Categories General HYPED ‘May God help us’: Turkey’s lockdown compounds financial pain Atilla YeşiladaPosted on28 April, 2021 As coronavirus cases and deaths soar, Turkey’s president has instructed people to stay home for … Continue Reading‘May God help us’: Turkey’s lockdown compounds financial pain
Categories Politics CHP slams gov’t over foreign policy amid tension with US Atilla YeşiladaPosted on28 April, 2021 kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the chairman of the Republican People’s Party (CHP), has lashed out at the … Continue ReadingCHP slams gov’t over foreign policy amid tension with US
Categories General Syria: Clashes in North East brings in Russian military Atilla YeşiladaPosted on28 April, 2021 Russian military police have been deployed to a city in northeastern Syria to halt clashes … Continue ReadingSyria: Clashes in North East brings in Russian military
Categories Economy Finance HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey’s banks ‘shy away from Erdoğan’s Kanal Istanbul project’ Güldem AtabayPosted on27 April, 2021 Some of Turkey’s biggest banks are reluctant to finance President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s planned Istanbul … Continue ReadingTurkey’s banks ‘shy away from Erdoğan’s Kanal Istanbul project’
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Halkbank Case: U.S. Prosecutors Call Them ‘Victim Banks.’ Are They? Güldem AtabayPosted on27 April, 2021 Turkish-Iranian money launderer Reza Zarrab helped the Iranian regime move oil money around the world … Continue ReadingHalkbank Case: U.S. Prosecutors Call Them ‘Victim Banks.’ Are They?
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkish lira dips to near record low on rate cut, US concerns Güldem AtabayPosted on27 April, 2021 Turkey’s lira has edged lower in early trading, adding to a recent slide and nearing … Continue ReadingTurkish lira dips to near record low on rate cut, US concerns
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS World Bank: Turkey’s COVID-19 recovery path and the rise of poverty rate to 12.2 percent Güldem AtabayPosted on27 April, 2021 The World Bank issued today its latest edition of the Turkey Economic Monitor (TEM), which takes … Continue ReadingWorld Bank: Turkey’s COVID-19 recovery path and the rise of poverty rate to 12.2 percent
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Full COVID-19 lockdown adds to financial strain in Turkey Güldem AtabayPosted on27 April, 2021 As cases and deaths soar, Turkey’s president has instructed people to stay home for nearly … Continue ReadingFull COVID-19 lockdown adds to financial strain in Turkey
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Secular Turks Attack Erdogan for Alcohol Ban During Lockdown Güldem AtabayPosted on27 April, 2021 President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government banned sales of alcohol during a lockdown that begins Thursday, … Continue ReadingSecular Turks Attack Erdogan for Alcohol Ban During Lockdown
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey and US: Final Countdown | Real Turkey Atilla YeşiladaPosted on27 April, 2021 Turkey and US: Final Countdown Joe Biden’s recognition of 1915 Armenian ethnic cleansing … Continue ReadingTurkey and US: Final Countdown | Real Turkey
Categories Politics Erdogan calls on Biden to reverse his declaration of Armenian genocide Cem CetingucPosted on27 April, 202127 April, 2021 (Reuters) -Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan urged U.S. President Joe Biden to swiftly reverse his declaration … Continue ReadingErdogan calls on Biden to reverse his declaration of Armenian genocide
Categories Business HIGHLIGHTS Greenpeace: Turkey was the biggest importer of plastic waste from Europe Cem CetingucPosted on27 April, 202127 April, 2021 Greenpeace has announced that Turkey was the biggest importer of plastic waste from European countries … Continue ReadingGreenpeace: Turkey was the biggest importer of plastic waste from Europe
Categories Finance Markets Turkey currency outlook: New bouts of weakness underway Atilla YeşiladaPosted on27 April, 2021 Turkey’s lira rebounded 1.5% on Monday and retreated from near an all-time low as locals … Continue ReadingTurkey currency outlook: New bouts of weakness underway
Categories Politics Seren Selvin Korkmaz: Erdoğan is feeling the heat Atilla YeşiladaPosted on27 April, 2021 In the last two months alone, the Turkish lira crashed after the sudden dismissal of … Continue ReadingSeren Selvin Korkmaz: Erdoğan is feeling the heat
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Kobani trial: Request for recusal rejected Güldem AtabayPosted on26 April, 2021 The first hearing of the “Kobanî trial” started at the Ankara 22nd Heavy Penal Court … Continue ReadingKobani trial: Request for recusal rejected
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Mainstream TV channels skip political news, mostly feature ‘page three’ stories Güldem AtabayPosted on26 April, 2021 Mainstream TV channels avoid reporting extensively on political issues while mostly featuring “third-page news,” according … Continue ReadingMainstream TV channels skip political news, mostly feature ‘page three’ stories
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Germany starts deportations over Turkish municipal human trafficking scheme Güldem AtabayPosted on26 April, 2021 The German Interior Ministry will start deportations of Turkish citizens who entered the country with … Continue ReadingGermany starts deportations over Turkish municipal human trafficking scheme
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdogan announced 18 day full lockdown Güldem AtabayPosted on26 April, 202126 April, 2021 Turkish President Erdogan announced full lockdown for Turkey from April 29 to May 17 to … Continue ReadingErdogan announced 18 day full lockdown
Categories HYPED Politics Cabinet meeting: Longer lockdowns, “response” to Biden on the agenda Atilla YeşiladaPosted on26 April, 2021 Turkey’s cabinet will discuss adopting a tighter lockdown on Monday as President Tayyip Erdogan tries … Continue ReadingCabinet meeting: Longer lockdowns, “response” to Biden on the agenda
Categories General Another round futile peace talks in Cyprus start with low expectations Atilla YeşiladaPosted on26 April, 202126 April, 2021 Normally, trying to get the two sides on ethnically divided Cyprus to sit down for … Continue ReadingAnother round futile peace talks in Cyprus start with low expectations
