Turkey at the threshold of a new age
Date:26Feb2018
I was invited to address the distinguished membership of the Propeller Club, where I shared my view of the changing conditions in the global economy and how these changes would bear upon Turkey.
Erdoğanomics risks overheating Turkey
Source:Politico Date:19Dec2017
This article with ample quotes from me and clsoe friend Tim Ash highlights the side effects of gang-ho growth. It is the best so far outside investment banking-supranational space.
Lira’s shrug shows Turkey is yet to convince investors
Source:Financial Times Date:13Dec2017
FT was kind enough to quote Yours Truly: But the fund is almost exhausted. Even if the government wanted to expand it, banks have no more capacity to lend, says Atilla Yesilada of GlobalSource
Iran, Turkey have own plans for Iraq’s strategic Sinjar
Source:al Monitor Date:18Nov2017
ISIS is now gone from Iraq and Syria, but peace is a distant dream. Regional actors have a myriad of issues to settle. This article discusses the role Sinjar in Iraq, currently a stronghold of
Muslims, money and democracy in Turkey
Source:Hurriyet Daily News Date:12Nov2017
AKP managed to expand Turkey’s middle class, as well as bringing in the formerly “disenfranchised” Islamists ot its center. Yet, contrary to accepted wisdom, a prosperous and
S-400 Dispute Highlights Ongoing Difficulties in Turkey’s Rapprochement With Russia
Source:The Jamestown Foundation Date:07Nov2017
Many experts argue that Turkey is turning its face away from the west. This is certainly the intention, but alternatives prove hard to find. An imagined Sunni Arab-Turkish alliance fractured
Analysts: Turkey May Pay Heavy Price for Iraqi Kurdish Leader’s Resignation
Source:Voice of America Date:31Oct2017
Be careful what you wish for is the subtitle of this VoA article, which also quote me. Barzani is gone, but it is too early for Ankara to uncork that celebratory champaign. His replacement
How will the Turkish-US visa crisis end?
Source:Daily SABAH Date:20Oct2017
White House officials expressed hope that the visa crisis with Turkey will be resolved soon, but this not what the omnes say. First, I link an article by pro-AKP columnist Mr Burhanettin Duran,
Turkey targets 30% hike in military spending next year
Source:al Monitor Date:19Oct2017
This article should be read with great interest by financial investors doing business in Turkey, who had so far paid no attention whatsoever to the turmoil in Iraq and Syria. In addition to the
After visa crisis comes Reza Zarrab scandal
Source:Voice of America Date:14Oct2017
There is hope, and believe me, no more than that, that the mutual visa ban between USA and Turkey will be lifted soon. With neither side budging from its position, I don’t see how, but