Recently, President Erdogan’s inner circles have intensified attacks on Isbank, the biggest private Turkish bank, and the pressure has only been increasing. Established in 1924 by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey…
Alexander Rogozhin
The UN Security Council Erdogan’s Way
As strange as it might sound, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan claims that waves of violence raging in the country were provoked by those unwilling to see Turkey among the ten largest economies of the world.
Turkey and Foreign Investors
Over the past year, foreign investors have reacted in various ways to the situation in Turkey.. Most of them sold off the Turkish assets they held in their portfolios and left the country. Turkey has put foreign investors in a tough spot and they…
Turkey: Qatar Will Not Substitute Russian Gas
A recent meeting between Turkish President R. Erdogan and Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani spawned a new rhetoric in Turkey: Turkey will be able to compensate for any shortfall in the Russian gas supplies by increasing imports of…
Will American LNG Help Europe Out ?
Given the rapid growth of gas production in the United States and the number of LNG plants under construction there, the strengthening of American influence in the global gas market is just a matter of time. The fact is undeniable. However, the capabilities of…