Categories Emerging Markets Finance HIGHLIGHTS EBRD Investments Hit Record High, Türkiye Maintains Top Cem CetingucPosted on9 January, 2025
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey Threatens Military Action If YPG Remains In Syria Cem CetingucPosted on9 January, 2025
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Istanbul Ranks as the World’s Most Traffic-Blocked City in 2024 Cem CetingucPosted on9 January, 2025
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Economy HIGHLIGHTS Atilla Yesilada video: 2025 economic forecasts for Turkey Atilla YeşiladaPosted on9 January, 2025
“Our new century will be reinforced through resolving terrorism”: Bahçeli Türkiye is poised to strengthen its unity and stability by addressing its longstanding terrorism challenges, … Continue Reading“Our new century will be reinforced through resolving terrorism”: Bahçeli
Categories General TCL, Huawei set to join other Chinese brands producing in Turkey Cem CetingucPosted on12 April, 2021 New Chinese brands are set to join international electronics companies that recently kickstarted production in … Continue ReadingTCL, Huawei set to join other Chinese brands producing in Turkey
Categories Business General Musicians’ Desperation Highlights Turkey’s Economic Problems Atilla YeşiladaPosted on11 April, 2021 Turkey’s Covid-19 epidemic is in its 13th month with no relief in sight, as in … Continue ReadingMusicians’ Desperation Highlights Turkey’s Economic Problems
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey–West Relations: The Politics of Intra-alliance Opposition (Prof. Oya Dursun-Özkanca) Atilla YeşiladaPosted on11 April, 2021 Özkanca explains her recent book: Turkey–West Relations: The Politics of Intra-alliance Opposition (Cambridge … Continue ReadingTurkey–West Relations: The Politics of Intra-alliance Opposition (Prof. Oya Dursun-Özkanca)
Categories Economy Emerging Markets IMF: Vaccine inequity threatens Mideast’s economic recovery Atilla YeşiladaPosted on11 April, 2021 Middle East economies are recovering from the coronavirus pandemic faster than anticipated, largely due to … Continue ReadingIMF: Vaccine inequity threatens Mideast’s economic recovery
Categories General View from SABAH: How AKP views Sino-Turkey relationship Atilla YeşiladaPosted on10 April, 2021 Daily SABAH is unabashedly pro-AKP and is proud to be called the party’s mouthpiece. Frequent … Continue ReadingView from SABAH: How AKP views Sino-Turkey relationship
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics The cold waters of Black Sea heating up fast Atilla YeşiladaPosted on10 April, 2021 AKP’s strategists claim in a multipolar world, a growing power like Turkey’s can’t bound to … Continue ReadingThe cold waters of Black Sea heating up fast
Categories Business General Nikkei: Turkey’s Central Asia tug-of-war with Russia intensifies Atilla YeşiladaPosted on10 April, 2021 Turkey and Russia have escalated their competing quests for influence among the resource-rich former Soviet … Continue ReadingNikkei: Turkey’s Central Asia tug-of-war with Russia intensifies
Categories General Iraq’s new Covid-19 surge complicates recovery Atilla YeşiladaPosted on10 April, 2021 Iraq’s Health Ministry has warned of “dire consequences” ahead because citizens are not heeding coronavirus … Continue ReadingIraq’s new Covid-19 surge complicates recovery
Categories Economy Emerging Markets Emerging market investors need to be prepared for effects of inflation Atilla YeşiladaPosted on9 April, 2021 As the world emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, Western investors’ focus has shifted from the … Continue ReadingEmerging market investors need to be prepared for effects of inflation
Categories General More legal trouble for Turkey in US courts Atilla YeşiladaPosted on9 April, 2021 It is a well known story that Turkey’s state-owned lender Halkbank is accused by U.S. … Continue ReadingMore legal trouble for Turkey in US courts
Categories Business HIGHLIGHTS Breaking: Russia to debate banning Turkey to tourists Atilla YeşiladaPosted on9 April, 2021 Russian government officials will discuss on April 9 closing Turkey for Russian tourists to prevent … Continue ReadingBreaking: Russia to debate banning Turkey to tourists
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Central bank governor change pushes up inflation expectations significantly Güldem AtabayPosted on9 April, 20219 April, 2021 According to the Central Bank’s Expectations Survey for April 2021, consumer inflation (CPI) expectations rose … Continue ReadingCentral bank governor change pushes up inflation expectations significantly
Categories Economy General Selva Demiralp: Inflation, central bank credibility, institutional independence Güldem AtabayPosted on9 April, 2021 As the former Fed chair Ben Bernanke once put it, “Monetary policy is 98 percent … Continue ReadingSelva Demiralp: Inflation, central bank credibility, institutional independence
Categories Finance HIGHLIGHTS Markets Credit Suisse on TL: Another U-turn in macro policies Atilla YeşiladaPosted on9 April, 2021 Core Views Although Q1 felt like a strong one for the USD, the BBDXY only … Continue ReadingCredit Suisse on TL: Another U-turn in macro policies
Categories Finance EBRD President: Turkey central bank shakeup raises financial stability concerns Atilla YeşiladaPosted on9 April, 2021 Change at the helm of Turkey’s central bank has raised concerns about its financial stability … Continue ReadingEBRD President: Turkey central bank shakeup raises financial stability concerns
Categories General Tech Brookings: Making well-being a policy priority: Lessons from the 2021 World Happiness Report Atilla YeşiladaPosted on8 April, 2021 What began as a roving conversation about the role of happiness in policy among a … Continue ReadingBrookings: Making well-being a policy priority: Lessons from the 2021 World Happiness Report
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Turkish cenbank to hold rates in new chief’s first decision – Reuters poll Güldem AtabayPosted on8 April, 2021 Turkey’s central bank is expected to hold interest rates at 19% next week at its … Continue ReadingTurkish cenbank to hold rates in new chief’s first decision – Reuters poll
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkey’s net FX reserves lowest in 18 years at $10.68 billion Güldem AtabayPosted on8 April, 2021 The Turkish central bank’s net international reserves fell to its lowest level since 2003 at … Continue ReadingTurkey’s net FX reserves lowest in 18 years at $10.68 billion
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkey’s daily new COVID-19 cases near 56,000, at record high Güldem AtabayPosted on8 April, 2021 Turkey recorded 55,941 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, health ministry data showed … Continue ReadingTurkey’s daily new COVID-19 cases near 56,000, at record high
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Italy’s Draghi accuses ‘dictator’ Erdogan, draws Turkey’s condemnation Güldem AtabayPosted on8 April, 2021 Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi on Thursday accused Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan of humiliating European … Continue ReadingItaly’s Draghi accuses ‘dictator’ Erdogan, draws Turkey’s condemnation
