The week's Turkey economy news is here with comments on gas price hikes by @muhdansaglam.bsky.social. Inside:
1. Energy spikes, ÖTV sacrificed and covert rate hikes
2. February’s CPI numbers
3. International cash flow monitor
4. This week’s stat round-up
Issue #295! With comments by Güney Yıldız and @ozgurhisarcikli.bsky.social:
- Iran war impacts and scenarios for Ankara
- Defense concerns in Turkey
- Kurdish incursion may upend PKK talks
- Domestic and diplomatic wraps
- Trump's 'Turkish daughter' makes news again
Great @turkeyrecap.bsky.social conversation with @hurcanasliaksoy.bsky.social about Turkey-Israel relations. She doesn’t say it, but the conversation illustrates that Israel is now behaving much like a revisionist regional power that seeks to weaken neighbors & destabilize the region.
@hurcanasliaksoy.bsky.social breaks down the implications of the Iran war for Ankara - and how it could reshape Turkey-Israel competition across Syria, the Eastern Mediterranean, the Horn of Africa & beyond @turkeyrecap.bsky.social. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQXe...
"We’re all very worried."
@daniel-b-thorpe.bsky.social interviewed Iranians in Turkey who expressed mixed feelings about the war in their home country.
Some welcomed regime change, while others shared concerns for their families and what comes next for Iran.
Full report:
On today's podcast, @hurcanasliaksoy.bsky.social outlined the implications of the Iran war for Ankara.
And the potential impacts on Turkey-Israel competition across regional spheres of influence.
Watch the full episode:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQXe...
"Syria, centralization and the SDF ceasefire with @AmyAustinHolmes " hosted by @diegocupolo.bsky.social. [5/5]
"Each of us has a song" by @kayagenc.bsky.social . [3/5]
"Gauging the Impact of Massive U.S.-Israeli Strikes on Iran" by Ray Takeyh, Elliott Abrams, @stevenacook.bsky.social, @lrobinson.bsky.social, @maxboot.bsky.social and Elisa Ewers. [2/5]
🗞️ Sunday extras:
"From Negotiations to Strikes: the US-Israel Operation in Iran" with @alexvatanka.bsky.social , Kevin Donegan, Colby Connelly and Ken Pollack. [1/5]
One newsletter. A week's worth of Turkey business and economy news with comments by @iriscibre.bsky.social:
1. Inflation expectations and global reports
2. Scandal scanner: Meat fixing and banking sector
3. International cash flow monitor
4. This week’s stat round-up
Issue #294 with comments by @selvinkorkmaz.bsky.social and Mohammed A. Salih:
1. PKK peace process shifts gears
2. US Turkey and Syria envoy busy in Iraq
3. Ankara treads carefully amid US-Iran talks
4. Domestic & diplomatic wraps
5. Scientists develop tomatoes for moon farms
One month after the northeast Syria offensive, Amy Austin Holmes joined our podcast to outline the Jan. 30 ceasefire deal between Damascus and the SDF— and ways prevent new conflicts in the Syria transition process.
Watch the full episode:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRsA...
"The state of Turkey-Greece relations with Ioannis Grigoriadis" (@ingrigoriadis.bsky.social) hosted by @diegocupolo.bsky.social. [5/5]
"Murat Yıldız on the Ottoman world of sports, modernisation and minorities" via @turkeybooktalk.bsky.social. [4/5]
"The Seven Pillars of Populist Foreign Policy" by @liselhintz.bsky.social , @berkesen.bsky.social and Tudor Onea. [2/5]
🗞️ Sunday extras:
"After Rojava: What’s Next for the Kurds?" with David Romano and @gonultol.bsky.social . [1/5]
Our Turkey economy recap is out with comments by @rasitkirkagac.bsky.social on the TPAO-Shell agreement. Inside:
1. Şimşek under siege
2. Pre-Ramadan metrics
3. Scandal scanner: Getir, OnlyFans, wizards
4. Cash flow monitor
5. This week’s stat round-up
Issue #293: The week's Turkey news recapped with analysis by @hurcanasliaksoy.bsky.social and @ruhaavi.bsky.social. Inside:
1. Vague report advances PKK peace process
2. Öcalan calls for “Democratic Integration”
3. Domestic and diplomatic wraps
4. Turkey trades horses for horsepower
And current trends show little sign of slowing despite the recent cooling of Turkey’s official inflation rate.
For more details, see @woutermassink.bsky.social new report:
📈 The cost of living crisis: Why middle-income earners are struggling in Turkey
As a result, more professionals are relying on loans and credit cards in Turkey.
"We embrace credit cards to meet needs. Everyone’s debt grows like an avalanche," the young lawyer said.
"For almost three to four years now, Turkish households have been continuously losing purchasing power," economist @canselcuki.bsky.social said.
"Rather than decreasing the number of times they eat out, people are now decreasing the amount that they actually eat."
"Renting a place equals a salary," a young lawyer in Istanbul noted, underlining how rents have reached parity with average monthly salaries in Turkey.
"Life feels like walking on a tightrope nowadays," a senior manager said.
She is among Turkey's many middle-income earners who hold degrees and stable jobs, but whose purchasing power has eroded due to soaring living expenses and salaries that have failed to keep pace.
Analyst @ingrigoriadis.bsky.social on 'casus belli' — or Ankara's red line for war with Greece on territorial issues.
... and how both nations might work to deescalate tensions for greater regional and EU security after the Erdoğan-Mitsotakis meeting.
Full podcast:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFtl...
"Rebuilt, but not recovered: Hatay’s quake survivors still face limited job prospects" by @nimetkirac.bsky.social and Can Erok. [5/5]
"Is 2026 a Turning Point for Armenia and Azerbaijan?" with @tomdewaal.bsky.social, @zaurshiriyev.bsky.social and Areg Kochinyan. [4/5]
