Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Simsek’s tax package is ready for parliamentary approval Atilla YeşiladaPosted on16 July, 2024 The Turkish government has finalized a comprehensive tax reform package that includes the imposition … Continue ReadingSimsek’s tax package is ready for parliamentary approval
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Emerging Markets Finance HIGHLIGHTS Video commentary: Turkey is becoming the darling of Emerging Markets Atilla YeşiladaPosted on15 July, 2024 Long considered “univestable” because of Erdogan’s silly economic policies, Turkey suddenly began attracting interest and … Continue ReadingVideo commentary: Turkey is becoming the darling of Emerging Markets
Categories Business General HIGHLIGHTS UBS Global Wealth Report ranks Turkey first in wealth growth Atilla YeşiladaPosted on13 July, 2024 A recent report by UBS, a Zurich-based global firm providing financial services in over 50 … Continue ReadingUBS Global Wealth Report ranks Turkey first in wealth growth
Categories Finance HIGHLIGHTS CBT governor Karahan interviewed by Bloomberg, sounds hawkish Atilla YeşiladaPosted on12 July, 2024 Turkey’s Central Bank Governor Fatih Karahan sat down for an interview with Bloomberg in Istanbul … Continue ReadingCBT governor Karahan interviewed by Bloomberg, sounds hawkish
Categories Business General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Gustavo Medeiros/Ashmore: Turkey is back for emerging market investors Atilla YeşiladaPosted on12 July, 2024 The global head of research at Ashmore Group, Mr Gustavo Medeiros wrote an op-ed for … Continue ReadingGustavo Medeiros/Ashmore: Turkey is back for emerging market investors
Categories Atilla Yeşilada General HIGHLIGHTS Video Commentary: Turkey’s Syria(ns) problem: Can Erdogan and Assad make peace? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on12 July, 2024 It was another ugly week in Turkey, as anti-Syrian violence erupted in several cities in … Continue ReadingVideo Commentary: Turkey’s Syria(ns) problem: Can Erdogan and Assad make peace?
Categories Economy HYPED Inflation ANALYSIS: Relief comes from the currency; CPI inflation comes below expected in June Atilla YeşiladaPosted on3 July, 2024 CPI inflation was 1.64% in june, leading to a fall in YoY terms to 71.60% … Continue ReadingInflation ANALYSIS: Relief comes from the currency; CPI inflation comes below expected in June
Categories General HYPED Turkey looks East to spite EU Atilla YeşiladaPosted on3 July, 2024 Kristina Jovanovski reports that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is set to attend the Shanghai … Continue ReadingTurkey looks East to spite EU
Categories Business Economy HIGHLIGHTS TURKEY: Consumer confidence up, along with inflation expectations Atilla YeşiladaPosted on1 July, 2024 June data dump revealed a fairly ugly picture of the economy. June manufacturing PMI remained … Continue ReadingTURKEY: Consumer confidence up, along with inflation expectations
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Sinan Goksen: Why voters showed a yellow card to Erdogan in local elections? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on1 July, 20241 July, 2024 Why did Erdoğan and his AKP, which emerged victorious from the elections in May 2023, … Continue ReadingSinan Goksen: Why voters showed a yellow card to Erdogan in local elections?
Categories Finance HIGHLIGHTS New surveys by Central Bank reveal outrageously high inflation expectations among households Atilla YeşiladaPosted on29 June, 2024 A new blog penned by Central Bank of Turkey (CBRT) research staff reveals divergent inflation … Continue ReadingNew surveys by Central Bank reveal outrageously high inflation expectations among households
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Business HIGHLIGHTS Politics Video commentary: Turkey to join BRICS, to be removed from FATF Gray List Atilla YeşiladaPosted on28 June, 2024 In a sudden policy decision, Turkey announced her bid to join the new expanded BRICS … Continue ReadingVideo commentary: Turkey to join BRICS, to be removed from FATF Gray List
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Main opposition leader Ozel predicts early elections by end-2025 Atilla YeşiladaPosted on27 June, 202427 June, 2024 Özgür Özel, the leader of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), has said nearly … Continue ReadingMain opposition leader Ozel predicts early elections by end-2025
Categories Finance HYPED ING Research: The Central Bank of Turkey’s June meeting brings no surprises Atilla YeşiladaPosted on27 June, 2024 The Central Bank of Turkey (CBT) has kept its policy rate unchanged at 50%, in … Continue ReadingING Research: The Central Bank of Turkey’s June meeting brings no surprises
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS ANALYSIS: CB of Republic of Turkey did not surprise; no signal for a rate cut in the near term Atilla YeşiladaPosted on27 June, 2024 The CBRT maintains policy rate at 50% In its June MPC meeting, the CBRT kept … Continue ReadingANALYSIS: CB of Republic of Turkey did not surprise; no signal for a rate cut in the near term
Categories Finance HIGHLIGHTS ANALYSIS: Turkish Central Bank switches to “wait and see” mode Atilla YeşiladaPosted on27 June, 2024 The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) did not surprise the markets by … Continue ReadingANALYSIS: Turkish Central Bank switches to “wait and see” mode
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS KONDA Survey: Turkish youth less conservative, wants to live abroad Atilla YeşiladaPosted on26 June, 2024 Around 56 percent of young people in Turkey would like to live abroad if they … Continue ReadingKONDA Survey: Turkish youth less conservative, wants to live abroad
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Murat Yetkin: AKP’s new media strategy: Any real change ahead? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on21 June, 2024 I read on the Hürriyet newspaper’s website that the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) … Continue ReadingMurat Yetkin: AKP’s new media strategy: Any real change ahead?
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Politics Video Commentary: Erdogan’s ruling coalition in turmoil Atilla YeşiladaPosted on20 June, 2024 Erdogan’s ruling coalition in turmoil Nationalist ally Devlet Bahceli threatens to pull out over Eid … Continue ReadingVideo Commentary: Erdogan’s ruling coalition in turmoil
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Business HIGHLIGHTS Video commentary: Turkey’s housing collapse is resembling China Atilla YeşiladaPosted on12 June, 2024 Turkey’s housing collapse is resembling China This video advances a very bold proposal: Turkish housing … Continue ReadingVideo commentary: Turkey’s housing collapse is resembling China