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Trump Abandons Kurds in Syria President Trump has signaled a major shift in US foreign policy this week, paving the way for a Turkish military operation in Syria. The announcement comes amidst a sudden withdrawal of US troops from the… Read More

It’s now been a year since we saw the crash in TRY. This crash led USDTRY to explode from around 5.25232 at the start of August 2018 to highs of 7.11745 in under two weeks. It has been an important year for Turkey. What began as a… Read More

The dramatic decline in the Turkish Lira has been the headline move in currency markets this year with TRY having fallen by over 30% against the US Dollar as inflation spiraled out of control, last peaking at nearly 25%, as geopolitical… Read More

Turkish Lira has lost more than 40 percent of its value against the US dollar this year, raising concerns that Turkey's economy, heavily reliant on foreign currency loans, could have a negative impact on other emerging markets. Turkey's… Read More

Rates Unchanged At its latest rates setting meeting this week, the Central Bank of Republic of Turkey kept rates unchanged as expected, though the market was taken by surprise as the CBRT announces new monetary policy framework. At its May… Read More

Image via World Economic Forum Amid the Easter celebrations on Sunday, investors were keeping a close watch on the unfolding events from Turkey as the nation went to polls on constitutional reforms. The event marked a turning point in the… Read More

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President of Turkey Focus Shifts Away from Europe & US While focus over the last year has mainly been on political events happening in Europe and America, there are important political events happening… Read More

Pressure Builds On TRY The Turkish Lira (TRY) has been one of the worst-performing Emerging Market currencies over the last several months, even underperforming the Mexican Peso. Given the level of the decline, the market is increasingly… Read More