MODERATE GROWTH IN THE 4TH QUARTER  Seyfettin Gürsel, Mine Durmaz and Melike Kökkızıl Even though 2015 December statistics pointed out opposite changes in GDP components, we preserved our forecast of 0.6...
GROWTH IS DRIVEN BY DOMESTIC DEMAND IN 2015 Seyfettin Gürsel, Mine Durmaz and Melike Kökkızıl Turkish economy grew by 4 percent in 2015 in parallel with Betam’s forecast. It is...
Gökçe Uysal and Mine Durmaz  The status of female-headed households is an important topic in terms of both gender equality and equality of opportunities for future generations. According to the...
Seyfettin Gürsel, Gökçe Uysal and Melike Kökkızıl In this research brief, the effect of minimum wage increase, which came into force by January of 2016, to the labor market is examined using...
DECREASE IN NONAGRICULTURAL UNEMPLOYMENT Seyfettin Gürsel, Gökçe Uysal and Melike Kökkızıl  Seasonally adjusted labor market data shows that, compared to the previous period, nonagricultural unemployment rate increased from 12.3 percent to 12.1...