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 Economy General German Economic Institutes to cut 2021 GDP growth forecast Cem CetingucPosted on16 April, 2021 Germany’s economic institutes will cut their joint 2021 growth forecast for Europe’s largest economy to … Continue ReadingGerman Economic Institutes to cut 2021 GDP growth forecast
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS CBRT remains on hold but sounds more dovish than before Cem CetingucPosted on16 April, 2021 As widely expected, the CBRT kept its policy rate unchanged at 19.0%. Again as expected, … Continue ReadingCBRT remains on hold but sounds more dovish than before
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey and Greece: Foreign Ministers use historic meeting to bash each other Atilla YeşiladaPosted on15 April, 2021 The foreign ministers of Greece and Turkey argued in front of cameras during a joint … Continue ReadingTurkey and Greece: Foreign Ministers use historic meeting to bash each other
Categories Economy Emerging Markets Finance General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Politics The real story behind Turkey’s 128 bn dollar fx reserve loss I Kerim Rota Güldem AtabayPosted on15 April, 2021 Is it possible to return to the Roulette table? How did the “reserve leakage” arise? … Continue ReadingThe real story behind Turkey’s 128 bn dollar fx reserve loss I Kerim Rota
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Policy rate kept at 19 percent; so when is the next rate cut? Güldem AtabayPosted on15 April, 2021 Turkey’s central bank held rates steady at 19% as expected on Thursday and dropped a … Continue ReadingPolicy rate kept at 19 percent; so when is the next rate cut?
Categories Economy General TURKSTAT: Turkey’s Hogwarts Atilla YeşiladaPosted on15 April, 2021 Scientifically, one of the assumptions of the theories underlying economics is that the consumers are … Continue ReadingTURKSTAT: Turkey’s Hogwarts
Categories Economy General Politics Opposition asked Erdogan: Where is the 128 Billion dollars? Cem CetingucPosted on15 April, 202115 April, 2021 “Where is the $128 billion?” asked posters on billboards around Istanbul intended by Turkey’s main … Continue ReadingOpposition asked Erdogan: Where is the 128 Billion dollars?
Categories Company & Industry Politics Google gets fined by Turkish government for breaking competition law Cem CetingucPosted on15 April, 202115 April, 2021 Turkish authorities on Wednesday fined Google 296 million Turkish liras ($36.6 million) for violating the … Continue ReadingGoogle gets fined by Turkish government for breaking competition law
Categories General New Covid-19 cases in Turkey exceeds 62,000 Cem CetingucPosted on15 April, 2021 Turkey reported nearly 63,000 more coronavirus cases on Wednesday, its highest single-day figure since the … Continue ReadingNew Covid-19 cases in Turkey exceeds 62,000
Categories General Tech Turkey’s first air-to-air missile “Bozdogan” is a success Cem CetingucPosted on14 April, 202114 April, 2021 Air-to-air in-sight missile Bozdogan, developed in Goktug project, hit target with first shot, says Erdogan … Continue ReadingTurkey’s first air-to-air missile “Bozdogan” is a success
Categories Economy General Macro Focus: Recovery trend continues despite momentum loss Cem CetingucPosted on14 April, 202114 April, 2021 In February, IP increased by 0.1% MoM and 8.8% on a YoY. According to the consensus, … Continue ReadingMacro Focus: Recovery trend continues despite momentum loss
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Erdogan’s new dove: Five questions for Turkey’s central bank Güldem AtabayPosted on14 April, 202114 April, 2021 Turkey’s fourth central bank chief in less than two years will oversee his first policy … Continue ReadingErdogan’s new dove: Five questions for Turkey’s central bank
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkey’s economy seen regaining pace, expanding 4.8 percent in 2021 Güldem AtabayPosted on14 April, 2021 Turkey’s economy will grow 4.8% in 2021, rebounding strongly from a slump brought on by … Continue ReadingTurkey’s economy seen regaining pace, expanding 4.8 percent in 2021
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Kavala, Demirtas and now Altan: ECHR rules Turkish writer Altan’s rights were violated Güldem AtabayPosted on13 April, 2021 Europe’s top human rights court ruled on Tuesday that the right to liberty and freedom … Continue ReadingKavala, Demirtas and now Altan: ECHR rules Turkish writer Altan’s rights were violated
Categories Economy Finance General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey’s Halkbank urges end of U.S. prosecution alleging Iran sanctions violations Güldem AtabayPosted on13 April, 2021 A lawyer for Halkbank told a U.S. appeals court on Monday that the state-owned Turkish … Continue ReadingTurkey’s Halkbank urges end of U.S. prosecution alleging Iran sanctions violations
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Citi cuts Turkey growth forecast to 3.4%, sees no case for rate cuts Güldem AtabayPosted on13 April, 2021 Citi cut its 2021 economic growth estimate for Turkey on Tuesday to 3.4% from 4%, … Continue ReadingCiti cuts Turkey growth forecast to 3.4%, sees no case for rate cuts
Categories Economy Emerging Markets HIGHLIGHTS JPMorgan downgrades emerging market currencies to ‘underweight’ Güldem AtabayPosted on13 April, 2021 Investment bank JPMorgan recommended selling emerging market currencies on Tuesday, completing a 180-degree pivot from … Continue ReadingJPMorgan downgrades emerging market currencies to ‘underweight’
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS OPINION: Erdogan abandons Turkey to the ravages of Covid-19 Atilla YeşiladaPosted on13 April, 2021 With 59,187 news cases and 273 deaths today, Turkey is on her way to catch … Continue ReadingOPINION: Erdogan abandons Turkey to the ravages of Covid-19
Categories Politics Russia tells TR not to supply weapons to Ukraine Cem CetingucPosted on13 April, 2021 Russia warned several countries, including Turkey, to stop supplying weapons to Kyiv, as tensions have … Continue ReadingRussia tells TR not to supply weapons to Ukraine
Categories Company & Industry Politics Halkbank seeks the end of U.S. prosecution due to Iran sanctions violations Cem CetingucPosted on13 April, 2021 A lawyer for Halkbank told a U.S. appeals court on Monday that the state-owned Turkish … Continue ReadingHalkbank seeks the end of U.S. prosecution due to Iran sanctions violations
