Turkish Economy - News & Updates

[Targon]

Villagers should be accustomed to modern&proper ways of agriculture, they should be encouraged to take education of it, if they have backup and really gain money from that business they will stay at their villages, villagers moving to cities in masses is not a good thing.

Urban population is around %70, remaining %30 should be kept for the balance.

 

[LegionnairE]

In Turkey there's a significant amount of tax thievery, you can sell your sh.t around the corner nobody gives a flying duck. And there's a heavy tax burden on almost everything. Transportation companies use smuggled oil, local shops sell smuggled cigarettes. If you drink alcoholic beverages in touristic areas those are also probably smuggled. Even this internet service im using to reach PDF is very, very expensive because of high taxes but can't do anything about it since i can't smuggle internet. And no matter how big the economy is how easy it is to find a job in here won't matter when educated people are migrating to Europe and America because of expensive life standards in here.

And all the taxes government demand, they won't get it. Unregistered economy is growing faster than the registered economy. That's why you will pay even higher taxes to compensate for those who don't pay it.


And... No, they aren't pan-islamists, Islam encouraged science from the very beginning. What are they doing is trying to suppress it. This isn't İslam at all.

I think Turkey is led by dark-age catholic church mentality. They are trying to ban abortion, bring religion to elementary schools and extinguish science and art. They've already told the media that they want to close government theatres they jailed a world-renowned Turkish pianist. Teachers can't find employment yet there's a constant investment on "divine studies".

What use the economy have if we lose our culture, our nationality. They don't even care to show up at victory day celebrations.

 

[Zulkarneyn]

In Turkey there's a significant amount of tax thievery, you can sell your sh.t around the corner nobody gives a flying duck. And there's a heavy tax burden on almost everything. Transportation companies use smuggled oil, local shops sell smuggled cigarettes. If you drink alcoholic beverages in touristic areas those are also probably smuggled. Even this internet service im using to reach PDF is very, very expensive because of high taxes but can't do anything about it since i can't smuggle internet. And no matter how big the economy is how easy it is to find a job in here won't matter when educated people are migrating to Europe and America because of expensive life standards in here.

And all the taxes government demand, they won't get it. Unregistered economy is growing faster than the registered economy. That's why you will pay even higher taxes to compensate for those who don't pay it.


And... No, they aren't pan-islamists, Islam encouraged science from the very beginning. What are they doing is trying to suppress it. This isn't İslam at all.

I think Turkey is led by dark-age catholic church mentality. They are trying to ban abortion, bring religion to elementary schools and extinguish science and art. They've already told the media that they want to close government theatres they jailed a world-renowned Turkish pianist. Teachers can't find employment yet there's a constant investment on "divine studies".

What use the economy have if we lose our culture, our nationality. They don't even care to show up at victory day celebrations.

I think this is a correct move (the bold one). Many artists in Turkey get paid by the state even though their work is very low. They should not be linked to a payment just because of their position, but instead they should prove their skills. No wonder Turkey lacks extremely in this arena.

 

[Targon]

En kıl olduğum huylarından biride eleştiriye kesinlikle tahammülsüz olmaları, zaten bu yüzden basını büyük ölçüde susturdular, çat pat çıkan sesleride şerefsiz, vatan haini, PKK lı falan ilan edip halkın gözünde karalamak istiyorlar.

 

[Zulkarneyn]

I definitely agree that they are very harsh against critisicism, but i don't think it is a special issue with AKP or any other specific political party. It is simply a part of Turkey. We are always afraid to criticize or hear critsicizm about ourselves, even if it is true or constructive.

How was it during other periods? People were branded "seriatci", "irticaci", newspapers manufactured lies about Muslims to show them bad etc. Today we see the backfire of this, now it is their turn to turn the tables. In other words, we see a process of vendetta. Are they wrong to bring these guys to the courts? No, definitely not. But they should be more moderate.

Edit: but all this aside. the most imperative issue in Turkey right now is how we can solve the terror problem.

 

[LegionnairE]

I think this is a correct move (the bold one). Many artists in Turkey get paid by the state even though their work is very low. They should not be linked to a payment just because of their position, but instead they should prove their skills. No wonder Turkey lacks extremely in this arena.

It was a destructive move zulky not a constructive one. They acted this because of a play that criticized them.

And past is past we are no longer in cold war, they can't bully a whole nation. They can't frame everyone that doesn't share their views. People are tired of this power play.

 

[Targon]

Bu da en kıl olduğum bir diğer özellikleri, bi eleştiri yaptığında ama ama ama öncede bilmemneydi, ben öncesini falan bilmem o dönemleri yaşamadım ben bugüne bakarım, madem önceki olanlardan memnun değildin aynısını misliyle tekrar edeceğine bu durumu düzeltmeye çalış, bunlar bi de mağdurdu sözde başörtü yasağı falan diye, beterini yaparak kendi haklılığınıda bitiriyorsun.

 

[BronzePlaque]

Turkey’s foreign trade deficit down in August 2012



Turkey's exports in August increased by 14.5 percent and reached 12.8 billion USD compared with August 2011.

Turkey's imports decreased by 4.8 percent and reached 18.7 billion USD during the same period, according to the statement released on Friday by Turkish Statistical Institute.

In August 2012 exports coverage imports was 68.7 percent while it was 57.1 percent in August 2011.

In August, foreign deficit decreased from 8.4 billion USD to 5.8 billion USD.

Turkish Diary

 

[Cirit]

Turkey’s foreign trade deficit down in August 2012



Turkey's exports in August increased by 14.5 percent and reached 12.8 billion USD compared with August 2011.

Turkey's imports decreased by 4.8 percent and reached 18.7 billion USD during the same period, according to the statement released on Friday by Turkish Statistical Institute.

In August 2012 exports coverage imports was 68.7 percent while it was 57.1 percent in August 2011.

In August, foreign deficit decreased from 8.4 billion USD to 5.8 billion USD.

Turkish Diary

Turkey sold 2.3 billion USD valued gold from her reserves in August and this is the real cause of decrease.
So above numbers don't show that things are going ok.

 

[BronzePlaque]

Turkey sold 2.3 billion USD valued gold from her reserves in August and this is the real cause of decrease.
So above numbers don't show that things are going ok.

How do things are not going okay? Industrial output has picked up, as has lending growth (reflecting lower interest rates at the start of the year), while inflation has fallen, adding to purchasing power. Please elaborate the things that are not okay for yor perception?

 

[what]

Irans appetite for gold is skewing the data, the current account deficit without the Iranians buying Gold like there is no tomorrow would be significantly bigger then it already is. This should be enough for any body to worry about.

 

[Cirit]

How do things are not going okay? Industrial output has picked up, as has lending growth (reflecting lower interest rates at the start of the year), while inflation has fallen, adding to purchasing power. Please elaborate the things that are not okay for yor perception?

Türkiye ekonomisini hangi zor günler bekliyor

 

[Quasar]

The World Bank updated its GDP list


Gross domestic product 2011, PPP
(millions of
Ranking Economy international dollars)
1 United States 15,094,000
2 China 11,379,182
3 India 4,533,919
4 Japan 4,383,325
5 Germany 3,204,596
6 Russian Federation 3,015,670
7 Brazil 2,304,646
8 France 2,289,849
9 United Kingdom 2,223,368
10 Italy 2,001,007
11 Mexico 1,752,883
12 Korea, Rep. 1,506,004
13 Spain 1,499,111
14 Canada 1,394,490
15 Turkey 1,288,638
16 Indonesia 1,131,166
17 Australia 892,115
18 Iran, Islamic Rep. 839,572
19 Poland 814,380
20 Argentina 720,488
21 Netherlands 715,154
22 Saudi Arabia 686,176
23 Thailand 605,019
24 South Africa 558,216
25 Egypt, Arab Rep. 521,964
26 Pakistan 488,420
27 Colombia 474,113
28 Malaysia 449,876
29 Belgium 424,966
30 Nigeria 411,372
31 Philippines 392,679
32 Sweden 390,407
33 Switzerland 388,640
34 United Arab Emirates 380,513 a
35 Venezuela, RB 375,815
36 Austria 355,494
37 Hong Kong SAR, China 353,510
38 Ukraine 331,392
39 Romania 324,342
40 Singapore 316,741
41 Algeria 313,552 a
42 Norway 306,441
43 Greece 304,621
44 Peru 303,342
45 Vietnam 301,728
46 Chile 298,947
47 Czech Republic 274,683
48 Portugal 270,018
49 Bangladesh 269,127
50 Denmark 228,441


http://databank.worldbank.org/databank/download/GDP_PPP.pdf

 

[trajanus]

The World Bank updated its GDP list


Gross domestic product 2011, PPP
(millions of
Ranking Economy international dollars)
1 United States 15,094,000
2 China 11,379,182
3 India 4,533,919
4 Japan 4,383,325
5 Germany 3,204,596
6 Russian Federation 3,015,670
7 Brazil 2,304,646
8 France 2,289,849
9 United Kingdom 2,223,368
10 Italy 2,001,007
11 Mexico 1,752,883
12 Korea, Rep. 1,506,004
13 Spain 1,499,111
14 Canada 1,394,490
15 Turkey 1,288,638
16 Indonesia 1,131,166
17 Australia 892,115
18 Iran, Islamic Rep. 839,572
19 Poland 814,380
20 Argentina 720,488
21 Netherlands 715,154
22 Saudi Arabia 686,176
23 Thailand 605,019
24 South Africa 558,216
25 Egypt, Arab Rep. 521,964
26 Pakistan 488,420
27 Colombia 474,113
28 Malaysia 449,876
29 Belgium 424,966
30 Nigeria 411,372
31 Philippines 392,679
32 Sweden 390,407
33 Switzerland 388,640
34 United Arab Emirates 380,513 a
35 Venezuela, RB 375,815
36 Austria 355,494
37 Hong Kong SAR, China 353,510
38 Ukraine 331,392
39 Romania 324,342
40 Singapore 316,741
41 Algeria 313,552 a
42 Norway 306,441
43 Greece 304,621
44 Peru 303,342
45 Vietnam 301,728
46 Chile 298,947
47 Czech Republic 274,683
48 Portugal 270,018
49 Bangladesh 269,127
50 Denmark 228,441


http://databank.worldbank.org/databank/download/GDP_PPP.pdf

Pressed Indonesia again?

good news

i wonder about 2012

 

[mehmeTcc]

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