Turkey

  • Apr 27, 2011
  • 7 min read

Battle for Turkey's Kurdish vote is key for AKP plans

The Supreme Electoral Board on April 21 reversed a decision to ban several Kurdish candidates...

Turkey
  • Apr 19, 2011
  • 2 min read

Tensions rise as BDP threatens Turkey election boycott

Turkey's main Kurdish party, the Peace and Democracy Party (BDP), yesterday said that it would...

Turkey
  • Apr 15, 2011
  • 7 min read

Abkhazia lobbies wealthy diaspora in Turkey

Abkhaz leader Sergei Bagapsh visited Turkey on April 7-10. Turkey has not recognised Abkhazia,...

Georgia
  • Apr 15, 2011
  • 2 min read

New Turkish Central bank governor defuses concerns

Erdem Basci was yesterday appointed governor of the Turkish Central Bank.

Turkey
  • Mar 28, 2011
  • 6 min read

INTERNATIONAL: China's wage-related advantage declines

Wage costs are an important determinant of manufacturing locations. China, notably, has been able...

International
  • Mar 23, 2011
  • 12 min read

INTERNATIONAL: Mid-sized powers drive risky growth

Although BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China) have attracted widespread attention, a...

International
  • Mar 16, 2011
  • 7 min read

TURKEY: Press freedom under threat in heated campaign

Prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan dismissed on March 11 European Parliament criticism of...

Turkey
  • Mar 11, 2011
  • 8 min read

PROSPECTS 2011 Q2: Turkey and Iran

Turkish politics will focus on the June elections, while in the economy, the post-crisis boom is...

Turkey