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The Geopolitician

Country risk, from the local press

Turkey country watch

Exposure to Turkey means watching the central bank and the lira, inflation and interest-rate decisions, customs and export rules, the ports of Mersin, Ambarlı and İzmir, and the construction, textiles, autos and defence groups linking Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia. We read Dünya, Hürriyet, Sabah, Ekonomim and Bloomberg HT every morning.

Stable Latest Turkey briefing: 2 November 2026 →

Vigilance

No active vigilance flag · rules: Heightened vigilance for staff and travel · Pressure surge · Media polarisation spike

Flare-up watch

Calm (0.2)

Composite of the day's departure scores (z) against the country's own history — internal tension 0.25, safety & health 0.20, agenda divergence 0.20, framing gap 0.15, media attention 0.20; a missing component drops out and the others are renormalised. Calm below 1.2 · Watch to 1.5 · High above. Needs 14 days of history on two components. Method →

Direction, last 30 days

Deteriorating 8 · Mixed 13 · Stable 8 · Improving 0 · No briefing 0

Risk pressure, last 30 days

Risk categoryLevelChange on the previous 30 days (points)Stories, 30 daysLast signal
Regulatory riskHigh▲ +3227Turkey clarifies 430 euro limit on personal items
Operational riskHigh▲ +2920Traffic disrupted by accident on 15 Temmuz Şehitler Köprüsü
Stability riskQuiet=0—
Safety & health riskHigh▲ +118Severe weather warnings in Ordu and Giresun
Corporate riskLow▼ −12ASELSAN secures $125M export contract
Financial riskHigh▲ +1118Petrol prices fall, impacting gold and silver markets
Trade riskHigh▲ +1610Turkey-AB agricultural trade reaches $11.4 billion
Political riskElevated▲ +63Turkey's 2027 economic targets published in Resmi Gazete

Pressure index: Normal (+1.3) — driven by trade

Easing ≤ −0.5 · Normal to +1.6 · Rising to +1.8 · Surging above — the 30-day pressure read against the country's own history.

Pressure = sum of story severities reported by the local press over 30 days (1 minor · 2 material · 3 severe). A press signal, not a credit rating. Levels: Quiet 0 · Low 1–3 · Elevated 4–8 · High 9+ points. In the change column, — = no earlier 30-day window yet. Method →

Pressure over 90 days

Regulatory risk

High

Operational risk

High

Stability risk

Quiet

Safety & health risk

High

Corporate risk

Low

Financial risk

High

Trade risk

High

Political risk

Elevated

Each curve is the 30-day pressure score of that category, recomputed every day. A press signal, not a forecast. Method →

Attention: Turkey in the world's press

Yesterday 949 articles · 1% above the 30-day average · today so far 459 · led by the press of Turkey, Iraq, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Liberia

Articles mentioning the country across the outlets we read, vs the 30-day average. Method →

Media polarisation

Normal · 70% of the smaller camp's topics not shared by the other · usually 71%

· opposition 181 · pro-government 136 articles

Framing gap on shared topics: 0.04 — Normal (0 = same reading · 1 = opposite)

Share of the day's topics covered by only one of the two camps read (opposition vs pro-government outlets; state outlets count as pro-government), from the outlets we read. Media polarisation, not public opinion. On the topics both camps covered the same day, the gap in reading — stance toward the government and tone, scored from the headlines, 0 same reading to 1 opposite. Media framing, not public opinion. Method →

What the press agrees on today

The day’s topics covered by both camps alike, named from the headlines — agreement of coverage, not truth. Same reading = gap below 0.33 · opposite = above 0.67. Headlines are quoted verbatim, in their original language. Method →

Media we read

39 outlets read every day

  • Aktif Haber · independent
  • Al Jazeera Turk - Ortadogu, Kafkasya, Balkanlar, Turkiye ve Çevresindeki bolgeden son dakika haberleri ve analizler · independent
  • Anadolu Agency · state
  • Anadolu Ajansi Güncel Haberler · state
  • birbak · independent
  • Bugun · independent
  • Bugun.com.tr · independent
  • Cumhuriyet · opposition
  • Cumhuriyet.com.tr: Son Dakika · opposition
  • Diken · opposition
  • En Son Haber · independent
  • Fanatik · independent
  • FotoMac · independent
  • Gazete Vahdet - Milletin Sesi - Son Dakika Haberler · independent
  • Haber Turk · independent
  • haber7.com · pro-government
  • Haberler.com · independent
  • HT Spor · independent
  • Hurriyet · independent
  • Hürriyet · independent
  • İMC TV · opposition
  • InternetHaber.com · independent
  • milatgazetesi.COM · independent
  • Milliyet · independent
  • mynet haber · independent
  • NTV · independent
  • ntvmsnbc · independent
  • Posta Gazetesi · independent
  • Radikal-Rss (Son Dakika) · independent
  • Sabah · independent
  • SonDakika.com · independent
  • Sözcü Gazetesi · independent
  • sporx · independent
  • STAR · independent
  • STARGAZETE.COM · independent
  • Türkiye Gazetesi · independent
  • Vatan · independent
  • Yeni Akit Gazetesi · pro-government
  • Yeni Safak · pro-government

How we rate outlets →

Cited, last 30 days

  • haber7.com 28
  • Yeni Safak 27
  • milatgazetesi.COM 22
  • Cumhuriyet.com.tr: Son Dakika 18
  • Anadolu Agency 17
  • Diken 11
  • Haberler.com 10
  • Sabah 10
  • Cumhuriyet 9
  • Radikal-Rss (Son Dakika) 9
  • STAR 9
  • mynet haber 6
  • Vatan 6
  • Haber Turk 5

Latest briefing

Stable

Business conditions in Turkey remain stable with notable growth in agricultural trade with the EU and minor traffic disruptions in Istanbul. Commodity markets show shifts due to geopolitical developments, but overall impact on business is limited.

a city with lots of traffic on it at night
Ahmet Hikmet Turan / Unsplash

Turkey-AB Agriculture Trade Rises, Istanbul Traffic Disruption

Read the latest briefing →

Coming up

Trade talks begin on 30 November in Ankara.
The regulation is expected to be enacted on 1 January 2027.

Previous briefings

  1. StableTurkey-South Korea Trade Goals, Antalya Traffic Changes3 stories
  2. StableNew Export Supports, Gas Market Rules Updated3 stories
  3. MixedIstanbul Marathon Road Closures, TCMB on Energy Prices3 stories
  4. StableIstanbul Road Closures, Schengen Visa Issues3 stories
  5. MixedSevere Weather Warnings, Trade Surplus Rise3 stories
  6. StableTurkey's 2027 Economic Goals, Hospital Consent System3 stories
  7. MixedTCMB Eases Credit Limits, Severe Weather Warnings3 stories
  8. StableTurkey's Processing Licenses, Silver Prices Drop4 stories
  9. MixedTurkey's Financial Transparency Rises, Istanbul Road Closures3 stories
  10. MixedIstanbul Road Closures, Turkey-Canada Trade Talks3 stories
  11. MixedTCMB Cuts Rates, SPK Sanctions, Canada Trade Talks3 stories
  12. MixedSPK Halts Brokers, Gold Prices Drop, Fuel Prices Cut3 stories
  13. DeterioratingSPK Halts Brokers, Economic Role Changes3 stories
  14. MixedTurkey's Export Record, EPDK Rule Change3 stories
  15. DeterioratingSocial Media Fines, Istanbul Road Closures3 stories
  16. DeterioratingCapital Extension, Sapanca Floods, LNG Spill4 stories
  17. DeterioratingMSCI Freezes Indices, Istanbul Braces for Storm4 stories
  18. DeterioratingIstanbul Floods Disrupt, New Phone Installment Rules3 stories
  19. DeterioratingIstanbul Floods Disrupt Transport, Fund Law Advances3 stories
  20. DeterioratingIMF Revises Turkey's Growth, Kocaeli Traffic Ban3 stories
  21. MixedTurkey Export Growth, Capital Market Probe3 stories
  22. DeterioratingTokat Health Scare, Bosphorus Closure, e-Notification Rule3 stories
  23. MixedTurkey Extends Company Relief, Tokat Water Alert3 stories
  24. StableRice Import Oversight, Ankara Traffic Disruption3 stories
  25. StableASELSAN's Export Deal, Borsa Istanbul Rises4 stories
  26. MixedTurkey's Inflation Outlook, Maritime Fleet Growth3 stories
  27. MixedASELSAN's Major Deal, New Rules for Booking3 stories
  28. MixedInflation Falls, Dollar Hits Record, G7 Oil Release4 stories
  29. MixedTurkey's Export Record, Market Probe Deepens3 stories

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