Bernard Kennedy in Ankara
Tue, 23rd Mar -- Turkey is preparing to reinforce its relatively comfy fiscal position by adopting a fiscal rule. But have old habits of politically-driven public spending truly been abandoned? The run-in to next year's election will provide a stern test.

Jacob Grapengiesser of East Capital
Tue, 23rd Mar -- With the arrest of senior members of the Turkish armed forces in March, investors in Turkey have become concerned again about the rising political noise in the country. While I think this is certainly a matter to keep an eye on, Turkey has proved to be a place where this issue is always present, so I wouldn't say it's much worse this time around than it has been in previous years.

David O'Byrne in Istanbul
Tue, 23rd Mar -- Turkey's Enerjisa is poised to play a major role in the country's newly liberalizing power market.

Timothy Ash of The Royal Bank of Scotland
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Professor Fatih Özatay of the University of Economy and Technology
Tue, 23rd Mar -- Given that Turkey was one of the countries severely affected by the global financial crisis, why did the government's policy response - at least up to the second half of 2009 - remain so limited? And how should the government address the current problems?