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Turkey’s skyrocketing food prices show no sign of slowing( Al Monitor, November 7, 2018)

• 8 Kasım 2018
• English, Makale

ARTICLE SUMMARY Ill-advised policies over the decades have reduced Turkey to a net food importer despite its significant agricultural potential, fueling a dramatic increase in food prices that deals the…Read more →

Turkey’s crisis-hit construction sector threatens big fallout(Al-Monitor, November 2, 2018)

• 4 Kasım 2018
• English, Makale

ARTICLE SUMMARY Once a driving force of economic growth, Turkey’s construction sector is among the first victims of the country’s economic turmoil, threatening a contagion effect on an array of…Read more →

Turkey’s fantasy war on inflation (al-Monitor, October 23, 2018)

• 24 Ekim 2018
• English, Makale

ARTICLE SUMMARY Ankara has declared an “all-out fight against inflation,” cajoling sellers into 10% discounts and sending municipal police to hunt hoarders, and while this bizarre strategy is unlikely to…Read more →

Ankara pins electoral hopes on ignoring economic realities (Al-Monitor, October 12, 2018)

• 13 Ekim 2018
• English, Makale

ARTICLE SUMMARY The Turkish government’s vacillations and zigzagging in the face of the country’s economic woes reflect how squeezed it has become economically and politically and how concerned it is…Read more →

Europe’s big eggs in Turkey’s economic basket(Al-Monitor, October 6, 2018)

• 6 Ekim 2018
• English, Makale

ARTICLE SUMMARY Economic concerns lie at the heart of Turkey’s moves to repair ties with European countries, which, in turn, are open to Ankara’s overtures due to the significant stakes…Read more →

Why Turkey’s new economic program failed to impress( Al-Monitor, Sept.26 2018)

• 26 Eylül 2018
• English, Makale

ARTICLE SUMMARY The Turkish government’s hallmark rejection of self-criticism affects consistency and realism in its diagnoses of economic woes and the remedies it plans. After a long delay, Ankara has…Read more →

Low-income Turks take early crisis blows (Al-Monitor, 17 Eylül,2018)

• 17 Eylül 2018
• English, Genel

ARTICLE SUMMARY Turkey’s economic turmoil is already bruising millions of minimum wage earners, who are grappling with a flurry of price hikes and the prospect of losing jobs. Following six…Read more →

Surging inflation tightens circle around Turkish economy (Al-Monitor, September 5, 2018)

• 6 Eylül 2018
• English, Makale

ARTICLE SUMMARY Having hit 18% in August, Turkey’s inflation is expected to continue rising in the coming months, coupled with the prospect of stagnation. Turkey’s soaring inflation, exacerbated by a fresh…Read more →

Ankara startles banks as indebted companies hope for lifeline (August 24, 2018 Al-Monitor)

• 25 Ağustos 2018
• English, Makale

ARTICLE SUMMARY Ankara’s apparent intention to dictate "tolerance" by banks toward heavily indebted companies has raised concerns in the banking sector and potential rescue plans lack real financing options. In…Read more →

Who is at the sharp end of Turkey’s currency crisis?(Al-Monitor,August 14,2018)

• 14 Ağustos 2018
• English, Makale

ARTICLE SUMMARY After years of bold borrowing from abroad, Turkish conglomerates, including government cronies, are sitting on a powder keg as the country’s currency turmoil keeps augmenting their debt repayment…Read more →

Turkey’s economy struggles with new political reality (Al-Monitor, August 6, 2018

• 7 Ağustos 2018
• English, Makale

ARTICLE SUMMARY Turkey’s economic downturn has only grown worse since President Recep Tayyip Erdogan assumed sweeping new powers after the June polls, as some observers fear that the economy might…Read more →

IMF option looms larger for Turkey amid row with US( Al-Monitor, August 2, 2018)

• 3 Ağustos 2018
• English, Makale

The embattled Turkish lira hit a new low late Aug. 1, breaking the psychological mark of 5 against the dollar as Washington slapped unprecedented sanctions on Ankara in a simmering row…Read more →

Turkey’s one-man regime denied confidence vote by markets(al-Monitor, July 18, 2018)

• 23 Temmuz 2018
• English, Genel

ARTICLE SUMMARY The downturn in the Turkish economy looms as a major challenge for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, as economic actors show little confidence in his new and sweeping powers…Read more →

Turkish economy just as volatile after elections ( Al-Monitor, July 3,2018)

• 4 Temmuz 2018
• English, Makale

ARTICLE SUMMARY Despite expectations, Turkey’s June 24 elections have failed to reduce uncertainties in the economy, raising the specter of austerity measures with hefty political costs. Turkey’s June 24 presidential…Read more →

Why Turks keep billions ‘under the pillow'(Al-Monitor, June 20, 2018)

• 22 Haziran 2018
• English, Genel

ARTICLE SUMMARY Amid waning confidence in Turkey’s economic prospects, many Turks have come to shun the financial system and keep their savings at home. Much to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s…Read more →