Categories Business Economy HIGHLIGHTS ANALYSIS: Turkey trade deficit down sharply in November Atilla YeşiladaPosted on29 December, 2023 Turkey’s official stats bureau TÜİK announced foreign trade data for November. In November, exports increased … Continue ReadingANALYSIS: Turkey trade deficit down sharply in November
Categories Business HIGHLIGHTS Tech Warner Bros/Discovery Acquires Turkish Streaming Platform BluTV Atilla YeşiladaPosted on29 December, 2023 Warner Bros. Discovery has acquired BluTV, a subscription video-on-demand service in Turkey, the company said on … Continue ReadingWarner Bros/Discovery Acquires Turkish Streaming Platform BluTV
Categories Business Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkey hikes minimum wage, complicating the war against inflation Atilla YeşiladaPosted on28 December, 2023 Turkey’s monthly minimum wage will be 17,002 Turkish lira ($578.31) in 2024, Labour Minister Vedat … Continue ReadingTurkey hikes minimum wage, complicating the war against inflation
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS COLUMN: Current policy settings will not end inflation Atilla YeşiladaPosted on28 December, 2023 By mid-2023, the administration realized that the “non-orthodox” monetary policy in place for the preceding … Continue ReadingCOLUMN: Current policy settings will not end inflation
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS VP Yilmaz heralds lower-than-projected budget deficit in 2023, better economy in 2024 Atilla YeşiladaPosted on27 December, 2023 The central government budget is likely to produce a less-than-expected deficit in 2023, Vice President … Continue ReadingVP Yilmaz heralds lower-than-projected budget deficit in 2023, better economy in 2024
Categories Business Finance HYPED Garanti BBVA CEO Bastug expects increased demand for TL assets, predictable macro and investment environment in 2024 Atilla YeşiladaPosted on27 December, 2023 BBVA´s CEO in Türkiye, Recep Baştuğ, spoke recently to national news outlet Anadolu Agency on … Continue ReadingGaranti BBVA CEO Bastug expects increased demand for TL assets, predictable macro and investment environment in 2024
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Economy Finance HIGHLIGHTS Video commentary: Five predictions for Turkish economy in 2024 Atilla YeşiladaPosted on26 December, 2023 Five predictions for Turkish economy in 2024 Monetary policy to stay tight throughout 2024, top … Continue ReadingVideo commentary: Five predictions for Turkish economy in 2024
Categories General HYPED Turkish foreign policy in 2023: Some gains, many losses Atilla YeşiladaPosted on25 December, 2023 Türkiye’s foreign policy faced significant challenges in 2023 amid regional conflicts, but it experienced both … Continue ReadingTurkish foreign policy in 2023: Some gains, many losses
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Yaşar Yakış: Turkey’s foreign policy agenda in 2024 Atilla YeşiladaPosted on25 December, 2023 In an Op-Ed piece published in Arab News, former Foreign Affairs Minister Mr Yasar Yakis … Continue ReadingYaşar Yakış: Turkey’s foreign policy agenda in 2024
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 Finance General HIGHLIGHTS CBRT governor Gaye Erkan’s interview triggers a storm of criticism in Turkey Atilla YeşiladaPosted on19 December, 2023 Turkey’s rookie Central Bank governor Mrs Hafize Gaye Erkan was unfortunate enough to be Shanghaied … Continue ReadingCBRT governor Gaye Erkan’s interview triggers a storm of criticism in Turkey
Categories Atilla Yeşilada HIGHLIGHTS Politics Video COMMENTARY: Why is Turkey delaying Sweden’s NATO membership? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on20 September, 2023 Video COMMENTARY: Why is Turkey delaying Sweden’s NATO membership? President Erdogan will probably … Continue ReadingVideo COMMENTARY: Why is Turkey delaying Sweden’s NATO membership?
Categories Business HIGHLIGHTS Politics Sochi: No New Grain Deal For Now Atilla YeşiladaPosted on7 September, 2023 Talks this week between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on … Continue ReadingSochi: No New Grain Deal For Now
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Politics Kılıçdaroğlu: Russia creates ‘deepfakes’ against opposition Cem CetingucPosted on12 May, 2023 Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader and Nation Alliance’s presidential candidate Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu accused Russia on May 11 of … Continue ReadingKılıçdaroğlu: Russia creates ‘deepfakes’ against opposition
Categories Company & Industry HIGHLIGHTS Markets Turkey anticipates prosperous tourism despite quake Cem CetingucPosted on10 April, 2023 Turkey’s Mediterranean coast is expected to see a large number of tourists flowing in this … Continue ReadingTurkey anticipates prosperous tourism despite quake
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey to begin supplying national grid with Black Sea gas on April Cem CetingucPosted on7 April, 2023 Turkey is set to put the natural gas it discovered in the Black Sea into … Continue ReadingTurkey to begin supplying national grid with Black Sea gas on April
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Finland joins NATO amid Ukraine war Cem CetingucPosted on4 April, 20234 April, 2023 Finland is poised to join NATO on Tuesday, a historic realignment brought on by Russia’s invasion of … Continue ReadingFinland joins NATO amid Ukraine war
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey to vote on Finland’s NATO membership Cem CetingucPosted on30 March, 2023 The Turkish parliament is scheduled to vote on Finland’s membership in NATO Thursday while Sweden’s … Continue ReadingTurkey to vote on Finland’s NATO membership
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Qatar to send 10,000 containers from World Cup to Hatay Cem CetingucPosted on13 March, 202313 March, 2023 As part of the efforts to shelter the survivors of the deadly Feb. 6 quakes, containers used … Continue ReadingQatar to send 10,000 containers from World Cup to Hatay
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey, Finland and Sweden agree on further talks on NATO membership Cem CetingucPosted on10 March, 202310 March, 2023 Representatives from Türkiye, Sweden and Finland agreed at a meeting on March 9 to hold more talks on the … Continue ReadingTurkey, Finland and Sweden agree on further talks on NATO membership
