Houthi Attacks and Saudi Arabia’s Security Dilemma
Bringing maritime traffic in the Red Sea under Houthi control was intended to exert pressure not only on Saudi Arabia but also on global actors.
Economy
Restructuring Macroeconomic Governance in the Presidential System
Turkey is heading for a systemic transformation towards the “Presidential Government System” under such difficult global conditions. But it is…
Politicization of Finance Against Turkey
Ahead of the snap election in June 2018, Turkey is under a severe financial attack. It is quite apparent that…
Foreign Exchange Market in Turkey: What is Happening? What Should be Done?
Although there is no serious deterioration in economic indicators, it is obvious that there is an intense effort to worsen…
What are the Ratings of Credit Rating Agencies Themselves?
What are the ratings of credit rating agencies themselves, then? It is well below “credibility” for most people around the…
What can Turkey learn from the South Korean Development Experience?
Over the last few years Turkey has started to give more importance to the manufacturing industry in order to reverse…
Does the Tight Monetary Policy Stance of Central Banks Stand Empirical Scrutiny?
Time is more than ripe for the TCMB to reconsider its monetary policy stance and take into account real factors…
What does the Snap Election Mean for the Turkish Economy?
The fact that there are only two months before the elections means that the government cannot resort to populist policies…
Why Are Developing Countries Pursuing Wrong Types of Monetary Policy?
Pursuing a low policy interest rate – undervalued exchange rate regime has become much harder in the neoliberal era. However,…
China, US heading towards trade war
While what is going on is clear protectionism, it may be a little early to call it a trade war.…
Turkey’s Energetic Moves to Diversify its Energy Resources
After pointless discussions, albeit a little late, Turkey stepped into the global nuclear league by kick-starting the construction of its…
What are the Prospects of the Turkish Economy?
A developing country such as Turkey needs not an over-valued currency but certainly an undervalued currency. The Turkish Lira had…
What is Turkey’s Shale Gas Potential?
The existing shale gas potential of Turkey, though not abundant, can still decrease the country’s natural gas dependency, which is…
An upcoming trade war?
Now that Trump has expanded his list of exempted countries from new tariffs, this brings into mind two questions: Is…
Is the Turkish Economy Overheating?
Reducing the current account deficit and inflation, and making high economic growth sustainable require supply-side structural reforms. These reforms might…
Not Financial Speculations, but Financial Attacks against Turkey?
There is a general sentiment within Turkish society that volatility in the Turkish lira has its roots not in economy,…
Turkey: New company launches jump over %27 in February
The number of newly established companies in Turkey jumped 27.80 percent last month compared with February 2017, the Turkish Union of…
Turkey: Private sector loans from abroad on rise
The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey announced that the private sector’s pending long-term loans from abroad rose $5…
Turkey, Sudan to found agriculture, livestock company
Turkey and Sudan will establish a joint agricultural and livestock company, the Turkish government’s Official Gazette announced on Thursday. Under the…
