ambassador, who has served in Washington DC, too. … Continue ReadingNamik Tan: The stakes of Biden-Erdoğan meeting; to be or not to be…
Categories Economy General Politics Opposition asked Erdogan: Where is the 128 Billion dollars? Cem CetingucPosted on15 April, 202115 April, 2021 “Where is the $128 billion?” asked posters on billboards around Istanbul intended by Turkey’s main … Continue ReadingOpposition asked Erdogan: Where is the 128 Billion dollars?