Categories Finance HIGHLIGHTS Markets Four investment banks comment on CBRT rate cuts Atilla YeşiladaPosted on25 November, 2024
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS New clashes in Syria between Kurdish forces and Turkish proxies Atilla YeşiladaPosted on25 November, 2024
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Rutte: Türkiye is an invaluable asset to NATO Cem CetingucPosted on25 November, 2024
Categories Business Company & Industry HIGHLIGHTS Turkish startups secure $4.7B in investments over four years Cem CetingucPosted on25 November, 202425 November, 2024
Gold smuggling scandal tied to Turkish MP resignations poised to widen While three MPs from the ruling coalition partner MHP have recently resigned amidst allegations tied … Continue ReadingGold smuggling scandal tied to Turkish MP resignations poised to widen
Categories Business HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdogan clings to crass Islamism, as approval ratings recede Atilla YeşiladaPosted on29 April, 2021 Since Turkey’s devastating Covid-19 epidemic started, the approval ratings of President Erdogan and his governing … Continue ReadingErdogan clings to crass Islamism, as approval ratings recede
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS COVID-19 exodus from big cities begins in Turkey despite warnings Atilla YeşiladaPosted on29 April, 2021 With only hours left to the start of a full lockdown for 17 days to … Continue ReadingCOVID-19 exodus from big cities begins in Turkey despite warnings
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics UPDATE: Blinken warns Turkey to refrain from new purchases of Russian weapons Güldem AtabayPosted on28 April, 202129 April, 2021 Full text of Blinken’s Turkey comments: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Turkey … Continue ReadingUPDATE: Blinken warns Turkey to refrain from new purchases of Russian weapons
Categories Economy Emerging Markets ADB: Strong growth in Asia, under new clouds Atilla YeşiladaPosted on28 April, 2021 Developing Asian economies will grow at a solid 7.3% pace this year after contracting slightly … Continue ReadingADB: Strong growth in Asia, under new clouds
Categories Business General Turkey accelerates new regulations for cryptocurrency market after coin scandals Cem CetingucPosted on28 April, 202128 April, 2021 After two cryptocurrency exchanges collapsed in the space of a few days last week, Turkey … Continue ReadingTurkey accelerates new regulations for cryptocurrency market after coin scandals
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics U.S. Central Command: Biden-Erdogan meeting is a good sign Cem CetingucPosted on28 April, 202128 April, 2021 A planned meeting in June between the American and Turkish presidents is a “good sign” … Continue ReadingU.S. Central Command: Biden-Erdogan meeting is a good sign
Categories General Politics Carnegie International: Putin’s Undeclared Red Lines—For Now Atilla YeşiladaPosted on28 April, 2021 As in previous years, Putin’s state of the nation address targeted both domestic and international … Continue ReadingCarnegie International: Putin’s Undeclared Red Lines—For Now
Categories General HYPED ‘May God help us’: Turkey’s lockdown compounds financial pain Atilla YeşiladaPosted on28 April, 2021 As coronavirus cases and deaths soar, Turkey’s president has instructed people to stay home for … Continue Reading‘May God help us’: Turkey’s lockdown compounds financial pain
Categories Politics CHP slams gov’t over foreign policy amid tension with US Atilla YeşiladaPosted on28 April, 2021 kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the chairman of the Republican People’s Party (CHP), has lashed out at the … Continue ReadingCHP slams gov’t over foreign policy amid tension with US
Categories General Syria: Clashes in North East brings in Russian military Atilla YeşiladaPosted on28 April, 2021 Russian military police have been deployed to a city in northeastern Syria to halt clashes … Continue ReadingSyria: Clashes in North East brings in Russian military
Categories Economy Finance HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey’s banks ‘shy away from Erdoğan’s Kanal Istanbul project’ Güldem AtabayPosted on27 April, 2021 Some of Turkey’s biggest banks are reluctant to finance President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s planned Istanbul … Continue ReadingTurkey’s banks ‘shy away from Erdoğan’s Kanal Istanbul project’
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Halkbank Case: U.S. Prosecutors Call Them ‘Victim Banks.’ Are They? Güldem AtabayPosted on27 April, 2021 Turkish-Iranian money launderer Reza Zarrab helped the Iranian regime move oil money around the world … Continue ReadingHalkbank Case: U.S. Prosecutors Call Them ‘Victim Banks.’ Are They?
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkish lira dips to near record low on rate cut, US concerns Güldem AtabayPosted on27 April, 2021 Turkey’s lira has edged lower in early trading, adding to a recent slide and nearing … Continue ReadingTurkish lira dips to near record low on rate cut, US concerns
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS World Bank: Turkey’s COVID-19 recovery path and the rise of poverty rate to 12.2 percent Güldem AtabayPosted on27 April, 2021 The World Bank issued today its latest edition of the Turkey Economic Monitor (TEM), which takes … Continue ReadingWorld Bank: Turkey’s COVID-19 recovery path and the rise of poverty rate to 12.2 percent
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Full COVID-19 lockdown adds to financial strain in Turkey Güldem AtabayPosted on27 April, 2021 As cases and deaths soar, Turkey’s president has instructed people to stay home for nearly … Continue ReadingFull COVID-19 lockdown adds to financial strain in Turkey
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Secular Turks Attack Erdogan for Alcohol Ban During Lockdown Güldem AtabayPosted on27 April, 2021 President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government banned sales of alcohol during a lockdown that begins Thursday, … Continue ReadingSecular Turks Attack Erdogan for Alcohol Ban During Lockdown
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey and US: Final Countdown | Real Turkey Atilla YeşiladaPosted on27 April, 2021 Turkey and US: Final Countdown Joe Biden’s recognition of 1915 Armenian ethnic cleansing … Continue ReadingTurkey and US: Final Countdown | Real Turkey
Categories Politics Erdogan calls on Biden to reverse his declaration of Armenian genocide Cem CetingucPosted on27 April, 202127 April, 2021 (Reuters) -Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan urged U.S. President Joe Biden to swiftly reverse his declaration … Continue ReadingErdogan calls on Biden to reverse his declaration of Armenian genocide
Categories Business HIGHLIGHTS Greenpeace: Turkey was the biggest importer of plastic waste from Europe Cem CetingucPosted on27 April, 202127 April, 2021 Greenpeace has announced that Turkey was the biggest importer of plastic waste from European countries … Continue ReadingGreenpeace: Turkey was the biggest importer of plastic waste from Europe
Categories Finance Markets Turkey currency outlook: New bouts of weakness underway Atilla YeşiladaPosted on27 April, 2021 Turkey’s lira rebounded 1.5% on Monday and retreated from near an all-time low as locals … Continue ReadingTurkey currency outlook: New bouts of weakness underway
