Turkey - Factors to Watch on Oct 27
ISTANBUL, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Here are news, reports and events that may affect Turkish financial markets on Tuesday.
The lira was quoted at 49.7850-49.7875 against the U.S. dollar at 0400 GMT, after closing at 49.7625 on Monday.
The BIST 100 index closed 0.31% higher at 11,151.96 points on Monday.
GLOBAL MARKETS
Asian stocks surged on Tuesday as AI bellwether Anthropic's eagerly anticipated IPO filing lifted risk appetite ahead of tech earnings that will be a test for the AI trade, and central bank meetings that will influence near-term interest rates.
ERDOGAN SCHEDULE
President Tayyip Erdogan will chair a meeting of the cyber security board at the presidential palace. (1230 GMT)
MECCA PACT BILL
Parliament's foreign affairs committee will deliberate on the bill regarding the ratification of the Mecca Agreement for Joint Defence between Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. (0800 GMT)
ERDOGAN ON LIBYA MARITIME DEAL
President Erdogan said on Monday that reactions from the European Union and others to the approval of a maritime agreement between Turkey and Libya had no legitimate basis, defending Ankara's policy in the eastern Mediterranean.
UNEMPLOYMENT DATA TRUR=ECI
The Turkish Statistical Institute will release unemployment data for September. (0700 GMT)
BUDGET IN PARLIAMENT
Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz participates in discussions on the 2027 central government budget in parliament's planning and budget committee. (0700 GMT)
ENERGY SUMMIT
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar attends the Turkey Energy Summit in Istanbul. (0830 GMT)
ENVIRONMENT MINISTER
COP31 President and Environment Minister Murat Kurum attends a panel on Turkey's climate diplomacy. (0700 GMT)
MAIN OPPOSITION PARTY
New Party Chairman Ozgur Ozel attends a meeting of the party's provincial leaders (0830 GMT) and a meeting of its central executive board (1200 GMT)