TURKEY
Analysts
Murat Ucer
Former Advisor, Economy Ministry and Central Bank
Atilla Yesilada
Former Director, Egebank Global ResearchDatabanks
Recent Country Insights
Volatile politics, stagnant economy
TURKEY · Report · 21 Jun 2026
The July Ankara NATO summit ostensibly aims to convince Trump that the best interests of the US are served by remaining and nurturing NATO. In fact, the summit will also celebrate Erdogan’s return to Western alliances, as a fully committed member willing to lift its share of the burden. Turkey’s...
La nausée
TURKEY · Report · 14 Jun 2026
Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the court-appointed chairman of CHP, seems to be in collusion with President Erdogan, hollowing out the party step by step by ejecting MPs and rank-and-file by disciplinary action. He has no intention to convene a new Grand Convention to pit himself against former chair Ozgur ...
No change, as expected
TURKEY · Report · 11 Jun 2026
The CBRT/MPC left the policy rate unchanged at 37%, 300 bps below the funding rate, broadly as expected. There was no material change in the statement other than a more explicit reference to demand weakness.
All eyes on CHP and reserves
TURKEY · Report · 07 Jun 2026
We’ve reported on Q1 growth and May inflation data last week, which, in a nutshell, leave us with a stagflationary picture, with economic activity barely moving sequentially, and annual CPI inflation edging up further to 32.6% (from 32.4% in April). The rebound in manufacturing sector PMI in M...
May inflation: still badly stuck
TURKEY · Report · 05 Jun 2026
CPI inflation was 1.7%, m/m, in May, slightly above expectations, with annual consumer price inflation edging up to 32.6%, from 32.4% in April. With monthly domestic PPI inflation at 2.75% in May, the 12-month PPI rate also rose -- to 28.9%, from 28.6%.
Stagnation in the first quarter
TURKEY · Report · 01 Jun 2026
The Turkish economy grew by 2.5%, y/y, in the first quarter of 2026, lower than market expectations (2.7%) and the 3.4% growth recorded in the previous quarter. Sequentially, i.e., on a quarter-on-quarter basis, growth continued to lose momentum visibly, barely moving in the quarter (0.13%, q/q),...
Mayhem @CHP: some thoughts
TURKEY · Report · 31 May 2026
As we had announced last Sunday, there will not be a weekly report today because Turkey was on holiday during much of last week. But politics was not, as the two CHP leaders – now dubbed by the local media “appointed” (Kemal Kilicdaroglu) vs “elected” (yet now ousted, Ozgur Ozel) – continued to b...
Under pressure
TURKEY · Report · 24 May 2026 · 3 responses
With the stroke of a gavel, CHP was returned to former chairman Kemal Kilicdarolgu, triggering a bitter and legally murky leadership battle. The politics author nevertheless thinks court-deposed chairman Ozgur Ozel has the upper hand, and if he loses the legal battle for the soul of the party, re...
Waiting for (a bunch of) Godot(s)
TURKEY · Report · 17 May 2026
At home, President Erdogan broadened his war against CHP with the specter of a closure suit against the latter, new probes against city mayors and ongoing recruitments. As the politics author stated in last Sunday’s Weekly, Erdogan is waiting to see how the Iran War (or the Gulf Conflict) ends...