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Turkey’s current account deficit shrinks, but budget gap widens (Al Monitor, July 28, 2019)

• 27 Temmuz 2019
• English, Genel

For the first time in a long time, Turkey’s current account has shown a surplus on a monthly basis, bringing the 12-month current account gap to a 16-year low, according…Read more →

Ankara goes on risky quest to cut interest rates (Al Monitor, July 11, 2019)

• 13 Temmuz 2019
• English, Genel

In a memorable interview in May 2018, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan advocated low interest rates as a way to reduce inflation, defying conventional economic theory. “When we look at the cause and…Read more →

Ankara’s economic tasks grow tougher after election rout (Al Monitor, June 27, 2019)

• 28 Haziran 2019
• English, Genel

The June 23 rerun of the mayoral election in Istanbul ended in a big debacle for the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP). Ekrem Imamoglu of the main opposition Republican…Read more →

Turkey’s car-making sector sputters amid economic downturn(Al-Monitor, June 20,2019)

• 22 Haziran 2019
• English, Genel

The automotive industry has been a major leg in the economic growth model of Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), which has relied heavily on foreign funds, while encouraging…Read more →

Voters’ economic confidence dips ahead of key Istanbul vote( Al-Monitor, May 31, 2019)

• 10 Haziran 2019
• English, Genel

Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) may have secured a rerun of Istanbul’s mayoral race to try to reverse its defeat in March, but it has had little to…Read more →

Turkey’s debt-ridden Treasury mulls risky steps to stay afloat (Al Monitor, May 22, 2019)

• 23 Mayıs 2019
• English, Genel

The two main actors in the economic crisis gripping Turkey are the central bank, which runs the state’s monetary policies, and the Treasury, which is in charge of fiscal policies. The central…Read more →

Istanbul election rerun brings Turkey fresh economic turmoil (Al Monitor, May 11, 2019)

• 11 Mayıs 2019
• English, Genel

ARTICLE SUMMARYThe cancellation of the opposition victory in the mayoral race in Istanbul has raised the specter of more trouble for the Turkish economy, which is already grappling with recession…Read more →

Losses of Turkey’s construction sector foisted on taxpayers (Al Monitor, May 6, 2019)

• 9 Mayıs 2019
• English, Genel

In times of economic crisis, the cost of recovery is often borne by taxpayers at the end of the day. Turkish taxpayers, who are no stranger to such injustice, are made…Read more →

As food prices soar, Ankara wobbles on solution (Al Monitor, April 26, 2019)

• 29 Nisan 2019
• English, Genel

As we all know, if the first button of a shirt is fastened wrong, all the other buttons go wrong. Turkey, which used to be self-sufficient in food and free…Read more →

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 →