Categories Business General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey’s minimum wage controversy: Why so much hoopla? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on29 December, 2024
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Erdogan reverts to bad old days: Interest rates must fall to lower inflation Atilla YeşiladaPosted on29 December, 2024
Categories Finance HIGHLIGHTS Weekly Monetary Aggregates Report Atilla YeşiladaPosted on27 December, 2024
Categories Company & Industry General HIGHLIGHTS Türkiye plans for 3 nuclear power plants by 2035 Cem CetingucPosted on27 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 General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey has a huge gambling and drug problem Atilla YeşiladaPosted on15 November, 2024 Turkey’s gambling addiction came to the fore once again, with famous game show Host Mr … Continue ReadingTurkey has a huge gambling and drug problem
Categories Business HIGHLIGHTS Halkbank objects to court ruling on sovereign immunity Atilla YeşiladaPosted on15 November, 2024 Halkbank, whose trial process continues as a defendant in the Riza Sarraf case heard in … Continue ReadingHalkbank objects to court ruling on sovereign immunity
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Gonul Tol: Trump cabinet appointments alarming for Turkey Atilla YeşiladaPosted on14 November, 2024 Ankara has Great Expectations from Trump, as the number of differences of opinion grow by … Continue ReadingGonul Tol: Trump cabinet appointments alarming for Turkey
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Erdogan cracks down on CHP, DEM municipalities Atilla YeşiladaPosted on14 November, 2024 President Erdogan launched a crusade to claw the municipalities his party lost in 31 March … Continue ReadingErdogan cracks down on CHP, DEM municipalities
Categories Company & Industry General Politics Boost for Turkish Airforce: Germany lifts veto on Eurofighter sales Cem CetingucPosted on13 November, 2024 Germany has approved the sale of Eurofighter Typhoon jets to Türkiye, removing key obstacles in Türkiye’s plan … Continue ReadingBoost for Turkish Airforce: Germany lifts veto on Eurofighter sales
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS House sales in October hit two-year high Cem CetingucPosted on13 November, 2024 The Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) released housing sales statistics for October 2024, showing a total … Continue ReadingHouse sales in October hit two-year high
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdoğan remains ‘hopeful’ for cooperation with Assad Cem CetingucPosted on13 November, 2024 On a presidential plane returning from Azerbaijan’s Baku, where he attended the World Leaders Climate … Continue ReadingErdoğan remains ‘hopeful’ for cooperation with Assad
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkey sets target for 1.5% share of global FDI by 2028, says Trade Minister Cem CetingucPosted on13 November, 2024 Trade Minister Ömer Bolat announced plans to increase the country’s share of global foreign direct investment (FDI) to 1.5 … Continue ReadingTurkey sets target for 1.5% share of global FDI by 2028, says Trade Minister
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Trump considering withdrawal of US troops from Syria, Güler reports Cem CetingucPosted on13 November, 2024 Defense Minister Yaşar Güler has expressed confidence that U.S. troops in Syria could be withdrawn by President-elect Donald Trump. “Trump … Continue ReadingTrump considering withdrawal of US troops from Syria, Güler reports
Categories Business HIGHLIGHTS TURKEY: Retail sales recover after summer swoon Atilla YeşiladaPosted on12 November, 2024 Official stats agency Turkstat released retail sales and various trade turn-over data for September. Retail … Continue ReadingTURKEY: Retail sales recover after summer swoon
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkey September BoP: Solid surplus to continue, ample financing, but disturbing “unidentified” outflows Atilla YeşiladaPosted on12 November, 2024 Overview We see a strong current account surplus and a healthy financing flows in the … Continue ReadingTurkey September BoP: Solid surplus to continue, ample financing, but disturbing “unidentified” outflows
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdoğan pledges strong green commitment at COP29 Cem CetingucPosted on12 November, 2024 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday unveiled an ambitious update to Türkiye’s green climate goals … Continue ReadingErdoğan pledges strong green commitment at COP29
Categories Finance HIGHLIGHTS Turkey’s Central Bank Gross Reserves Reach $160 Billion:Yilmaz Cem CetingucPosted on12 November, 202412 November, 2024 Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz announced that the Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye (CBRT) has raised its … Continue ReadingTurkey’s Central Bank Gross Reserves Reach $160 Billion:Yilmaz
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics “Greece and Turkey commit to ongoing efforts for improved relations Cem CetingucPosted on12 November, 2024 The foreign ministers of Greece and Turkey on Friday agreed to continue improving their relations … Continue Reading“Greece and Turkey commit to ongoing efforts for improved relations
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Qatar to expel HAMAS, which might set shop in Turkey Atilla YeşiladaPosted on12 November, 2024 At the request of the United States, Qatar has told Hamas to leave the country … Continue ReadingQatar to expel HAMAS, which might set shop in Turkey
Categories Business Economy HIGHLIGHTS September industrial production: A mild recovery amidst general pessimism Atilla YeşiladaPosted on12 November, 2024 Tukey’s IP rose on a MoM basis but remains at depressed levels not observed since … Continue ReadingSeptember industrial production: A mild recovery amidst general pessimism
Categories Business Economy HIGHLIGHTS ANALYSIS: Slight improvement in September employment figures Atilla YeşiladaPosted on12 November, 2024 Unemployment rate materialized at 8.6%… Unemployment rate in September remained unchanged at 8.6% compared to … Continue ReadingANALYSIS: Slight improvement in September employment figures
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Middle East Eye scoop: 37 DEM Party mayors to be ousted Atilla YeşiladaPosted on11 November, 2024 In a surprising development Erdogan administration sacked a CHP mayor in the Esenyurt, a borough … Continue ReadingMiddle East Eye scoop: 37 DEM Party mayors to be ousted
Categories Business General HIGHLIGHTS Middle East Monitor: Turkey and the US Poised for new partnership Atilla YeşiladaPosted on11 November, 2024 Ankara has high hopes from Trump 2.0, as a large number of topics of mutual … Continue ReadingMiddle East Monitor: Turkey and the US Poised for new partnership
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdogan signals new military campaign in North East Syria Atilla YeşiladaPosted on11 November, 202411 November, 2024 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, in his speeches at the November 10 Atatürk commemoration ceremony, signaled … Continue ReadingErdogan signals new military campaign in North East Syria
