Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Markets Turkey reports sharp rise in November house sales Cem CetingucPosted on23 December, 2024
Categories Finance HIGHLIGHTS Markets Turkish industrialists predict surge in foreign investments by 2025 Cem CetingucPosted on23 December, 2024
Categories Finance General HIGHLIGHTS Turkish Lira gains wider use in Syria Cem CetingucPosted on23 December, 2024
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey positions itself for bigger role as broker in 2025 Atilla YeşiladaPosted on23 December, 202423 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 Business Politics Africa’s newest pal: Turkey Cem CetingucPosted on27 August, 2021 An Olympic-size swimming pool in coastal Senegal. A military base in Somalia. And in arid … Continue ReadingAfrica’s newest pal: Turkey
Categories Economy Finance Macro Snapshot: CUR, RSCI and Sectoral Confidence Indices Cem CetingucPosted on27 August, 202127 August, 2021 In August, manufacturing CUR, RSCI and sectoral confidence indices recorded increases. Seasonally adjusted (SA) Capacity … Continue ReadingMacro Snapshot: CUR, RSCI and Sectoral Confidence Indices
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Oversized revisions cast doubt on Turkish stats Atilla YeşiladaPosted on27 August, 2021 Turkey’s central bank has revised some of its data compilation methods and definitions, as a … Continue ReadingOversized revisions cast doubt on Turkish stats
Categories Emerging Markets General HYPED Rich countries’ failure to vaccinate the world will do $2.3 trillion in economic damage, The Economist says Atilla YeşiladaPosted on27 August, 2021 According to Bloomberg, expectations for a recovery in commodity prices and earnings growth are … Continue ReadingRich countries’ failure to vaccinate the world will do $2.3 trillion in economic damage, The Economist says
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Commentary: Why is Turkey so interested in Afghanistan? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on26 August, 2021 Why is Turkey so interested in Afghanistan? Afghanistan is called “the Graveyard … Continue ReadingCommentary: Why is Turkey so interested in Afghanistan?
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Main oppotion leader Kilicdaroglu challenges Erdogan’s FX reserve math Atilla YeşiladaPosted on26 August, 202127 August, 2021 Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) Chair Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu claimed yesterday (August 25) that the … Continue ReadingMain oppotion leader Kilicdaroglu challenges Erdogan’s FX reserve math
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey begins evacuating troops from Kabul airport Güldem AtabayPosted on25 August, 2021 The Turkish military began evacuating its personnel from Kabul International Airport on Wednesday, according to a Turkish … Continue ReadingTurkey begins evacuating troops from Kabul airport
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Taliban: We do not want Turkish soldiers in Afghanistan Güldem AtabayPosted on25 August, 2021 Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on Aug. 24 that his group would take over the … Continue ReadingTaliban: We do not want Turkish soldiers in Afghanistan
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Hunger threshold exceeds minimum wage in Turkey Güldem AtabayPosted on25 August, 2021 The United Union of Metal-Workers’ Research Center (BİSAM) has released its “Hunger and Poverty Line … Continue ReadingHunger threshold exceeds minimum wage in Turkey
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdoğan twists five financial facts in single speech Güldem AtabayPosted on25 August, 2021 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan twisted five different facts about the economy in a single speech … Continue ReadingErdoğan twists five financial facts in single speech
Categories General HYPED OPINION: Erdogan stages U-turn on refugees Atilla YeşiladaPosted on25 August, 2021 After merrily taking in up to 4 mn Syrian refugees and turning a blind eye … Continue ReadingOPINION: Erdogan stages U-turn on refugees
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Tech MEE: Turkey ‘not ready’ to sign deal to purchase new supply of Russian missiles Atilla YeşiladaPosted on24 August, 2021 Turkey is not in the final stages of signing a deal to purchase a second … Continue ReadingMEE: Turkey ‘not ready’ to sign deal to purchase new supply of Russian missiles
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics IMF’s Special Drawing Rights to Boost Turkey’s FX Reserves Güldem AtabayPosted on24 August, 2021 Turkey’s foreign currency coffers will get a boost of $6.4 billion Monday thanks to the International … Continue ReadingIMF’s Special Drawing Rights to Boost Turkey’s FX Reserves
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics NY Times: Afghan Refugees Find a Harsh and Unfriendly Border in Turkey Güldem AtabayPosted on24 August, 2021 In the days before the Taliban took Kabul, an Afghan woman was doubled over sobbing … Continue ReadingNY Times: Afghan Refugees Find a Harsh and Unfriendly Border in Turkey
Categories Business HIGHLIGHTS Emre Demir: Kanal Istanbul, Turkey’s Middle Corridor, and the Belt and Road Initiative Atilla YeşiladaPosted on24 August, 2021 Despite mounting opposition from political and civil society groups due to potential environmental and political … Continue ReadingEmre Demir: Kanal Istanbul, Turkey’s Middle Corridor, and the Belt and Road Initiative
Categories Business Turkey pins hopes on British tourists to save a mediocre season Atilla YeşiladaPosted on24 August, 2021 The number of foreigners arriving in Turkey hit a 21-month high in July … Continue ReadingTurkey pins hopes on British tourists to save a mediocre season
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey can’t handle more refugees, Erdoğan tells EU’s Michel Güldem AtabayPosted on23 August, 2021 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had a phone conversation with EU Council President Charles Michel yesterday … Continue ReadingTurkey can’t handle more refugees, Erdoğan tells EU’s Michel
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics MetroPoll: 30 percent of undecided, non-voters are from ruling AKP base Güldem AtabayPosted on23 August, 2021 Almost one third of voters who are undecided about who to vote or who plan … Continue ReadingMetroPoll: 30 percent of undecided, non-voters are from ruling AKP base
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Russia, Turkey to Sign New S-400 Deal in Near Future: RIA Güldem AtabayPosted on23 August, 2021 Turkey is in the final stages of negotiating a new deal for an advanced Russian … Continue ReadingRussia, Turkey to Sign New S-400 Deal in Near Future: RIA
Categories Economy General Macro Snapshot: Consumer Confidence Index, August 2021 Cem CetingucPosted on23 August, 2021 Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) decreased by 1.6% to 78.2 in August (July: 79.5). Despite there … Continue ReadingMacro Snapshot: Consumer Confidence Index, August 2021
