Turkey
The EU’s new supply web
Global turbulence has stalled FDI for now, but the potential for future investment around the EU’s periphery — from the Western Balkans to Ukraine to north Africa — remains strong.
Turkish military cargo plane flying from Azerbaijan crashes in Georgia
At least 20 personnel were on board aircraft that spiralled from sky and exploded in flames.
PANNIER: Booming breadbasket Kazakhstan now shipping grain to three continents
Drought-stricken countries such as Iran thankful Kazakhs are enjoying bumper crops. Improving cargo routes helping to push up shipments.
Istanbul-listed Investco, Verusa and Pamel seized in market manipulation prosecution
Market chatter and tensions over rash of business investigations and arrests in Turkey grows louder.
Turkey hikes end-2025 official inflation forecast range to 31-33%
Current policy set is to provide finance industry with high real returns without any supportive fiscal and structural measures. Officials will stick with it.
ISTANBUL BLOG: Rulers have changed their game, dull rights defenders offer no riposte
As shown by Merz’s first visit to Turkey as German chancellor, the powers that be don’t pay a blind bit of notice to NGOs like HRW. Though they sometimes respond with a spot of pantomime.
Turkey arrests directors of fuel retailer TP after SOCAR complaint
Police describe around 18,500 tonnes of fuel as "missing".
Will Trump’s Central Asia summit in Washington help break the Chinese chokehold on rare earths?
“Rare earths”. As Donald Trump on November 6 hosts Central Asia’s five presidents in Washington, DC, observers can forgive themselves if they quickly lose count of the number of times these buzzwords are uttered.
Turkmenistan reveals electricity export aspirations
Ashgabat building Caspian power plant.
BEYOND THE BOSPORUS: In Zurich, Turkey’s opposition chief was almost falling over himself to declare that power is nearly upon the CHP
It’s an interesting thought that sounds a bit too good to be true.
New members expected to join EU by 2030 as enlargement momentum builds
Top European Commission officials say admitting new member states to the European Union by 2030 is now a “realistic goal”.
October PMI shows little light at end of tunnel for Turkish manufacturing
Currency weakness and subdued demand plague producers in 19th consecutive month of contraction.
Official Turkish inflation creeps down 0.4pp to 32.9%, complaints over high real rates growing louder
Finance industry pushing for pause in monetary easing, but real economy actors and exporters are hurting.
Turkish state grabs another fintech as company seizures continue at pace
Turkey first seizes companies, then tries the suspects. Some companies are sold before the trial process.
US push to pressure Iran providing fresh incentive for trans-Caspian pipeline
Turkmenistan showing interest in the idea.
BOTAŞ and Turkey’s hub ambition: from “30-year dream” to cross-border reality
For Ankara, the symbolism is as important as the molecules: Turkey’s energy map is shifting from end-market to hub.
Joint Erdogan, Merz press call in Ankara not without tensions
Turkish, German leaders address delicate issues such as Gaza and Turkey’s longstanding stated wish to join EU, but there’s no war of words.
Eurobonds of Istanbul-listed Zorlu units offer attractive yields amid rating downgrades and no default expectation
Debut paper currently offering 14-15% yield.
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Erdogan says Turkey “couldn’t even produce a sewing needle” before he came to power, sparks storm of criticism
Opponent retorts that Turks “weren’t living in caves” in decades before AKP party rule. First Turkish sewing needed traced to 1950s.
Awkward timing as British PM Starmer arrives in Turkey to sign jet deal on day Erdogan rival is arrested amid UK espionage claims
“Turkish democracy is the casualty of Europe’s rediscovery of Turkey’s strategic value,” columnist writes.