Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Nuray Babacan: Turkey to have early election in fall 2027 Güldem AtabayPosted on26 December, 2024
Categories Economy Finance HIGHLIGHTS Macro strategy for Turkey 2025 Atilla YeşiladaPosted on25 December, 2024
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
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 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
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdogan faces mounting criticism over wildfires Atilla YeşiladaPosted on4 August, 2021 As Turkish fire crews pressed ahead Tuesday with their weeklong battle against blazes tearing through … Continue ReadingErdogan faces mounting criticism over wildfires
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Markets Turkey’s inflation hits the 19 percent policy rate benchmark Güldem AtabayPosted on3 August, 2021 Consumer prices rose by 1.80% month-on-month in July, bringing annual CPI inflation to 18.95% from … Continue ReadingTurkey’s inflation hits the 19 percent policy rate benchmark
Categories Economy Emerging Markets Markets Emerging market stocks fall immensely due to Chinese regulatory efforts Cem CetingucPosted on3 August, 2021 An index of emerging market shares fell on Friday as Chinese equities slipped on regulatory … Continue ReadingEmerging market stocks fall immensely due to Chinese regulatory efforts
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Wildfires continue in Turkey: Tourists were evacuated with rescue boats Cem CetingucPosted on3 August, 20213 August, 2021 Holidaymakers have been evacuated from beaches by rescue boats in Turkey after wildfires threatened hotels in the … Continue ReadingWildfires continue in Turkey: Tourists were evacuated with rescue boats
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS JP Morgan Turkey: Strong fiscal performance goes unnoticed Atilla YeşiladaPosted on2 August, 20212 August, 2021 A progressive structural reform program, a prudent monetary policy framework and an ambitious fiscal consolidation … Continue ReadingJP Morgan Turkey: Strong fiscal performance goes unnoticed
Categories Business General Markets Turkish exporters could face additional charges under new EU carbon laws Cem CetingucPosted on2 August, 2021 Turkish exporters of energy-intensive products such as cement, steel and aluminium could face steep additional … Continue ReadingTurkish exporters could face additional charges under new EU carbon laws
Categories General Politics US slaps sanctions on Syrian outfit with Turkey links Cem CetingucPosted on2 August, 2021 The United States on Wednesday slapped sanctions on a Syrian armed group that killed a … Continue ReadingUS slaps sanctions on Syrian outfit with Turkey links
Categories General Konya’s water sources are scorched by drought Cem CetingucPosted on2 August, 20212 August, 2021 Konya, the breadbasket of Turkey, is going through tough times with reduced precipitation levels. The … Continue ReadingKonya’s water sources are scorched by drought
Categories Emerging Markets Tellimer on EM: Un-vaccinated Asia, China tech assault and tourism Atilla YeşiladaPosted on2 August, 2021 Brief summary EM (down 7%) trails DM (up 2%) as the regulatory hammer in … Continue ReadingTellimer on EM: Un-vaccinated Asia, China tech assault and tourism
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Holiday spending spells relief for the economy Atilla YeşiladaPosted on31 July, 2021 Turkey’s anemic economy received a shot in the arm thanks to a 9-day Eid al … Continue ReadingHoliday spending spells relief for the economy
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS UPDATE: Forest fires still out of control in South Atilla YeşiladaPosted on31 July, 2021 At least six people have been killed in southern Turkey as forest fires rage near … Continue ReadingUPDATE: Forest fires still out of control in South
Categories Economy Finance HIGHLIGHTS Markets Central bank of Turkey revised up its end of year CPI inflation estimation; credibility still suffers Güldem AtabayPosted on29 July, 2021 Through the announcement of its third Inflation Report of the year, Turkey’s central bank (CBRT) … Continue ReadingCentral bank of Turkey revised up its end of year CPI inflation estimation; credibility still suffers
Categories Business General HIGHLIGHTS Forest fires choking Turkey’s South Atilla YeşiladaPosted on29 July, 2021 Forest fires spread to a vast area in southern Turkish provinces on Thursday, from the … Continue ReadingForest fires choking Turkey’s South
Categories Company & Industry General HIGHLIGHTS First flare at Sakarya Gas Field Cem CetingucPosted on29 July, 2021 Turkey lit the first gas flare in the Sakarya Gas Field located in the Black Sea during a ceremony on July … Continue ReadingFirst flare at Sakarya Gas Field
Categories Business General Politics Tech Turkey rapidly advancing its drone warfare capacity Cem CetingucPosted on29 July, 2021 NEW YORK/ISTANBUL — In a video posted from his personal Twitter account last week, the … Continue ReadingTurkey rapidly advancing its drone warfare capacity
Categories General Politics Germany Warns Turkey’s Exiled Media of Apparent Hit List Cem CetingucPosted on29 July, 2021 WASHINGTON – Celal Baslangic was at his Cologne home on July 16 when two German … Continue ReadingGermany Warns Turkey’s Exiled Media of Apparent Hit List
Categories General Turkey to build two corvettes for Ukraine Cem CetingucPosted on29 July, 2021 ANKARA, Turkey — A December 2020 deal between Turkey and Ukraine for the sale of an unknown … Continue ReadingTurkey to build two corvettes for Ukraine
