Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey positions itself for bigger role as broker in 2025 Atilla YeşiladaPosted on23 December, 202423 December, 2024
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Protests erupt across Kurdistan, Europe over Turkish assault on journalists, crack-down at home Atilla YeşiladaPosted on23 December, 2024
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Robert Ellis: Cyprus, A Stone in Turkey’s shoe Atilla YeşiladaPosted on22 December, 2024
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Jerusalem Post: ‘A new Putin’: Turkey’s Erdogan eyes power in Syria as Israel watches nervously Atilla YeşiladaPosted on22 December, 2024
Syrian rebels allegedly informed Turkey of attack plan six months ago Syria’s opposition militias told Turkey about their attack plan six months ago after they sensed … Continue ReadingSyrian rebels allegedly informed Turkey of attack plan six months ago
Categories Emerging Markets Finance Emerging markets: Turkish Lira remains unloved Cem CetingucPosted on14 September, 2021 A slide in Hong Kong-based technology and internet heavyweights following Beijing’s latest regulatory crackdown pushed … Continue ReadingEmerging markets: Turkish Lira remains unloved
Categories Economy Markets World Bank statistics reveal Iran’s GDP halved since 2017 Cem CetingucPosted on14 September, 202114 September, 2021 The latest World Bank’s updated statistics(link is external) indicates that Iran’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), based on … Continue ReadingWorld Bank statistics reveal Iran’s GDP halved since 2017
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Revision: Treasury raises USD2.25 bn going for a dual-tranche eurobond issue Güldem AtabayPosted on13 September, 202114 September, 2021 Turkish Treasury announced that as part of the 2021 external borrowing program, Ministry of Treasury … Continue ReadingRevision: Treasury raises USD2.25 bn going for a dual-tranche eurobond issue
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkey’s current account deficit: How much lower at 2021 year-end? Güldem AtabayPosted on13 September, 2021 Turkey’s current account balance recorded USD 683 million deficit indicating a decrease of USD 1,306 … Continue ReadingTurkey’s current account deficit: How much lower at 2021 year-end?
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkish industrial sector losing steam Güldem AtabayPosted on13 September, 202113 September, 2021 Turkey’s industrial production fell for the first time since April 2020 on a month-on-month basis. … Continue ReadingTurkish industrial sector losing steam
Categories Economy General +61K Turkish shop owners went bankrupt in 2021 Cem CetingucPosted on13 September, 2021 Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) Vice Chair and Malatya MP Veli Ağbaba has criticized … Continue Reading+61K Turkish shop owners went bankrupt in 2021
Categories General Aramex interested in the acquisition of MNG Kargo Cem CetingucPosted on13 September, 2021 Dubai-listed courier Aramex, partly owned by Abu Dhabi state investor ADQ, is in advanced talks … Continue ReadingAramex interested in the acquisition of MNG Kargo
Categories General Markets Contractors suspend constructions to protest skyrocketing cement prices Cem CetingucPosted on13 September, 202113 September, 2021 Representatives of the Building Contractors Confederation (İmkon) had announced on Sept. 2 that they would … Continue ReadingContractors suspend constructions to protest skyrocketing cement prices
Categories Company & Industry Finance Turkish automobiles: Seeing the half glass full Cem CetingucPosted on13 September, 2021 Better to have a supply problem than a demand problem: As is the case for … Continue ReadingTurkish automobiles: Seeing the half glass full
Categories Business Company & Industry Finance Turkish consumer: Coping with ever increasing inflation Cem CetingucPosted on13 September, 2021 Headline inflation topped 19% YoY in August, while PPI still hovers around 45%. Turkish consumer … Continue ReadingTurkish consumer: Coping with ever increasing inflation
Categories General HYPED Thousands protest new Turkish vaccine and test rules Atilla YeşiladaPosted on13 September, 2021 Turkey had a super-spreader event of her own, as legendary Islamist author Abdurrahman Dilipak led … Continue ReadingThousands protest new Turkish vaccine and test rules
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics AzerNews: Turkey benefits from trade wars among China, U.S, EU Atilla YeşiladaPosted on11 September, 2021 Turkey’s export has benefited from the trade wars among China, the U.S. and the EU, … Continue ReadingAzerNews: Turkey benefits from trade wars among China, U.S, EU
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey and China in the eastern Mediterranean: Partners or competitors? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on11 September, 2021 China is a latecomer to the eastern Mediterranean development boom but has used its Belt … Continue ReadingTurkey and China in the eastern Mediterranean: Partners or competitors?
Categories HYPED Politics Turkey takes aim at Greece again, angered by Cyprus stalemate Atilla YeşiladaPosted on11 September, 2021 Turkey’s defense minister reiterated on Thursday that his country will never accept any Greek move … Continue ReadingTurkey takes aim at Greece again, angered by Cyprus stalemate
Categories Emerging Markets HIGHLIGHTS Emerging bonds, stocks ex-China suffer first outflow in Aug since March 2020-IIF Atilla YeşiladaPosted on11 September, 2021 Foreign investors pulled money from both emerging market bonds and equities outside China in August, … Continue ReadingEmerging bonds, stocks ex-China suffer first outflow in Aug since March 2020-IIF
Categories Finance General A conversation about U.S. Economy and the Markets (Eric Basmajian-EPB Macro Research and Kaya Özyürek- Paraanaliz) Atilla YeşiladaPosted on10 September, 2021 Eric Basmajian (EPB Macro Research) and Kaya Özyürek (Paraanaliz) discuss the current path of … Continue ReadingA conversation about U.S. Economy and the Markets (Eric Basmajian-EPB Macro Research and Kaya Özyürek- Paraanaliz)
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey’s main opposition leader seeks ‘peace in the Middle East’ Atilla YeşiladaPosted on10 September, 2021 The leader of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) said his party is ready … Continue ReadingTurkey’s main opposition leader seeks ‘peace in the Middle East’
Categories General HYPED Businessman’s Extradition to U.S. Could Expose Turkish-Venezuelan Collusion to Evade Sanctions Atilla YeşiladaPosted on10 September, 2021 Cape Verde’s constitutional court issued a ruling on September 7 paving the way for the … Continue ReadingBusinessman’s Extradition to U.S. Could Expose Turkish-Venezuelan Collusion to Evade Sanctions
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkey’s New Economic Program Explained Atilla YeşiladaPosted on10 September, 2021 Turkey’s New Economic Program Explained What is the medium-term economic program? Why … Continue ReadingTurkey’s New Economic Program Explained
Categories Business Economy HIGHLIGHTS July payrolls: Employment growth continues despite volatility in labour market statistics Atilla YeşiladaPosted on10 September, 2021 Unemployment rate witnesses 1.4% points increase, as workforce participation rate increases this time TURKSTAT … Continue ReadingJuly payrolls: Employment growth continues despite volatility in labour market statistics
