What’s New at the New Turkish Commercial Code? (1st of a 3 Part Series) By Sarp Kalkan, TEPAV Economic Policy Analyst
04/07/2012- 3816
Turkey’s new Commercial Code (TCC) came into force this week. The former Commercial Code (no. 6267) was enacted more than half a century ago, in 1957. Turkey needs this new corporate legal structure in order to catch up with global trends and ac
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Turkish Economy, Investment Climate, Democracy, Turkey's New Commercial Code, Governance,
TEPE at its Lowest Since June 2010 TEPE which has been standing in the negatives since January had a value of -6.7 in June 2012.
03/07/2012- 2141
ANKARA - Following the improvement in May, the TEPAV Retail Confidence Index headed downwards, demonstrating a month-on-month drop by 3.3 points and a year-on-year drop by 10.1 points.
The balance value of the expectations for the next three month
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TEPAV Retail Confidence Indicator (TEPE) , Retailing Sector,
Interviews with the Industrial Relations Stakeholders Have Started The interviews are planned to be completed in July 2012.
28/06/2012- 2860
ANKARA - As a part of the project activities for “The Economic Crisis Impact on Industrial Relations National System in Turkey: Policy Responses as Key Recovery Tools”, the project team in Turkey have started one-on-one interviews with the project
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Social Policy, EU - Turkey Relations, Industry, Crises,
Six EU Member and Candidate Countries Examine the Impact of the Economic Crisis on Industrial Relations… Experts from partner organizations, including TEPAV will come together with the social stakeholders in Brussels in July as a part of the EU Project.
27/06/2012- 1615
ANKARA – In the scope of the Project titled "The Economic Crisis Impact on Industrial Relations National Systems: Policy Responses As Key Recovery Tools", experts from the six partner countries will travel to Brussels to take part in a 5-day stu
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EU - Turkey Relations, Social Policy, Global Financial Crisis, Industry,
Stability Institute Director Serdengeçti: “Turkey Compromises Price Stability for Financial Stability.” During the launch meeting of the latest World Bank report, the rise in inflation in Turkey was underscored.
26/06/2012- 1914
ANKARA – TEPAV and the World Bank carried out a meeting on Tuesday 26 June 2012 to discuss the World Bank report titled “Global Economic Prospects 2012: Managing Growth in a Volatile World.” Delivering an opening speech, TEPAV Stability Institute D
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Global Economy, Global Growth, Turkish Economy, Fiscal Discipline,
Merih Celasun Memorial Day Events End with a Panel on Agricultural Productivity and Growth During a panel carried out at TEPAV, key findings of the Celasun Award winner study were presented by Dr. Murat Üngör.
22/06/2012- 1947
ANKARA – The Second Merih Celasun Memorial Day events carried out by TEPAV ended with a panel themed “Growth and Agricultural Productivity: A Cross-country Comparison.” During the panel, the study that won the Merih Celasun 2011 Award titled “Agr
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Agriculture, Growth, Productivity, Merih Celasun Memorial Day,
Famous Economist Prof. Daron Acemoğlu Underscores the Importance of Politics… Speaking at the 2nd Merih Celasun Memorial Day organized by TEPAV, Acemoğlu stressed that Turkey’s democratization process was slow-paced and full of risks.
20/06/2012- 2145
ANKARA – Daron Acemoğlu, Professor of Economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and two-time nominee for the Nobel Prize, stated that considering the future of the Turkish economy, how political risks were managed was of higher im
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Merih Celasun Memorial Day, Turkish Economy, Democracy, Growth, Agriculture,
A Step Ahead Towards the Stage of Maturation in Azerbaijani-Turkish Relations: The Trans Anatolian Pipeline Evaluation Note / Burcu Gültekin Punsmann
20/06/2012- 1744
"The signature of the memorandum of understanding between Azerbaijan and Turkey on 11 December 2011 to establish the consortium that will build the Trans Anatolian Pipeline (TANAP) to supply gas from Shah Deniz gas field to Europe through Turkey wa
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Energy, Azerbaijani-Turkish Relations,
Prof. Daron Acemoğlu to Speak at TEPAV: "Why Nations Fail?" The second event of the Merih Celasun Memorial Day at TEPAV, held in commemoration of Prof. Merih Celasun, will host the famous scientist Professor Acemoğlu of MIT for the Memorial Lecture.
14/06/2012- 2594
ANKARA – TEPAV has been organizing Memorial Day events in commemoration of Professor Merih Celasun, who offered critical solutions for Turkey’s economic problems with his studies on economic policy driven by scientific thought. The second event
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Merih Celasun Memorial Day, Turkish Economy, Agriculture,
TEPAV: "Bursa Outperforms Ankara in Employment Growth" Bursa ranked third in employment gain after Istanbul and Izmir
09/06/2012- 2441
ANKARA- Outperforming Ankara in employment gain, Bursa ranked third following Istanbul and Izmir.
The seventh issue of the TEPAV Employment Monitoring Bulletin reports that in February 2012, overall insured waged employment increased year-on-year
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Employment, Employment Statistics,
