Turkey

  • Jun 4, 2008
  • 2 min read

TURKEY: Double-digit inflation returns

The lira eased to 1.24 to the dollar today from 1.22 at yesterday's close after annual consumer...

Turkey
  • May 27, 2008
  • 2 min read

TURKEY: AKP woos Kurdish support

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan today announced plans for all-day Kurdish-language...

Turkey
  • May 23, 2008
  • 2 min read

TURKEY: AKP and judiciary spar ahead of closure case

President Abdullah Gul is considering a call from the leader of the opposition Nationalist Action...

Turkey
  • May 22, 2008
  • 3 min read

ISRAEL/SYRIA: All three parties to gain from talks

Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni today said that Syria must "distance itself" from Iran and...

Israel
  • May 16, 2008
  • 7 min read

TURKEY: Rising inflation tests monetary policy

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank raised its key policy rate, the overnight...

Turkey
  • May 5, 2008
  • 7 min read

TURKEY: Erdogan responds to nationalists with caution

On April 29, parliament approved a government bill easing slightly restrictions on freedom of...

Turkey
  • May 5, 2008
  • 2 min read

TURKEY: Government signals fiscal loosening

The government announced a new five-year fiscal framework on Saturday, days before the expiry of...

Turkey
  • Apr 30, 2008
  • 2 min read

TURKEY: Central Bank raises inflation forecast

Parliament today passed a long-awaited revision to section 301 of the Penal Code which...

Turkey