Ankara's final declaration confirms the central role of Article 5, which establishes the mutual aid obligation for an attacked member state, and recognizes the increase in spending commitments to 5% of European countries. No clarification between Trump and...
NATO summit in Ankara: support for Kiev is expected to be confirmed at $70 billion per year between 2026 and 2027, but only from Europe and Canada. The formula the United States is banking on is…
The Atlantic Defense Summit kicks off in Turkey. Prime Minister Meloni dines with Erdogan. The actual summit of NATO heads of state and government gets underway on Wednesday.
The Israeli cabinet unanimously approved Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar's proposal to recognize the Armenian genocide. The international community immediately raised doubts about whether such recognition would actually constitute a move against the…
The Middle East crisis is escalating: an Iranian missile was intercepted by NATO defense forces in Turkish airspace, with Ankara clarifying it was not the target, while container ships were hit in the Strait of Hormuz. Merz:…
According to Bloomberg, the fintech giant is considering entering Turkey with the acquisition of digital bank Fups. Negotiations are ongoing, but no final decision has been made.
A negotiation stalled for years due to German opposition has been resolved, but now it's changing its tune. Erdogan has said he intends to finalize the purchase as soon as possible. Analysts estimate orders of approximately $5,6 billion.
The Government has launched a document with the warranty requirements that the buyer must respect. In the industrial plan of Baycar, leader in the drone sector, there are both civil production with the P180, and military production with the drone…
The first direct Russia-Ukraine negotiations since 2022 have ended: Kiev denounces unacceptable territorial demands, but in the meantime they agree to an exchange of a thousand prisoners. There will be new meetings. In Tirana, the "willing" meet with Trump on the phone, but without Meloni
In 2024, Italy-Türkiye trade reached 32 billion, driven by exports. Mechanics, fashion and chemicals among the key sectors. Sace supports 1.500 companies for 25 billion
A preliminary agreement was reached overnight between unions, the ministry and Beko to maintain activity in the Italian factories of the Turkish company, which last year had predicted almost 2 redundancies by 2025: now instead they should amount to 1.284 employees out of a total…
The 4.000 km submarine cable will connect Izmir with the Greek city of Chania, improving the quality and capacity of data transmission in the Mediterranean, with a capacity of over 25 Tbps
Leonardo and Baykar Technologies sign a memorandum of understanding for a joint venture in Italy dedicated to defense drones. Cingolani: "A reference player in unmanned technologies is born"
Historic announcement by the paramilitary group fighting for Kurdish rights, which is laying down its weapons after an appeal launched by their leader Abdullah Öcalan, in prison since 1999. The organization may be dissolved, but peace remains a complex challenge
The Italian-Turkish agreement would follow the model of the partnership with Rheinmetall to build new tanks and combat vehicles. The global military drone market has reached a value of 21,8 billion dollars and is expected to grow from 24,3…
Valeria Giannotta, scientific director of the Cespi Türkiye Observatory, speaks and advances interesting hypotheses on post-Assad Syria and on the growing role of Erdogan but not only
Eptalex expands its presence in Turkey with the opening of a new office in Istanbul, resulting from the merger with the law firm MTN Hukuk. With 130 professionals, the new hub in Istanbul consolidates the firm's position in the dynamic market…
The fall of the Assad regime opens an uncertain scenario for Syria, with Erdogan strengthening his position, while Russia and Iran suffer a serious geopolitical defeat. The future of the country remains uncertain between risks of fragmentation and…
In Kazan, Russia, the annual meeting of former emerging countries characterized by a strong anti-Western push: Brazil vetoes Caracas' entry but Cuba, Bolivia, Turkey and Belarus, among others, enter. The complete list
Israel announces the killing of Hamas' Economy Minister while Iran reiterates: "We will punish Israel but no escalation". Axios: for the US the attack is imminent. What weapons did Moscow send to Tehran? Instagram is still blocked in Türkiye
Alarm in the world for the consequences of the blitz that killed the leader of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, in Tehran. According to the 'New York Times', Khamenei ordered a direct strike against Israel. Russia, China, Türkiye and Arab countries have condemned the…
A rocket allegedly fired by Hezbollah hit Majdal Shams, killing 12 Druze boys and wounding 34 people. Israel responded with air strikes against targets in Lebanon. Erdogan threatens an invasion of Israel, while the Lebanese government distances itself…
The J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles has begun returning a bronze head of a youth from its antiquities collection at the Getty Villa Museum to Turkey
Erdogan beaten in big cities. The re-elected mayor of Istanbul Imamoglu becomes the main opposition leader: "You have opened the door for the future. He has won democracy"
The UK regulator has given an initial favorable opinion on the agreement by which the Turkish household appliance manufacturer will acquire all the factories in Europe, the Middle East and Africa of the US multinational: no significant problems from a competition perspective
The joint presents itself as the lifeline of a household appliance market which in Europe is losing 10% of sales and which has to deal with the disasters caused by the failed management of Whirpool's CEO Bitzer and…
Far from being a mediator between Hamas and Israel, the Turkish Sultan is recklessly leaning in favor of terrorists - Draghi did not hesitate to define him as "a dictator" and the facts confirm this
In the Aon research it emerges that in the first half of the year the floods in Emilia-Romagna were the third natural disaster - after Syria and Turkey - for the amount of economic damage globally
US planes, access to Wall Street, the turning point on the Turkish lira, the challenge to Putin. Here's everything behind Sultan Erdogan's breakthrough on Sweden in NATO
After blocking membership for months, Erdogan says yes to Sweden's entry into NATO. Stoltenberg: "The Turkish president will present the ratification to the Parliament as soon as possible"
Erdogan will remain at the helm of Turkey for another 5 years: this is the result of the ballot in which the Sultan prevailed over his challenger Kilicdaroglu
On Sunday 28 the Turks are called to the polls again. Erdogan is the big favorite in the ballot, also thanks to the support of Ogan's nationalists. For the ISPI analyst, the games are made. Unless....
Interview with Valeria Giannotta, scientific director of the Cespi Turkey Observatory - "If there are no twists and turns, it is very probable that Erdogan will win in the May 28 runoff" because the anti-Kurdish demands of nationalist Ogan are inadmissible for Kilicdaroglu
Outgoing President Erdogan did not reach 50%, he is given 48-49% in yesterday's Turkish elections and therefore a runoff with challenger Kilicdaroglu will be necessary
The May 14 elections may mark a turning point for Turkey but they are also important for Europe and for the world: Erdogan's democracy or Kilicdaroglu's gentle renewal? Here's everything you need to know
Digging under the rubble in Turkey and Syria trying to save trapped people. According to the WHO, the victims could be over 20 thousand. According to scientists, the soil of Anatolia would have moved 3 meters
The first very strong shock occurred during the night, the second at 11.24 this morning. 120 aftershocks. Earthquake also felt in Lebanon. Up to 10 thousand victims are feared
The sale of the majority stake in the European subsidiary of the household appliance group to the Turks is concluded, but Whirpool will keep a 25% stake and will remain in Europe
Blinken presents the draft peace plan discussed in recent days by Biden and Zelensky at the White House to the G7, China and Turkey: the final plan will be ready in February and publicized on the 24th anniversary of the Russian invasion
The new professor Manabu Odawara, is a pizza chef at the head of the Japanese delegation of AVPN, Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana. In the headquarters of the Ritsumeikan University of Shiga/Kyoto a teaching classroom complete with a wood-burning oven
Whirlpool Corporation presented its quarterly report and announced that negotiations with two potential buyers are in the final stages. Here are all the news
Ankara has expressed interest in the proposal to create a hub - Among the arguments is the strengthening of the wheat agreement signed between Moscow and Ankara but not the resolution of the conflict
Two-faced Turkey: the Istanbul index jumps by more than 70%, but Erdogan's strategy does not stop the sharp drop in the Turkish lira and the inflationary spiral that reaches record levels
At the mid-August halfway point, the Istanbul Stock Exchange is the best in the world but also among the most volatile - Lisbon is the best stock exchange in Europe
With today's signing, the two Scandinavian countries can participate in the meetings of the alliance, albeit without the right to vote. The process, after ratification by all parliaments, should be completed in about 6-8 months.
In recent weeks, Ankara has played the mediator card, but in the meantime it continues to "court" the money of the Russians who park their assets in Turkey to escape sanctions
Erdogan's monetary policy has produced a sharp devaluation (-45% in 2021), which weighs on household consumption (+3%) and investments (-2,5%) – Wheat alarm with war
After the flop with Macedonia, the national team coach, Roberto Mancini, is ready to resign, but only after Tuesday's match between Turkey and Italy - The Lippi-Cannavaro couple are on pole
The gap between Europe and Ankara is widening more and more and the dictator president has to deal with a plummeting economy while the low interest rate policy sinks the Turkish lira and unleashes inflation. Twenty years after his baptism,…
The bank headed by Andrea Orcel exits Yapi Kredi, ceding 18% to its historical ally in Turkey, Koc, and the remaining 2% on the market - The operation strengthens Unicredit's capital solidity, but due to exchange rate fluctuations it will…
After Draghi's words, Ankara freezes a million-dollar contract with the Italian group - Diasorin buys the American Luminex - Powell (Fed): "US economy strong, it's not time to raise rates" - Record fine for Alibaba in China , but…
After the Ankara sofagate, President Michel tries in vain to justify himself but Von der Leyen does not answer his phone and the collection of signatures increases in the European Parliament to oust the unworthy President of the European Council whose…
The Prime Minister defines the Turkish leader as a "dictator" and condemns the humiliation inflicted on von der Leyen - Ankara replies by summoning the Italian ambassador - European revolt against the cowardly Michel
Prime Minister Mario Draghi's trip to Libya opens up new scenarios after the inauguration of the Dbeibah government and the hope of giving the North African country lasting peace and starting reconstruction - The role of Italian companies in airports and…
A mountain of liquidity helps the performance of emerging markets. And it promises to last. Brazil and Russia the most favorites but Asia maintains a central role. And the impact on raw materials can already be seen
In Nagorno Karabahk the war ended as it had begun: suddenly - By the will of the old gendarme of the Caucasus (Putin), accepted by the new gendarme Erdogan - The Azeris celebrate, the Armenians storm the premier's house and accuse him of…
After the agreement with Libya, Turkey's maritime expansionism, certified by the Blue Homeland Plan, aims to block any ambition by Cyprus, Greece, Egypt and Israel to organize the transport of gas in the Mediterranean without taking Turkey into account -…
The Turkish Parliament has approved the motion that allows the sending of troops to the North African country - On January 8 Erdogan meets Putin: if they find an agreement on the partition of Libya, Italy will end up in check on several fronts
Agreement between Unicredit and the Turkish group Koc for the transfer of shares and the termination of the shareholders' agreement of KFS - Unicredit will hold a direct stake of 31,9% of YKB
INTERVIEW with LIA QUARTAPELLE, leader of the Democratic Party in the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Chamber - "The ceasefire in Syria? Let's see if it holds up, Europe is ready for a mission like Lebanon 2006" - "Boycotting Turkish products makes no sense…
Mattarella called the tariffs announced by Trump against the EU "harmful and counterproductive" and reiterated the importance of NATO as a "NATO community" - The position on Turkey's intervention in Syria is also clear
Turkish President Erdogan's atrocious blackmail of Europe as the bombing of the Kurds in Syria has begun: "If you present our operation as an invasion, we will send 3,6 million refugees to Europe"
After 25 years, the Sultan's party loses control of the most important city in the country - Landscaping victory of opposition candidate Ekrem Imamoglu - Now the challenge for the presidential elections begins
The President's party has already announced its intention to contest the results - The opposition keeps Izmir and takes the cities of the Mediterranean coast - Erdogan's AKP remains the first party at national level, but the effects of the economic recession…
Rojda Felat, the heroine of the conquest of Raqqa and commander in chief of the 30 women Kurdish army, announces the final victory and displaces Erdogan who would like to annex the north-eastern area of Syria to Turkey in an anti-Kurdish function but who…
On Monday 29 October the Turkish president inaugurates the new hub, which will become the largest airport in the world with about 200 million passengers a year - The Control Tower, which recalls the shape of a tulip (historic symbol of…
Despite real GDP at +7,4% in 2017, the depreciation of the lira will reduce trade exchanges, especially with European partners, which represent around 37% of the total. While external debt and the lack of deep structural reforms…
The company has already communicated to the unions that the objectives of the 2015-2018 plan have not been achieved and the redundancies risk being confirmed while several managers leave - Sales rumors at Midea with possible relocations to Poland…
After the scathing words of the President of the ECB on the uncertainties caused by too many reckless outbursts of the political leaders of the majority, Piazza Affari loses ground and closes by retreating by 0,5% also due to the rise of the euro against the dollar and the heavy…
From "THE RED AND THE BLACK" by ALESSANDRO FUGNOLI, Kairos strategist - The normalization of monetary policies, duties, inflation and the crises in Turkey and Argentina do not erase the benefits of growth and buybacks with…
The Btp-Bund spread exceeds 290, Trump exacerbates the trade war with China and with European cars and the crisis in Argentina and Turkey continues to keep the markets on edge: here are the reasons that push Piazza…
Not only Argentina and Turkey, duties and currencies, but also the Italian risk keeps the markets anxious as they await the verdict of the Fitch agency on our country - It is not excluded that the Government anticipates the budget maneuver -…
The new crisis in Argentina which raises rates to 60% and calls the Monetary Fund and the new drop in the Turkish lira are alarming the markets - Stock markets all in the red and Piazza Affari, weighed down by Tenaris (-5,59%) very present in …
The new drop in the Turkish lira infects the financial markets - Piazza Affari closes lower again and also pays for the fever of the spread that weighs on bank stocks - Atlantia, on the other hand, rebounds, recovering a small part of…
Qatar supports Turkey with direct investments that keep the arrival of the International Monetary Fund away from Istanbul but do not resolve the crisis, with worrying effects on the entire Middle Eastern chessboard and on European banks even if there is no systemic risk
The Turkish emergency remains but tensions subside and the markets breathe, even if the risk Italy remains - Piazza Affari and all the main European stock exchanges rise slightly - Mediaset falls - The Btp-Bund differential decreases.
The Turkish currency recovers 5% against the dollar after the crash of the last few days and the stock markets immediately benefit: in mid-morning, Piazza Affari recovers about half a percentage point - Unicredit +1%.
The Turkish crisis continues to disturb the markets: bank stocks and stock exchanges are paying the price, and Italy is also paying for the rise in interest rates on BTPs, which break through the 3% threshold, and in the spread - Going against the trend…
Piazza Affari is still the worst stock exchange today, dragged down by the banks suffering from the Turkish crisis and the rise in the Btp-Bund spread - The collapse of Bayer (-11%) aggravates the performance of the lists - Azimut, Unipol go against the trend Moncler and…
The Turkish storm does not stop and the lira slips to 7 against the dollar: another day of passion on the markets is expected - The euro is also suffering and the stock exchanges remain under pressure: Asian stock markets are down sharply -…
Among the Italian banks Unicredit is the most exposed to the Turkish crisis even if the effects of the collapse of the lira are manageable - Here are the Italian companies that have something to fear from the Istanbul crisis - VIDEO.
The collapse of the lira (-20%), aggravated by the tightening of US sanctions, alarms and ballasts the markets - For Piazza Affari it is a real black Friday (-2,5%) triggered by the fall of Unicredit, one of the three European banks most exposed in Turkey, which…
The vertical fall of the Istanbul currency, which risks facing default, opens up serious problems for the most exposed banks: Bnp Paribas, BBVA and Unicredit - The ruble is also under fire - Sharp drop in oil
The Sultan wins the presidential elections in the first round and the coalition led by his party wins an absolute majority in Parliament, where, however, a representation of the Kurds also enters - The Turkish lira rebounds after a slump that lasted months,…
Emerging markets, already shaken by strong dollar, risk capital flight after rift between US and EU over Iran and after Turkey's downgrade and Argentina's devaluation - Asia on the defensive and ECB wait-and-see
The unit was carrying a platform of the Italian company which has to drill in an area contested by the Ankara authorities - Farnesina in action to seek a diplomatic solution.
Among the foods indicted in the report "The ranking of the most dangerous foods" presented at the International Forum on Agriculture and Food, there are also supplements from the USA and peanuts from China - Turkey which is the country that…
The president of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker, in his annual speech on the state of the Union, pays further credit to Italy on migrants: "It is saving Europe's honour" - "The Eurozone has been growing for five years, now at US level" - Trade agreements: we are…
Yapi Kredi has concluded an agreement with a group of asset management companies for the sale of a portfolio of non-performing loans for a total amount of 518 million Turkish lira, equal to approximately 132 million…
While the Turkish currency is particularly vulnerable to changes in liquidity conditions in emerging markets, Lebanon is affected by external debt and the high dependence on the flow of short-term foreign currency deposits from non-residents.
