Turkey

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

In the light of the visits to Baghdad by Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan in July, King Abdullah of Jordan earlier this month, and now by Lebanon's Prime Minister Fouad Siniora,... 2008-08-21

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

The June 5 decision by Turkey's constitutional court to overturn a government initiative to allow the wearing of headscarves on university campuses supports our view that the ruling... 2008-06-24

The outlook for the Turkish economy has worsened steadily through the first five months of 2007. Amid spiralling inflation, renewed monetary tightening, a weakening external climate... 2008-06-24

Opportunities for private sector investment are set to balloon in Turkey's Southeast Anatolia region due to a recently announced 5-year TRY26.8bn government investment plan. The infrastructure,... 2008-06-13

Opportunities for private sector investment are set to balloon in Turkey's Southeast Anatolia region due to a recently announced 5-year TRY26.8bn government investment plan. That... 2008-06-13

In a move likely to prove controversial with labour unions and the opposition, Turkish President Abdullah Gul has ratified a pension reform on May 7 which will see the retirement... 2008-05-27