Twitter was threatened with shut down in India, Nigeria and Turkey unless it complied with orders to restrict accounts, with India wanting to curb journalists’ and protesters’ use of the social media platform,
The Woman in Charge of Saving Turkey’s Economy
When all hope is lost, hire a woman to take over (and take blame). Studies of the so-called glass cliff have found that companies are more likely to bring women on as chief executives or directors …
Analysis: Turkey needs more than economic U-turn for lasting investments
Turkey’s expected return to orthodox economic policies may not be enough to secure longer-lasting international investments, with a restoration of predictability and the rule of law still needed to …
International lenders await Turkey’s ‘crucial’ summer
Turkish loan borrowers face a “crucial” summer as overseas lenders wait to see how far president Recep Tayyip Erdogan will be willing to go to fix the country’s economic woes after victory in May’s …
ICCIMA hosts conference on Iran-Turkey business opportunities
Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA), in collaboration with the Iran-Turkey Joint Chamber of Commerce, hosted a conference on trade opportunities of Iran and Turkey on …
5 killed in explosion at rocket and explosives factory in Turkey
An official says an explosion at a rocket and explosives plant in Turkey caused a building to collapse, killing all five workers inside …
Meet Turkey’s new central bank governor as ex-First Republic exec takes on soaring inflation, tumbling lira
Hafize Gaye Erkan, the new head of Turkey’s central bank, and the first woman at the post, faces a battle against soaring inflation and a sagging Turkish lira.
How Azerbaijani lobbying influences American academia
Svante Cornell drove a motorcycle from Azerbaijan to Turkey to deliver the first barrel of Caspian Sea oil along the newly inaugurated Baku-Ceyhan pipeline. His motorcycle was sponsored by Azercell, …
Arthur Cyr: Turkey remains important to regional security
Significant strains continue to characterize relations between Turkey and the United States. These include Turkey’s refusal so far to allow Sweden to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. There is no denying the importance of the two nations.
Goldman Sachs: “Fully orthodox” policy maker could raise Turkey rates to 40%
Goldman Sachs said on Friday the appointments of Mehmet Simsek as Turkish finance minister and Hafize Gaye Erkan as central bank governor suggested a widespread understanding in the new administration that monetary and fiscal adjustments were needed.