Categories Business HIGHLIGHTS Tech The government to crack down on social media usage Atilla YeşiladaPosted on11 January, 2025
Categories Business Company & Industry HIGHLIGHTS Turkey’s Anti-Trust Board to probe casting agencies for favoritism Atilla YeşiladaPosted on11 January, 2025
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey threatens to strike Kurds again, as clashes escalate between Turkish proxy and SDF Atilla YeşiladaPosted on11 January, 2025
Categories Company & Industry HIGHLIGHTS Turkish Aerospace Industry Exports Surge Drastically in 2024 Cem CetingucPosted on10 January, 2025
“Our new century will be reinforced through resolving terrorism”: Bahçeli Türkiye is poised to strengthen its unity and stability by addressing its longstanding terrorism challenges, … Continue Reading“Our new century will be reinforced through resolving terrorism”: Bahçeli
Categories General HYPED Keith Stephens: Voices of discontent spread in Turkey as energy prices surge Atilla YeşiladaPosted on9 February, 2022 Shopkeepers, city councils and a religious community group spoke out over surging energy bills in … Continue ReadingKeith Stephens: Voices of discontent spread in Turkey as energy prices surge
Categories Economy Finance HIGHLIGHTS Turkey Readies First Global Bond Sale Since Lira Implosion Güldem AtabayPosted on8 February, 2022 Turkey is preparing to return to global bond markets for the first time since the … Continue ReadingTurkey Readies First Global Bond Sale Since Lira Implosion
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkey courts investors at London meeting, promises stable Lira with a bizarre “inflation” explanation Güldem AtabayPosted on8 February, 20228 February, 2022 Turkey expects the lira to remain around its current level after suffering a 44% slump … Continue ReadingTurkey courts investors at London meeting, promises stable Lira with a bizarre “inflation” explanation
Categories Business HIGHLIGHTS Moody’s: U.S. rate hikes could hit highly dollarized emerging market banks Atilla YeşiladaPosted on8 February, 2022 Banks in Latin America and emerging Europe are most exposed to dollarization among developing economies, … Continue ReadingMoody’s: U.S. rate hikes could hit highly dollarized emerging market banks
Categories Columnists General HIGHLIGHTS SHOCKER: Turkey is modernizing rapidly (commentary) Atilla YeşiladaPosted on8 February, 2022 I have long wanted to write an article about the brave new Turkey which is … Continue ReadingSHOCKER: Turkey is modernizing rapidly (commentary)
Categories General Turkey is faced with a serious energy crisis Güldem AtabayPosted on7 February, 2022 The recent energy restrictions in Turkey were a result of the government’s energy policies and … Continue ReadingTurkey is faced with a serious energy crisis
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Demonstrations in protest of massive electricity price hikes spread around Turkey Güldem AtabayPosted on7 February, 2022 Thousands of citizens throughout Turkey have been protesting against massive price hikes in electricity. Citizens … Continue ReadingDemonstrations in protest of massive electricity price hikes spread around Turkey
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkish parliament speaker claims Erdoğan can legally run for president again Güldem AtabayPosted on7 February, 2022 Turkish Parliament Speaker Mustafa Şentop has argued that it is legitimate for President Recep Tayyip … Continue ReadingTurkish parliament speaker claims Erdoğan can legally run for president again
Categories Business HIGHLIGHTS Turkey’s NG monopoly sucking up Central Bank reserves Atilla YeşiladaPosted on7 February, 2022 Turkey’s hard-strained industrial natural gas users breathed a sigh of relief today, as state-run NG … Continue ReadingTurkey’s NG monopoly sucking up Central Bank reserves
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey Dollar Sales to State Energy Firm Hit Record in January Güldem AtabayPosted on7 February, 2022 The Turkish central bank’s foreign currency sales to state-run energy importer Botas hit a record, … Continue ReadingTurkey Dollar Sales to State Energy Firm Hit Record in January
Categories General HYPED Reuters: Turkey’s ritual corpse washers say faith overcame COVID fears Atilla YeşiladaPosted on7 February, 2022 Eda Elal has prepared corpses for burial in accordance with Islamic rituals nearly half her … Continue ReadingReuters: Turkey’s ritual corpse washers say faith overcame COVID fears
Categories Business General HIGHLIGHTS CN: Fears of a catastrophic run on the banks… Atilla YeşiladaPosted on7 February, 2022 Turks are angry and becoming suddenly poor after years of rising wealth as their country’s … Continue ReadingCN: Fears of a catastrophic run on the banks…
Categories General HYPED Energy shortage freezes city of Isparta to death….literally Atilla YeşiladaPosted on7 February, 2022 Workers were still trying to restore power to some 20,000 households left in the dark … Continue ReadingEnergy shortage freezes city of Isparta to death….literally
Categories Business General Victoria Craig/BBC: Can tourism ease the inflation pressure in Turkey? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on7 February, 2022 A mix of soaring inflation and a currency that’s lost nearly half its value has … Continue ReadingVictoria Craig/BBC: Can tourism ease the inflation pressure in Turkey?
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Markets S&P Global: Turkey’s macroeconomic trajectory remains uncertain, CPI to catapult over 50% Atilla YeşiladaPosted on6 February, 2022 The Turkish lira continues to plummet, inflation in the country has skyrocketed to a 20-year … Continue ReadingS&P Global: Turkey’s macroeconomic trajectory remains uncertain, CPI to catapult over 50%
Categories Emerging Markets HYPED IIF survey: Emerging market investors get ‘jitters’ in January Atilla YeşiladaPosted on6 February, 2022 With flows into emerging markets totaling an estimated $1.1bn for the month, IIF said increased … Continue ReadingIIF survey: Emerging market investors get ‘jitters’ in January
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Emerging Markets HIGHLIGHTS Commentary: Why most EM are uninvestable? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on6 February, 2022 Since before the pandemic, at the beginning of each year, strategists and fund managers have … Continue ReadingCommentary: Why most EM are uninvestable?
Categories Business HIGHLIGHTS VoA: Supreme Court reviewing Halkbank appeal Atilla YeşiladaPosted on6 February, 2022 The deadline for Halkbank’s application to the US Constitutional Court regarding the dismissal of the … Continue ReadingVoA: Supreme Court reviewing Halkbank appeal
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and wife test positive for Covid-19, exhibit mild symptoms Atilla YeşiladaPosted on6 February, 2022 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his wife, Emine, have tested positive for Covid-19. … Continue ReadingTurkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and wife test positive for Covid-19, exhibit mild symptoms
Categories General HYPED New trouble in Turko-American ties: US raid on ISIS leader Atilla YeşiladaPosted on5 February, 20225 February, 2022 The leader of the Islamic State, Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi, was killed during a US … Continue ReadingNew trouble in Turko-American ties: US raid on ISIS leader
