Turkey

  • Mar 1, 2019
  • 2 min read

Market conditions may overshadow new Cyprus gas find

Some fear the new Cypriot gas reservoir could be complicated by Turkish refusal to accept Nicosia's mineral rights

Cyprus
  • Feb 19, 2019
  • 8 min read

Turkish state banks’ use for policy may harm stability

The government has not privatised the state banks but uses them as instruments of policy and allegedly patronage

Turkey
  • Feb 18, 2019
  • 7 min read

Syria players’ next steps hinge on US withdrawal plans

Confusion continues to surround US troop withdrawal plans as local and regional actors weigh up their next moves

Syria
  • Feb 15, 2019
  • 2 min read

Talks expose cracks in Astana partnership over Syria

Putin, Erdogan and Rouhani have welcomed the planned US withdrawal from Syria, but failed to agree on any tangible steps

Syria
  • Feb 15, 2019
  • 2 min read

Ankara will be hard-pressed to offset failing economy

Several economic indicators show the government’s failure to manage Turkish economy

Turkey
  • Feb 11, 2019
  • 2 min read

China will handle Turkey’s Uighur criticism carefully

Turkey has strongly condemned China’s detention of majority-Muslim ethnic Uighurs in “concentration camps”

China
  • Jan 31, 2019
  • 2 min read

Ever-rising Turkish population needs fast GDP growth

Turkey’s population has trebled in 60 years but the rise in its labour force is partly driven by more women taking jobs

Turkey
  • Jan 30, 2019
  • 7 min read

Slump in Turkish automotive sector will last into 2019

Last year’s lira collapse hit automotive domestic sales just as export markets were starting to slow

Turkey