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University graduates swell Turkey’s army of jobless (Al Monitor, April 17, 2019)

• 21 Nisan 2019
• English, Genel

Mounting unemployment has emerged as the most poignant aspect of Turkey’s economic crisis, which the International Monetary Fund expects to result in a 2.5% contraction this year. The number of jobless reached…Read more →

The economic balance sheet of Turkey’s local elections(Al Monitor, April 5, 2019)

• 6 Nisan 2019
• Araştırma - Haber, English

The ruling Justice and Development Party's loss of big cities in Turkey’s local elections comes with important economic repercussions for the party, known as the AKP. The loss has stymied patronage networks…Read more →

What’s in store for Turkish economy after local polls?(Al Monitor, March 27 2019)

• 28 Mart 2019
• Araştırma - Haber, English

In Turkey’s municipal polls on Sunday, voters will not only decide who runs town halls, they will also show how willing they are to punish the ruling party for a bruising economic…Read more →

Turkey’s army of jobless swelling to record level,Al Monitor, March 19, 2019)

• 22 Mart 2019
• English, Genel

Unemployment in crisis-hit Turkey has reached a staggering level ahead of the March 31 municipal elections, giving the opposition fresh ammunition in its quest to wrestle key cities from the ruling…Read more →

Why Turkey’s export rise is hard to sustain (Al-Monitor,March 12, 2019)

• 15 Mart 2019
• Araştırma - Haber, English

As Turkey’s March 31 local elections draw nearer, debates over the ailing economy are flaring up, marked by attempts to use economic data for propaganda, minus any objective and prudent…Read more →

Syrian refugees in Turkey, burden or cheap labor?(Al Monitor,Februrary 25 ,2019)

• 4 Mart 2019
• English, Genel

ARTICLE SUMMARYThe influx of Syrian refugees into the labor market has become a big advantage for business owners in Turkey’s ongoing economic crisis, but their employment may fan social tensions…Read more →

Turkey’s agricultural decline drags down related industries(Al Monitor Februrary 19,2019)

• 21 Şubat 2019
• Araştırma - Haber, English, Genel

ARTICLE SUMMARYThe alarming decline in Turkey’s agriculture, the core reason behind soaring food prices, is having a spillover effect on agro-industries, especially the food and beverage sector as well as…Read more →

Turkey’s ailing agriculture faces even bleaker future (Al-Monitor, February 4, 2019)

• 5 Şubat 2019
• English, Makale

ARTICLE SUMMARY Turkey's leaders are accusing grocers of price gouging amid soaring food prices, but refuse to acknowledge the cause of the problem: the country’s shrinking agricultural supply. Soaring food…Read more →

Turkey’s metal and building industries in coma (Al-Monitor, January 25, 2019)

• 27 Ocak 2019
• English, Genel

ARTICLE SUMMARY Declining production in key industrial sectors is seen as an omen that the worst of Turkey’s economic crisis might still be to come. Production in Turkey’s crisis-hit industrial…Read more →

Turkey’s crisis-hit soccer clubs face bitter pills in rescue plan(Al-Monitor, January 11, 2019)

• 12 Ocak 2019
• English, Makale

ARTICLE SUMMARY A “rescue” plan is in the making for Turkey’s cash-strapped soccer clubs, but the operation might result in further political control over the soccer industry. Backed by the…Read more →

Istanbul, the flashpoint of Turkey’s crisis and looming (Al-Monitor, January 7,2019) 2019

• 10 Ocak 2019
• English, Genel

ARTICLE SUMMARY Turkey’s commercial capital, Istanbul, is in the grips of economic turmoil, which raises the prospect of the city’s local administration changing hands after more than two decades of…Read more →

Turkey’s youth unemployment reaches frightening level (Al-Monitor, December 27,2018)

• 29 Aralık 2018
• English, Makale

ARTICLE SUMMARY Youth unemployment in Turkey has hit 21.6%, according to official figures, but beyond the formal definitions and methodologies, the actual situation on the ground is even more alarming.…Read more →

Turkey’s recession becomes official (Al-Monitor, December 15, 2018)

• 16 Aralık 2018
• English, Makale

The Turkish economy entered turbulence in the second half of the year amid a sharp increase in foreign exchange prices, which, in turn, fueled inflation. Though the president maintained there was…Read more →

Ankara’s efforts to help banks could backfire(Al-Monitor December 5, 2018)

• 6 Aralık 2018
• English, Makale

Ankara is increasingly focusing on managing its economic crisis, which despite its slow pace is now being acknowledged by the authorities. Political tensions with the United States abruptly plunged the Turkish…Read more →

Turks cannot pay back lavish consumer debts (Al Monitor, November 28, 2018)

• 29 Kasım 2018
• English, Makale

The stable economic growth that Turkey has experienced since 2001 has come to an end. The growth began after the financial crisis in 2001, when an International Monetary Fund program…Read more →