Categories Company & Industry General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey to receive $40 billion investment for second nuclear plant Cem CetingucPosted on7 March, 2023 Turkey is set to receive a $40 billion (TL 752.64 billion) investment as the country … Continue ReadingTurkey to receive $40 billion investment for second nuclear plant
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey, Sweden and Finland to hold trilateral meeting for NATO Cem CetingucPosted on7 March, 20237 March, 2023 Türkiye will hold a trilateral mechanism meeting with Sweden and Finland on March 9 in Brussels to discuss the commitments … Continue ReadingTurkey, Sweden and Finland to hold trilateral meeting for NATO
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Experts call for an ’emergency evacuation plan’ for Istanbul earthquake Cem CetingucPosted on6 March, 20236 March, 2023 Experts say a plan for emergency evacuation routes against a possible earthquake in Istanbul should be created as … Continue ReadingExperts call for an ’emergency evacuation plan’ for Istanbul earthquake
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey’s inflation falls to 55.2 percent in February Cem CetingucPosted on3 March, 2023 Türkiye’s inflation eased slightly more than expected in February, official data showed Friday, but prices … Continue ReadingTurkey’s inflation falls to 55.2 percent in February
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics MHP leader condemns opposition over post-quake politics Cem CetingucPosted on28 February, 2023 Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli has accused the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) of … Continue ReadingMHP leader condemns opposition over post-quake politics
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Village Split in Two by Earthquakes Cem CetingucPosted on20 February, 2023 The Feb. 6’s quakes have split Demirköprü village in Hatay in two as a small house that once looked … Continue ReadingVillage Split in Two by Earthquakes
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Blinken visits Earthquake Zone, Commits 100 Million dollars in Aid Cem CetingucPosted on20 February, 2023 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken took a helicopter tour on Feb. 19 of one of the … Continue ReadingBlinken visits Earthquake Zone, Commits 100 Million dollars in Aid
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey Earthquake Threatens 1% GDP Loss in 2023, Experts Warn Cem CetingucPosted on17 February, 2023 The potential economic effects of the earthquake in Turkey could result in a loss of up to … Continue ReadingTurkey Earthquake Threatens 1% GDP Loss in 2023, Experts Warn
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Foreign aid prioritizes setting up field hospitals in Turkey’s quake-hit area Cem CetingucPosted on14 February, 2023 With search and rescue teams leaving Turkey after a week-long intense work to save lives … Continue ReadingForeign aid prioritizes setting up field hospitals in Turkey’s quake-hit area
Categories Business HIGHLIGHTS World Bank: Reconstruction to cost “billions of dollars” Atilla YeşiladaPosted on14 February, 2023 Turkish and Syrian reconstruction efforts in the wake of devastating twin earthquakes last week will … Continue ReadingWorld Bank: Reconstruction to cost “billions of dollars”
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 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 Business General HYPED Expert: Aftershocks will last for months, economic damage expansive Atilla YeşiladaPosted on8 February, 2023 As Turkey tries to deal with the pain of harrowing human losses and the bitter … Continue ReadingExpert: Aftershocks will last for months, economic damage expansive
Categories Business Economy HIGHLIGHTS Markets Turkish exports reach all-time high in January creating a huge trade ficit Cem CetingucPosted on2 February, 20233 February, 2023 Turkey’s exports posted an all-time high January figure at $19.4 billion (TL 365.04 billion), Trade … Continue ReadingTurkish exports reach all-time high in January creating a huge trade ficit
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Tanks are not the solution for Ukraine war: President Erdogan Cem CetingucPosted on2 February, 20232 February, 2023 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Feb. 1 that sending weapons to Ukraine would not serve as … Continue ReadingTanks are not the solution for Ukraine war: President Erdogan
Categories Company & Industry Finance HIGHLIGHTS Koc Holding | BUY: Strong dividend income to support net cash Cem CetingucPosted on2 February, 20232 February, 2023 Surge in dividend income likely. We project Koc’s dividend income to more than triple y-o-y … Continue ReadingKoc Holding | BUY: Strong dividend income to support net cash
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Putin needs Erdogan to win Cem CetingucPosted on1 February, 2023 Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine has isolated the government in Moscow in a very short … Continue ReadingPutin needs Erdogan to win
Categories Company & Industry Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkey will increase gold production to reduce import dependency: Erdogan Cem CetingucPosted on1 February, 2023 Turkey plans to keep increasing its gold production so it can rely less on imports, … Continue ReadingTurkey will increase gold production to reduce import dependency: Erdogan
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Politics Corruption is ‘off the charts’ in Turkey, Serbia, Bosnia and Hungary Cem CetingucPosted on1 February, 20231 February, 2023 Turkey, Hungary, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia got their worst corruption scores in ten years … Continue ReadingCorruption is ‘off the charts’ in Turkey, Serbia, Bosnia and Hungary
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Politics Erdogan: We may consider Finland for NATO membership, Sweden’s not welcomed Cem CetingucPosted on30 January, 202330 January, 2023 Finland still hopes to join Nato together with Sweden, Finland’s foreign minister has said, after … Continue ReadingErdogan: We may consider Finland for NATO membership, Sweden’s not welcomed