Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey to evacuate 169 Turkish citizens from Lebanon Cem CetingucPosted on17 October, 202417 October, 2024
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS CBRT keeps rate on hold for seventh straight month Cem CetingucPosted on17 October, 2024
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Debate over the minimum wage is intensifying once again Güldem AtabayPosted on15 October, 202415 October, 2024
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS 3.5 Million Turkish youth struggle with alienation crisis Cem CetingucPosted on15 October, 202415 October, 2024
AKP internal report: Voters want better economy, justice The Turkish electorate’s priorities have changed since last year’s elections as the economy and justice … Continue ReadingAKP internal report: Voters want better economy, justice
Categories Company & Industry Economy Deutsche Bank/TRY: carried away Cem CetingucPosted on7 September, 2021 Deutsche Bank closed its long position recommendation for dollar/TL, which it opened in May, after … Continue ReadingDeutsche Bank/TRY: carried away
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkey: Headline CPI surprises to the upside; core remains more benign Cem CetingucPosted on7 September, 2021 For the second time in a row, headline surprised to the upside and core surprised … Continue ReadingTurkey: Headline CPI surprises to the upside; core remains more benign
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Government’s priority for 2022-2024 likely to be “GDP growth” Atilla YeşiladaPosted on7 September, 2021 The new economy program for 2022-2024 has been unveiled The medium-term program for the … Continue ReadingGovernment’s priority for 2022-2024 likely to be “GDP growth”
Categories Finance Markets Turkish equities marched onwards amidst global risk-on sentiment Atilla YeşiladaPosted on7 September, 2021 MSCI Turkey underperformed the MSCI EM by 0.1% yesterday. BIST-100 gained 0.4%, closing at the … Continue ReadingTurkish equities marched onwards amidst global risk-on sentiment
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Afghanistan: Turkish technical team begins work at Kabul airport Güldem AtabayPosted on6 September, 2021 A Turkish technical team arrived in Kabul last week to help efforts to reopen its airport for … Continue ReadingAfghanistan: Turkish technical team begins work at Kabul airport
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics German elections and Turkey – Part 1: What do the party programs say? Güldem AtabayPosted on6 September, 2021 On 26 September, there will be national elections in Germany. In a series of columns … Continue ReadingGerman elections and Turkey – Part 1: What do the party programs say?
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkey’s new Medium-Term Economic Program promises miracles Atilla YeşiladaPosted on6 September, 2021 The Erdogan administration unveiled its three-year economic policy guidelines, which is the most important and … Continue ReadingTurkey’s new Medium-Term Economic Program promises miracles
Categories General Terror strike in Turkey-controlled Afrin, Syria Atilla YeşiladaPosted on5 September, 2021 ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – A car bombing on Sunday in the northern Syrian town of … Continue ReadingTerror strike in Turkey-controlled Afrin, Syria
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Moody’s raises Turkey 2021 GDP forecast Atilla YeşiladaPosted on5 September, 2021 Turkey’s 20+% growth spurt in 2Q2021 and strong data from summer months, is leading global … Continue ReadingMoody’s raises Turkey 2021 GDP forecast
Categories Business HYPED Tourism season ends early in Turkey Atilla YeşiladaPosted on5 September, 2021 Tourism is a big deal in Turkey, generating a gross $30 bn per year before … Continue ReadingTourism season ends early in Turkey
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Women volleyballers do Turkey proud Atilla YeşiladaPosted on5 September, 2021 Turkey defeated the Netherlands in straight sets on Sept. 4 in a bronze-medal game of … Continue ReadingWomen volleyballers do Turkey proud
Categories Emerging Markets Finance HIGHLIGHTS TL slumps after soaring inflation data, but help is on its way…. Atilla YeşiladaPosted on4 September, 2021 Turkey’s lira fell up to 0.8% on Friday after inflation jumped more than expected and … Continue ReadingTL slumps after soaring inflation data, but help is on its way….
Categories General Politics Semih Idiz: Is Moscow using the S-400 against Turkey? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on4 September, 20214 September, 2021 The military logic of Turkey’s highly controversial purchase of S-400 anti-ballistic missile defense systems from … Continue ReadingSemih Idiz: Is Moscow using the S-400 against Turkey?
Categories Economy HYPED BBVA Turkey: Consumer inflation rose to 19.25% Atilla YeşiladaPosted on4 September, 2021 Consumer prices increased by 1.12% in August, again being realized above expectations (BBVA Research 0.9%, … Continue ReadingBBVA Turkey: Consumer inflation rose to 19.25%
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS During pandemic, 3.6 million jobs lost in Turkey and gender inequality deepened Güldem AtabayPosted on3 September, 2021 “The Covid-19 epidemic, which began spreading around the world in early 2020 and is still … Continue ReadingDuring pandemic, 3.6 million jobs lost in Turkey and gender inequality deepened
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkey heading for a rate cut despite rising CPI inflation Güldem AtabayPosted on3 September, 2021 Turkey’s consumer price inflation (CPI) rose 1.1% mom above expectations carrying the yoy CPI inflation … Continue ReadingTurkey heading for a rate cut despite rising CPI inflation
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey’s Economic Crisis: Could a Mafia Boss Take Down Erdogan? – TLDR News Atilla YeşiladaPosted on3 September, 2021 Turkey is a country with a number of problems at the moment, chief among … Continue ReadingTurkey’s Economic Crisis: Could a Mafia Boss Take Down Erdogan? – TLDR News
Categories Business Company & Industry HIGHLIGHTS Burger King Turkey, China enterprises launches IPO Atilla YeşiladaPosted on3 September, 2021 The largest global franchisee of Restaurant Brands International Inc. has picked Citigroup Inc. and HSBC … Continue ReadingBurger King Turkey, China enterprises launches IPO
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Reuters: Turkish central bank governor hints at rate cut, economists say Atilla YeşiladaPosted on3 September, 2021 Turkey’s central bank hinted on Wednesday it is nearing an interest rate cut during conference … Continue ReadingReuters: Turkish central bank governor hints at rate cut, economists say
Categories Economy HYPED Gedik Invest: Revising our 2021 GDP growth estimate to 8.3% from 5.2% Atilla YeşiladaPosted on2 September, 2021 2Q21 GDP growth reaches 21.7%, in line with expectations TurkStat announced that 2Q21 GDP … Continue ReadingGedik Invest: Revising our 2021 GDP growth estimate to 8.3% from 5.2%