Categories Emerging Markets General HIGHLIGHTS COMMENTARY: How much will it cost to re-build Syria? More than Syria can ever afford Atilla YeşiladaPosted on25 December, 2024
Categories Business Company & Industry HIGHLIGHTS TURKEY: Low-ball wage hike angers labor Atilla YeşiladaPosted on25 December, 2024
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS A new crack-down on Turkish journalists, but why now? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on23 December, 2024
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Markets Turkey reports sharp rise in November house sales Cem CetingucPosted on23 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 General HIGHLIGHTS Video Commentary: Turkey’s Annus Horribilis Atilla YeşiladaPosted on8 August, 2021 Turkey’s Annus Horribilis When it rains, it pours. Turkey has been stung by … Continue ReadingVideo Commentary: Turkey’s Annus Horribilis
Categories General Evacuations continue as wildfires reach Turkey power plant Cem CetingucPosted on6 August, 2021 A coal-fueled power plant in southwest Turkey and nearby residential areas were being evacuated Wednesday … Continue ReadingEvacuations continue as wildfires reach Turkey power plant
Categories Business Company & Industry Turkish Banks: Sector Monthly Data Cem CetingucPosted on6 August, 2021 Strong monthly ROE of 17% on higher other income Turkish banking sector’s June net income … Continue ReadingTurkish Banks: Sector Monthly Data
Categories Economy General Macro Snapshot: CBRT Survey of Market Participants Cem CetingucPosted on6 August, 2021 MoM expectations were over the historical averages until October (2003-2019 Median – Aug.: +0.4% Sep.: … Continue ReadingMacro Snapshot: CBRT Survey of Market Participants
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Reuters: Russia says Afghan Taliban offensive running out of steam Atilla YeşiladaPosted on6 August, 2021 While Ankara is still negotiating with Taliban, the Afghan government, US and EU to take … Continue ReadingReuters: Russia says Afghan Taliban offensive running out of steam
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkey’s Economy: Tons of Potential but, in the Middle of a Recession? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on6 August, 2021 Turkey, officially known as the Republic of Turkey, is a country located between the … Continue ReadingTurkey’s Economy: Tons of Potential but, in the Middle of a Recession?
Categories Emerging Markets Finance HIGHLIGHTS Nikkei Asia: Who’s in trouble, the US dollar or emerging economies? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on5 August, 2021 The U.S. dollar has surged on the country’s steep economic rebound, in a trend that … Continue ReadingNikkei Asia: Who’s in trouble, the US dollar or emerging economies?
Categories General HYPED Piero Castellino: Interview with a former Türk Hava Kurumu[1] Canadair CL-215 pilot Atilla YeşiladaPosted on5 August, 2021 The Mediterranean region is being ravaged by catastrophic wildfires and Turkey is also ravaged by … Continue ReadingPiero Castellino: Interview with a former Türk Hava Kurumu[1] Canadair CL-215 pilot
Categories General Politics Germany seeks answers prior to sending defence exports to Turkey Cem CetingucPosted on5 August, 20215 August, 2021 Germany’s informal hold on defence exports to Turkey remains in place over concerns about the destination … Continue ReadingGermany seeks answers prior to sending defence exports to Turkey
Categories Economy General Erdogan: Turkish economy will grow more than 7% this year Cem CetingucPosted on5 August, 20215 August, 2021 President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday Turkey’s economy would grow more than 7% this year, … Continue ReadingErdogan: Turkish economy will grow more than 7% this year
Categories General Politics Afghan refugee crisis escalates quickly in Turkey Cem CetingucPosted on5 August, 20215 August, 2021 When 16-year-old Omer got a tattoo last year of a crown on his right hand, … Continue ReadingAfghan refugee crisis escalates quickly in Turkey
Categories Business Company & Industry Company outlook | Hepsiburada: Trading up to the challenges Cem CetingucPosted on5 August, 2021 Hepsiburada (D-Market Electronic Services & Trading) is the second-largest e- commerce player in Turkey, with … Continue ReadingCompany outlook | Hepsiburada: Trading up to the challenges
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkey’s wildfires tell a devastating story of neglect and failure Güldem AtabayPosted on5 August, 2021 Swimming in the pristine waters of Turkey’s Mediterranean coast a few weeks ago, I thought, … Continue ReadingTurkey’s wildfires tell a devastating story of neglect and failure
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Erdogan Says Turkey Rate Cuts Will Bring Lower Inflation Güldem AtabayPosted on5 August, 2021 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday said lowering interest rates would prevent inflation from … Continue ReadingErdogan Says Turkey Rate Cuts Will Bring Lower Inflation
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkish main opposition chair to US: Your deals with Erdoğan won’t bind Turkey Güldem AtabayPosted on4 August, 2021 Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has said that the deals signed … Continue ReadingTurkish main opposition chair to US: Your deals with Erdoğan won’t bind Turkey
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS JPMorgan Blames Turkey’s Volatile Lira for Investor Misgivings Güldem AtabayPosted on4 August, 2021 The lira’s best month this year may only serve to highlight the volatility that still … Continue ReadingJPMorgan Blames Turkey’s Volatile Lira for Investor Misgivings
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey Says It Won’t Be ‘Waiting Room’ for Afghan Refugees Güldem AtabayPosted on4 August, 20215 August, 2021 Turkey on Wednesday blasted the U.S. for recommending that Afghans fearful of a vengeful Taliban … Continue ReadingTurkey Says It Won’t Be ‘Waiting Room’ for Afghan Refugees
Categories Business Company & Industry Trendyol aims to Hit $16.5 Billion Valuation Cem CetingucPosted on4 August, 20214 August, 2021 By Ercan Ersoy and Ivan Levingston General Atlantic among firms leading $1.5 billion investment Alibaba-backed … Continue ReadingTrendyol aims to Hit $16.5 Billion Valuation
Categories Business HIGHLIGHTS Wildfires: First damage reports are filed Atilla YeşiladaPosted on4 August, 2021 It will take months to truly assess the economic damage the string of wildfires still … Continue ReadingWildfires: First damage reports are filed
Categories Business VoA: Wildfires Scorch Recovery in Hobbled Tourism Sector Atilla YeşiladaPosted on4 August, 2021 Wildfires scorching some of Turkey’s most popular destinations have upended a nascent recovery in the … Continue ReadingVoA: Wildfires Scorch Recovery in Hobbled Tourism Sector