How Does the UK View the Taiwan Issue?
The UK is dissatisfied with the heating tensions in the Taiwan Strait as more than 300 British companies are present on the island.
Economy
The Turkish Lira against the US Dollar
Many in Turkey and around the world got shocked as the Turkish Lira depreciated tremendously against the U.S. dollar in…
Turkey Needs Somewhat Looser Fiscal Policy Now
The public debt level of the Turkish government is in very low levels that means that the government has an…
Fiscally Prudent and Monetarily Strict: Is This What Good Governance Means?
Ironically, this is the same era in which the rhetoric that central banks around the world gained their “independence” has…
The Rise of Asia Against the Weakened Western Alliance
Trump, in his attempt to undermine China’s hegemony in the Asia Pacific, is harming the Western alliance. Due to these…
The Turkish Economy in the Long Run
Between 2002-2017, the average annual economic growth rate has been 5.7 percent, a tremendous performance, which is somewhat higher than…
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…
