Categories HIGHLIGHTS Tech Victoria Nuland: Turkey can rejoin F-35 fighter jet program if…… Atilla YeşiladaPosted on30 January, 2024 Turkey’s ratification of Swedish accession to NATO immediately brought good-will gestures by NATO allies. USA … Continue ReadingVictoria Nuland: Turkey can rejoin F-35 fighter jet program if……
Categories Atilla Yeşilada General HIGHLIGHTS Video Analysis: Central Bank chief Gaye Erkan under fire! (Is monetary tightening over?) Atilla YeşiladaPosted on30 January, 2024 •Turkish Central Bank raised its policy rate to 45%, signaling monetary tightening is over—for … Continue ReadingVideo Analysis: Central Bank chief Gaye Erkan under fire! (Is monetary tightening over?)
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Euractiv: Erdogan’s party to run in EU-election, expand Turkey’s influence Atilla YeşiladaPosted on29 January, 2024 The Turkish AKP party of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will run in the European Elections … Continue ReadingEuractiv: Erdogan’s party to run in EU-election, expand Turkey’s influence
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Turkish Bankers Association: 2024 is the year of restoration Atilla YeşiladaPosted on28 January, 2024 The targets in the Medium-Term Program (MTP) announced by the government after the elections are … Continue ReadingTurkish Bankers Association: 2024 is the year of restoration
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Tech Turkey’s Mediterranean Coast is facing eco-disaster Atilla YeşiladaPosted on27 January, 2024 Middle East Technical University (METU) Marine Sciences Institute Director Prof. Dr. Barış Salihoğlu claims that … Continue ReadingTurkey’s Mediterranean Coast is facing eco-disaster
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS COMMENT: It is official, Turkey’s perceived inflation is 96%. Turkstat says “this is normal”! Atilla YeşiladaPosted on26 January, 2024 In a written statement, the Turkish Statistical Institute (Turkstat), stated that “the news about the … Continue ReadingCOMMENT: It is official, Turkey’s perceived inflation is 96%. Turkstat says “this is normal”!
Categories Business Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkey’s business confidence ticks up in January, other data paints mixed picture of economic activity Atilla YeşiladaPosted on26 January, 202426 January, 2024 The Turkish Business Confidence numbers for January 2024 were released on Thursday morning, clocking in … Continue ReadingTurkey’s business confidence ticks up in January, other data paints mixed picture of economic activity
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS US says Sweden’s NATO membership strengthens alliance, no green light yet for F-16 deal Atilla YeşiladaPosted on24 January, 202427 January, 2024 The U.S. on Tuesday welcomed Türkiye’s approval of Sweden’s entrance into the NATO alliance, saying … Continue ReadingUS says Sweden’s NATO membership strengthens alliance, no green light yet for F-16 deal
Categories Business HIGHLIGHTS COMMENTARY: Turkey is in a housing slump, sort of Atilla YeşiladaPosted on24 January, 2024 Turkey’s housing boom may be over, just may be. Different indices yield contrasting results, though … Continue ReadingCOMMENTARY: Turkey is in a housing slump, sort of
Categories Company & Industry HIGHLIGHTS Markets JP Morgan is negative for major Turkish bank stocks Atilla YeşiladaPosted on23 January, 2024 JP Morgan equity research team put Akbank, Garanti, Isbank, and Yapi Kredi on Negative Catalyst … Continue ReadingJP Morgan is negative for major Turkish bank stocks
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS HSBC Turkey outlook: Where are we now? Where are we going? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on23 January, 2024 Summary Türkiye’s macro policies have become more conventional, opening up the way for gradual adjustment … Continue ReadingHSBC Turkey outlook: Where are we now? Where are we going?
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics ARTICLE: Who is trying to get rid of Mehmet Simsek? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on22 January, 2024 Recently, there has been frequent news about Central Bank Governor Gaye Erkan. What I understand … Continue ReadingARTICLE: Who is trying to get rid of Mehmet Simsek?
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Tech Turkey loses the best and the brightest, adding to brain drain Atilla YeşiladaPosted on22 January, 2024 The number of students who graduate from Turkey’s leading high schools and prefer universities abroad … Continue ReadingTurkey loses the best and the brightest, adding to brain drain
Categories Business General HIGHLIGHTS Erdogan to pressure Israel with trade measures Atilla YeşiladaPosted on22 January, 2024 Turkey has decided to take direct economic actions against Israel. While Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip … Continue ReadingErdogan to pressure Israel with trade measures
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Politics Hamas, Turkey FM talks on immediate cease-fire Cem CetingucPosted on21 January, 2024 Hamas political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh was in Türkiye on Saturday and met Foreign Minister … Continue ReadingHamas, Turkey FM talks on immediate cease-fire
Categories Business HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey vows to strengthen ties with TRNC Cem CetingucPosted on21 January, 2024 Türkiye’s relations with the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) “are not limited to political … Continue ReadingTurkey vows to strengthen ties with TRNC
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Latest polls: AKP candidates doing poorly in Ankara, Istanbul Atilla YeşiladaPosted on20 January, 2024 A recent poll, brought to light by reliable journalist Deniz Zeyrek shows CHP mayor Mansur … Continue ReadingLatest polls: AKP candidates doing poorly in Ankara, Istanbul
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Can Erdogan win municipal elections despite economic turmoil? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on20 January, 2024 For several years now, commentators have suggested that the Turkish economy is on the brink … Continue ReadingCan Erdogan win municipal elections despite economic turmoil?
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Emerging Markets General HIGHLIGHTS Video: Turkey is getting sucked into the Middle East Crisis Atilla YeşiladaPosted on20 January, 2024 The war in Gaza is metastasizing to the entire region, attracting Iran, US, Lebanon, … Continue ReadingVideo: Turkey is getting sucked into the Middle East Crisis
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Rumor mill: Gaye Erkan to resign, or be sacked by Erdogan Atilla YeşiladaPosted on19 January, 2024 Hafize Gaye Erkan, the governor of the Turkish Central Bank (TCMB), is involved in a … Continue ReadingRumor mill: Gaye Erkan to resign, or be sacked by Erdogan
