Categories Finance HIGHLIGHTS Flow of funds Report: CBRT reserves decline, foreign funds buy TL assets Atilla YeşiladaPosted on23 November, 2024
Categories Finance HIGHLIGHTS Morgan Stanley: Turkey rate cuts knocking on the door Atilla YeşiladaPosted on23 November, 2024
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Australia and Turkey vie to host pivotal 2026 climate talks Cem CetingucPosted on22 November, 2024
Categories Company & Industry HIGHLIGHTS Google restrictions endanger independent media in Turkey Cem CetingucPosted on22 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 ANALYSIS: Industrial sector accelerated due to the increase in exports in June Atilla YeşiladaPosted on7 July, 20209 July, 2020 Following record lows stemming from pandemic related isolation in April and a moderate improvement in … Continue ReadingANALYSIS: Industrial sector accelerated due to the increase in exports in June
Categories General Turkey’s politically-conscious Generation Z vexes Erdogan Atilla YeşiladaPosted on7 July, 20208 July, 2020 Currently, everyone in Turkey is talking about Generation Z – a term that refers to … Continue ReadingTurkey’s politically-conscious Generation Z vexes Erdogan
Categories Business Politics Turkey and EU: Relations take a turn for the worse, economy could suffer Atilla YeşiladaPosted on7 July, 20208 July, 2020 Turkey will respond with its own steps if the European Union imposes further sanctions on … Continue ReadingTurkey and EU: Relations take a turn for the worse, economy could suffer
Categories Finance Turkey’s credit fueled boom likely to end in July Atilla YeşiladaPosted on6 July, 20208 July, 2020 Turkey’s manufacturing and composite PMIs published by Istanbul Chambers for Industry in conjunction with Markit, … Continue ReadingTurkey’s credit fueled boom likely to end in July
Categories Finance General Erratic regulations will dry out foreign investment Atilla YeşiladaPosted on6 July, 20207 July, 2020 Turkey imposed a ban on six foreign banks from betting against the nation’s stocks in … Continue ReadingErratic regulations will dry out foreign investment
Categories Politics CHP leader Kilicdaroglu: AKP staging a civilian coup Atilla YeşiladaPosted on4 July, 20207 July, 2020 These are excerpts from a very lengthy TV interview with main opposition party CHP leader … Continue ReadingCHP leader Kilicdaroglu: AKP staging a civilian coup
Categories Company & Industry General Delivery service starts layoffs concealed as ‘safety measures’ Atilla YeşiladaPosted on4 July, 20204 July, 2020 Popular Internet-based delivery service Getir is laying off motor couriers under the guise of safety … Continue ReadingDelivery service starts layoffs concealed as ‘safety measures’
Categories Business Company & Industry Dieageo CEO: Raki output down by 20 million tons; farmers’ losses escalate Atilla YeşiladaPosted on4 July, 20204 July, 2020 The reduction of 20 million tons in production of raki over the last 15 years … Continue ReadingDieageo CEO: Raki output down by 20 million tons; farmers’ losses escalate
Categories Finance Markets Fitch: Central Bank reserves too low for comfort Atilla YeşiladaPosted on4 July, 20207 July, 2020 A new Fitch report on Turkey, issued on 3 July, comments that the FX reserves … Continue ReadingFitch: Central Bank reserves too low for comfort
Categories General Turkey and Iraq: Anti-PKK campaign irritates Baghdad Atilla YeşiladaPosted on4 July, 20204 July, 2020 Turkey developed a new anti-terror doctrine which calls for meeting the threat of attacks and … Continue ReadingTurkey and Iraq: Anti-PKK campaign irritates Baghdad
Categories Finance Turkey’s wild credit boom knows no barriers Atilla YeşiladaPosted on3 July, 20206 July, 2020 Turkey’s year-to-date credit growth reached 22% (numbers differ from report to report, as there is … Continue ReadingTurkey’s wild credit boom knows no barriers
Categories Economy Seker Invest: CPI inflation greatly exceeds market expectations (as in May) Atilla YeşiladaPosted on3 July, 20203 July, 2020 After the release of June inflation data, disappointment spread among economists, some of whom began … Continue ReadingSeker Invest: CPI inflation greatly exceeds market expectations (as in May)
Categories Economy Emerging Markets Güldem Atabay Constantly off the central bank path: Turkey’s inflation up again making near-by rate cuts unfeasible Güldem AtabayPosted on3 July, 20206 July, 2020 Turkey’s June consumer price inflation (CPI) at 1.13% beats the market expectation again on the … Continue ReadingConstantly off the central bank path: Turkey’s inflation up again making near-by rate cuts unfeasible
Categories Finance EM inflows accelerate in June, Turkey still outlier Atilla YeşiladaPosted on3 July, 20204 July, 2020 The latest data published by the Institute of International Finance (IIF) showed Wednesday, portfolio inflows … Continue ReadingEM inflows accelerate in June, Turkey still outlier
Categories Emerging Markets BNP Paribas: Emerging market equities – Opportunities among the challenges Atilla YeşiladaPosted on3 July, 20204 July, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic has struck economies and societies hard and those in emerging countries more … Continue ReadingBNP Paribas: Emerging market equities – Opportunities among the challenges
Categories Business Company & Industry VW cancels Turkey plant, Anti-Trust Board probes German auto imports Atilla YeşiladaPosted on2 July, 20202 July, 2020 Volkswagen drops plans for new plant in Turkey, citing pandemic German automaker Volkswagen Wednesday … Continue ReadingVW cancels Turkey plant, Anti-Trust Board probes German auto imports
Categories General Tech Erdogan promises crack-down on social media, opposition news channels silenced Atilla YeşiladaPosted on2 July, 20203 July, 2020 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has vowed to tighten government controls on social media, following … Continue ReadingErdogan promises crack-down on social media, opposition news channels silenced
Categories Business Tech Will Turkey ever build a nuclear power plant? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on2 July, 20202 July, 2020 The answer is more political than economic, Ahval News suggests. Turkey doesn’t need a nuclear … Continue ReadingWill Turkey ever build a nuclear power plant?
Categories Business Shipping: Turkey plans to become a “transit port country” Atilla YeşiladaPosted on2 July, 20202 July, 2020 Transport and Infrastructure Minister Adil Karaismailoğlu heralded Turkey’s rise in maritime shipping to top ranks, … Continue ReadingShipping: Turkey plans to become a “transit port country”
Categories Economy General SAMEKS Composite: Stagnant services sector threatens manufacturing recovery Editor P.A.Posted on1 July, 20203 July, 2020 In June 2020, seasonally and calendar adjusted SAMEKS Compound Index increased by 1.0 points compared … Continue ReadingSAMEKS Composite: Stagnant services sector threatens manufacturing recovery
