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In this issue

Twice weekly

Six things the desk needs before the week starts.

  1. 01

    The Signal

    Two parties now claim Turkey's opposition

    On 21 July, Ozgur Ozel announced a breakaway party before a group of 83 MPs. The rupture runs along three lines at once.

  2. 02

    Capital

    The central bank holds, and points at the Red Sea

    The TCMB left its policy rate unchanged. The decision text is where the signal is.

  3. 03

    The Board

    Who moved, and what it says about the next quarter

    Appointments and exits across the companies that set the tone for Turkish business.

  4. 04

    The Longer Read

    The structural question behind the week

    One reported piece, so you understand the ground under a story rather than only its headline.

  5. 05

    By the Numbers

    Six figures, one chart, one diary line

    The week measured, with the one date ahead that is worth holding in mind.

  6. 06

    The Culture Desk

    What Istanbul is actually watching

    The most-adapted homecoming story, told in action rather than words.

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In each issue

01
The Signal
The one development moving under the surface this week, and what it changes for your position. You have it before the international wires do.
02
Capital
Rates, deals and flows read the way a local desk reads them, so you can price Turkish risk without a translator or a consultancy retainer.
03
The Region
How a move in the Gulf, the Caucasus or the eastern Mediterranean actually lands in Ankara. The second-order effect a foreign correspondent files too late to catch.
04
The Longer Read
One reported piece on the structural question behind the week, so you understand the ground under a story, not only its headline.
05
The Appendix
The numbers that matter, one chart, and the single dated event to watch, so you know what belongs on your calendar.
06
The Room
What Turkey's business and political class is actually discussing this week. The read you only get from inside the country.

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