Turkey

BMI View - Latest economic data bears out that economy's resilience to April's political crisis. In itself, this justifies optimism regarding prospects as elections approach, but... 2007-06-01

Politics is in flux. In response to the Constitutional Court''s decision to annul the first round of the presidential election due to lack of quorum, the ruling AKP - whose foreign... 2007-05-02

Until recently, our forecast that growth would be only 4.6% in 2007 - which were based upon a more substantial deceleration in output in Q107 than anecdotal indicators suggest - appeared... 2007-05-02

BMI View : The army's intervention in the presidential election, followed by the annulment of the result of the first round by the Constitutional Court highlights weaknesses within... 2007-05-02

Real growth of 4.6% y-o-y in Q406, alongside a revision of Q3 data, drove economic expansion to 6% overall in 2006. While there are some concerns about inflation, economic fundamentals... 2007-04-02

Real GNP rose by 6% in 2006 - a full one percentage point higher than BMI 's forecast - following an upwards revision to Q3 data and a stronger than anticipated performance in Q4.... 2007-04-02

Following the assassination of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink in January, international attention has focused on rising support for ultra-nationalism within Turkey. And, while... 2007-03-09

Following the assassination of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink in January, international attention has focused on rising support for ultra-nationalism within Turkey. And, while... 2007-03-01

We have lowered our growth forecast to 4.2% in 2007 (from 5.3%) due to the sharper than anticipated contraction of domestic demand in Q3 that we expect to continue into Q4 and, to... 2007-03-01

Although the central bank continues to assert its vigilance, inflation fell throughout Q406, suggesting that the risks of further monetary tightening are limited. Thus, the economic... 2007-02-07