The political gain of the construction boom
MUSTAFA SÖNMEZ - Hürriyet Daily News, January /19/2015 It could be said that, in the climb of the ruling Justice and Development Party’s (AKP) regime beginning in 2003, in the…Read more →
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The dollar will again shake the world in 2015
MUSTAFA SÖNMEZ - Hürriyet Daily News/Jan.12. 2015 The U.S. dollar, which rapidly strengthened in 2014, shook the world’s several local currencies, strong or weak, last year. Many local currencies…Read more →
Expectations not met, confidence decreasing in Turkey’s economy
Mustafa Sönmez - Hürriyet Daily News, /Jan.5/2015 Expectation surveys that measure the confidence of the real sector and consumers regarding the economic policies applied and their expectations related to the…Read more →
Turkish Lira under dollar pressure
The year 2014 has been one in which the Turkish Lira plummeted under heavy pressure from the U.S. dollar. The lira last saw such pressure in 2009, the year…Read more →
Umbrella upturns: Growth slows, unemployment soars in economy
Mustafa Sönmez Hürriyet Daily News /December -22 -2014 The U.S. will make the plane ascend with the interest rate increases it will introduce, after abandoning the loose monetary policies it…Read more →
Agricultural Turkey rapidly becoming importer of farm goods
MUSTAFA SÖNMEZ – Hürriyet Daily News, December/15/2014 Inflation is continuing to be a major issue for Turkey; consumer inflation at the end of 2014 will be between the 9 and…Read more →
Who wins and who loses as crude oil prices plunge?
Mustafa Sönmez – Hürriyet Daily News, December 8 2014 With the crude oil barrel price falling as low as $80, the benefits that energy-importer Turkey will enjoy are being exaggerated,…Read more →
AKP İÇİN İSTANBUL TEPE TEPE SATILACAK BİR META
Redaksiyon Dergisi'nin Kasım 2014 sayısına verilen Röportaj (Söyleşi:Aslı Aydın) Soru: Önce Soma sonra Torunlar… İş cinayetlerinde artık rakamlar korkutucu boyutlara ulaşıyor. Yetersiz düzeyde işçi sağlığı ve güvenliği tedbirleri olduğunu biliyoruz,…Read more →
Wages in Turkey set with orders from on high despite objections
MUSTAFA SÖNMEZ - Hürriyet Daily News/ December/01/2014 As the year nears a close, one of the constants on Turkey’s agenda is the question of the minimum wage and pay rises…Read more →
AKP rejiminde asgari ücret
Asgari ücretli son on yılda ne kadar fakirleşti? Türkiye asgari ücret uygulamasında dünya liginin neresinde? Asgari ücret ekonomik büyümeden payını alabiliyor mu? AKP döneminde işçi sınıfına yönelik saldırıdan asgari ücret…Read more →
Construction forges ahead in debt, industry left behind
Mustafa Sönmez - Hürriyet Daily News, /Nov.24.2014 The Central Bank announced last week that, as of end of September, the Turkish private sector’s long-term loans have reached $164 billion. Indeed,…Read more →
Enerjide (eşe dosta) özelleştirme
Türkiye'de enerji sektöründe özelleştirme Türkiye'de enerji sektöründeki özelleştirme uygulamasından kimler karşı çıktı? Enerji üretim ve dağıtım kuruluşları kimler arasında paylaşıldı? Havuz medyası enerji işinin neresinde? Devlet enerjiden çekilirken özel sektör…Read more →
Turkish households lose their appetite for spending on loans
Mustafa Sönmez November/03/2014, Hürriyet Daily News Turkish families’ dependency on credit card spending has been slightly decreased compared to last year, according to official figures. Turkish society was introduced to…Read more →
One third of youth neither at work nor at school in Turkey
Mustafa Sönmez - Hürriyet Daily News, Oct.27 2014 As the world and Turkey proceed toward economic shrinkage, it is the young population who is the most anxious about it. While…Read more →
Turkey ranks first in the inequality of income distribution
Mustafa Sönmez – Hürriyet Daily News October/13/2014 Economic growth during the Justice and Development Party (AKP) era was based on the inflow of foreign resources, concentrating on the domestic market.…Read more →