Economic Resilience During Volatile Times
While economic indicators from the United States are generally positive, there are a number of stress points that are negatively impacting key emerging and develo [...]
Politics of the Coronavirus
The word epidemic is already heard everywhere. It feels like politicians want to scare us because frightened people are easier to convince. The whole world is now [...]
The Montreux Convention: Russia’s Perspective
by Ali Tuygan“Canal İstanbul”, first introduced to the public as a “crazy project” by Turkey’s Justice and Development Party (JDP) Government, has become the subj [...]
Libya, Oil, the Eastern Mediterranean and Turkey
After Turkey signed the “Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Maritime Delimitation” with Libya’s Government of National Accord, Libya once again came to the fo [...]
The Downfall of Thomas Cook and What It Means for Turkey
Thomas Cook Group, the British travel conglomerate which has been in business since 1841 announced yesterday that it was ceasing all of its operations and trading [...]
Reasons for the Central Bank Management Change and Its Political Risks -by Fikret Bila
Following the ousting of the head of Turkish Central Bank, Murat Cetinkaya, by a statutory decree, there are talks of three possible reasons for President Erdogan [...]
Marked Drop in Annual Turkish Inflation Opens Door to Rate Cut
Turkey’s consumer inflation fell to its lowest level in a year in June thanks to a high so-called base effect and a drop in food prices, potentially paving the way [...]
Turkey: Where to Go When The Cash Runs Low
Turkey is struggling to support the ailing lira, which has lost more than 40% of its value over the past two years, and with foreign currency reserves running low, [...]
Investors Flee Turkish Lira as Istanbul Election Rocks Outlook
A decision by Turkey’s highest electoral body to nullify the Istanbul municipal elections has sent the Turkish lira tumbling as investor concern about political in [...]
Venezuela’s Trade Scheme With Turkey Is Enriching a Mysterious Maduro Crony
Investigators say retrofitted criminal networks are being used to trade gold for the food that’s propping up the regime. In the late afternoon of July 15, 2016, a [...]
