Categories Emerging Markets Finance HIGHLIGHTS EBRD Investments Hit Record High, Türkiye Maintains Top Cem CetingucPosted on9 January, 2025
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey Threatens Military Action If YPG Remains In Syria Cem CetingucPosted on9 January, 2025
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Istanbul Ranks as the World’s Most Traffic-Blocked City in 2024 Cem CetingucPosted on9 January, 2025
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“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 Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdogan: I will act in line with Islamic teachings on interest rate Güldem AtabayPosted on19 December, 2021 President Erdogan pledged to continue interest rate cuts that have made the Turkish lira the … Continue ReadingErdogan: I will act in line with Islamic teachings on interest rate
Categories Economy Finance HIGHLIGHTS Erdogan says he can get inflation back to four percent despite freefall Güldem AtabayPosted on19 December, 2021 President Tayyip Erdogan said he is prepared to drastically decrease Turkey’s inflation amid annual price rises … Continue ReadingErdogan says he can get inflation back to four percent despite freefall
Categories Finance HIGHLIGHTS Markets CNBC: Turkey’s currency crisis deepens after Erdogan’s latest rate cut Atilla YeşiladaPosted on19 December, 2021 After Istanbul’s stock market was twice forced to halt trading and the Turkish lira continued … Continue ReadingCNBC: Turkey’s currency crisis deepens after Erdogan’s latest rate cut
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Columnists Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkish Economic Outlook 2022: WHAT a train wreck! Atilla YeşiladaPosted on19 December, 2021 Turkish Economic Outlook 2022: WHAT a train wreck! | Real Turkey Recap … Continue ReadingTurkish Economic Outlook 2022: WHAT a train wreck!
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Simon A. Waldman: Why Erdogan Will Survive Turkey’s Horrifying Crash Atilla YeşiladaPosted on19 December, 2021 Turkey’s economy is in free fall, but this is unlikely to end the reign of … Continue ReadingSimon A. Waldman: Why Erdogan Will Survive Turkey’s Horrifying Crash
Categories Economy Finance General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Bitcoin skyrockets after Fed’s rate hike signal Cem CetingucPosted on17 December, 2021 Bitcoin jumped in value late Wednesday after the Federal Reserve (Fed) kept the policy rate … Continue ReadingBitcoin skyrockets after Fed’s rate hike signal
Categories Business General HIGHLIGHTS President Erdoğan and Elon Musk chew over investment opportunities Cem CetingucPosted on17 December, 202117 December, 2021 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the founder of Tesla and space entrepreneur Elon Musk held … Continue ReadingPresident Erdoğan and Elon Musk chew over investment opportunities
Categories Business Company & Industry Economy Finance HIGHLIGHTS The liquidity threat looming over markets in 2022 Cem CetingucPosted on17 December, 2021 After nearly two years of solid gains across stock markets, will the feared roller-coaster return? … Continue ReadingThe liquidity threat looming over markets in 2022
Categories Economy Finance HIGHLIGHTS Politics UPDATE (TL slump) CBRT cuts interest rates by 100 basis points Cem CetingucPosted on16 December, 202117 December, 2021 AP: Turkish lira dips to new low after another interest rate cut The Turkish lira hit … Continue ReadingUPDATE (TL slump) CBRT cuts interest rates by 100 basis points
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Turkish minimum wage increases 50 percent to TL4,250 Cem CetingucPosted on16 December, 202116 December, 2021 Turkey has increased minimum wage to 4,250 Turkish Liras, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced on Dec. 16. urkey’s … Continue ReadingTurkish minimum wage increases 50 percent to TL4,250
Categories Economy Finance HIGHLIGHTS Markets IMF reminds interest rate risks as global debt rises to $226 trillion Cem CetingucPosted on16 December, 2021 Global debt surged to $226 trillion last year, its biggest one-year jump since World War … Continue ReadingIMF reminds interest rate risks as global debt rises to $226 trillion
Categories Economy Finance HIGHLIGHTS Macro Snapshot: Outstanding External Loans Received by Private Sector Cem CetingucPosted on16 December, 2021 In October, private sectors’ outstanding ST debt (included trade credits) increased by USD6.4bn to USD48.6bn … Continue ReadingMacro Snapshot: Outstanding External Loans Received by Private Sector
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Finance HIGHLIGHTS Markets Comment: Will Turkey’s Central Bank ever stop cutting rates? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on16 December, 2021 With Fed turning decidedly more hawkish on Wednesday, the other highlight of the week is … Continue ReadingComment: Will Turkey’s Central Bank ever stop cutting rates?
Categories General Aykan Erdemir: Bottom-Up Hope: Local Governments Bolster Religious Pluralism in Turkey Atilla YeşiladaPosted on16 December, 2021 When powerful states and their proxies intensify religious persecution worldwide and democratic governments under a … Continue ReadingAykan Erdemir: Bottom-Up Hope: Local Governments Bolster Religious Pluralism in Turkey
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Defense Minister Akar: Turks and Kurds are brothers Cem CetingucPosted on15 December, 2021 Defense Minister Hulusi Akar on Dec. 14 emphasized that those who want to cause strife and unrest … Continue ReadingDefense Minister Akar: Turks and Kurds are brothers
Categories Economy Finance General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkish minister to stress low rates policy to bankers after Erdoğan talks Güldem AtabayPosted on14 December, 2021 Turkish Treasury and Finance Minister Nureddin Nebati will meet with bankers in the coming days … Continue ReadingTurkish minister to stress low rates policy to bankers after Erdoğan talks
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Capital needs of Turkey’s state-run banks discussed at summit Güldem AtabayPosted on14 December, 2021 Turkish state-run banks’ capital needs were among the issues discussed at a meeting between President … Continue ReadingCapital needs of Turkey’s state-run banks discussed at summit
Categories General 28 scammers arrested for mass export fraud in Turkey Cem CetingucPosted on14 December, 2021 Police in Istanbul and six other provinces arrested 28 suspects on Monday in an operation … Continue Reading28 scammers arrested for mass export fraud in Turkey
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey says Serb move to start quitting Bosnia’s key institutions “dangerous” Cem CetingucPosted on14 December, 2021 A vote by Serb lawmakers to start pulling their autonomous Serb Republic out of Bosnia’s … Continue ReadingTurkey says Serb move to start quitting Bosnia’s key institutions “dangerous”
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkish foreign minister: Turkey and Armenia shows efforts to normalize their ties Cem CetingucPosted on14 December, 202114 December, 2021 Turkey and Armenia will appoint special representatives to discuss steps to normalize their ties, Turkey’s … Continue ReadingTurkish foreign minister: Turkey and Armenia shows efforts to normalize their ties