Categories Business HIGHLIGHTS Erdogan crony media boss in hock to state banks Atilla YeşiladaPosted on30 December, 2023 Pro-government Demirören Holding’s credit arrears to state-run Ziraat Bank have exceeded 25 million dollars, a … Continue ReadingErdogan crony media boss in hock to state banks
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Pro-AKP pollster claims AK Party will win Istanbul Atilla YeşiladaPosted on30 December, 2023 According to pro-AKP columnist and CEO of polling company Genar, Mr Ihsan Aktas claims in … Continue ReadingPro-AKP pollster claims AK Party will win Istanbul
Categories Business HIGHLIGHTS Luxury Home Prices Rose the Most in These Global Cities—hint 2 Turkish cities in the list Atilla YeşiladaPosted on29 December, 2023 Home prices across the globe continue to rise, and in some pockets of the world, … Continue ReadingLuxury Home Prices Rose the Most in These Global Cities—hint 2 Turkish cities in the list
Categories Economy Finance HIGHLIGHTS COMMENTARIES: Central Bank issues 2024 monetary and currency policy guidelines Atilla YeşiladaPosted on29 December, 2023 Central Bank of Turkey announced its 2024 monetary and currency policy guidlienes on 29th of … Continue ReadingCOMMENTARIES: Central Bank issues 2024 monetary and currency policy guidelines
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
