Turkey

Policy uncertainty is set to rise in Turkey as the governing Justice and Development Party (AKP) lost ground in local elections held on March 29. While we still expect the passage... 2009-03-30

Despite our forecast for Turkey's current account deficit to contract markedly in 2009 to 3.6% of GDP, we caution that the net balance of payments deficit is likely to widen considerably.... 2009-03-02

The Turkish banking sector is in a fair position to weather a protracted global credit crunch and domestic economic downturn, with risks to solvency likely to remain limited relative... 2008-11-19

Net foreign direct investment in Turkey totalled US$7.5bn over the first seven months of the year, down markedly from the US$12.6bn and US$9.4bn net inflows recorded over the same... 2008-09-23

Oil supplies are once again flowing through the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline, according to a statement by major British shareholder BP on August 25. The BTC route - which carries... 2008-08-28

Turkey has joined the newly formed Union for the Mediterranean which held its inaugural meeting on July 13. This new inter-governmental organization builds off the previous EU-Mediterranean... 2008-07-28

The ongoing political ructions in Turkey between the government and secularist institutions including the military and judiciary have significantly elevated the risks to the country's... 2008-06-25