Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkey: fourth-quarter GDP growth driven by domestic demand Güldem AtabayPosted on28 February, 2023 Turkish GDP in the final quarter of 2022 was driven by robust private consumption, while … Continue ReadingTurkey: fourth-quarter GDP growth driven by domestic demand
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics MHP leader condemns opposition over post-quake politics Cem CetingucPosted on28 February, 2023 Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli has accused the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) of … Continue ReadingMHP leader condemns opposition over post-quake politics
Categories General Emergency supply sales skyrocket after earthquake Cem CetingucPosted on28 February, 2023 Following the deadly earthquakes that rattled Türkiye’s south and concerns over potential quakes in the future … Continue ReadingEmergency supply sales skyrocket after earthquake
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Building inspections made ‘on paper’: Experts Cem CetingucPosted on28 February, 2023 Building inspection companies rent engineer diplomas and inspections are carried out on paper instead of on site, … Continue ReadingBuilding inspections made ‘on paper’: Experts
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics First two surveys after the earthquake: AKP continues to melt! Atilla YeşiladaPosted on28 February, 2023 As Turkey prepares for presidential and parliamentary elections, ALF Research company announced the first post-quake … Continue ReadingFirst two surveys after the earthquake: AKP continues to melt!
Categories Business HIGHLIGHTS World Bank estimates quake bill: AT LEAST $35 bn Atilla YeşiladaPosted on28 February, 2023 The two deadly earthquakes that devastated Turkey’s southeast early this month are estimated to have … Continue ReadingWorld Bank estimates quake bill: AT LEAST $35 bn
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS MEE: The soaring rise and devastating fall of Turkey’s building boom | The Big Picture EP7 Atilla YeşiladaPosted on27 February, 2023 How does a country with the world’s best earthquake engineers and the strictest building … Continue ReadingMEE: The soaring rise and devastating fall of Turkey’s building boom | The Big Picture EP7
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Markets Turkey’s Sovereign Fund Allots at Least $1 Billion to Boost Stock-Market Heavyweights Güldem AtabayPosted on27 February, 2023 As reported by Bloomberg, Turkey’s sovereign wealth fund plans to channel cash into the nation’s … Continue ReadingTurkey’s Sovereign Fund Allots at Least $1 Billion to Boost Stock-Market Heavyweights
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey’s NATO talks with Sweden and Finland to resume on March 9 Güldem AtabayPosted on27 February, 2023 Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday that talks with Sweden and Finland regarding … Continue ReadingTurkey’s NATO talks with Sweden and Finland to resume on March 9
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Borzou Daragahi: Turkey’s Earthquake Has Also Shattered Erdogan’s Political Brand Atilla YeşiladaPosted on26 February, 2023 The devastating earthquakes that struck southern Turkey on Feb. 6 spell trouble for President Recep … Continue ReadingBorzou Daragahi: Turkey’s Earthquake Has Also Shattered Erdogan’s Political Brand
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey After a Cataclysmic Earthquake — with Soli Ozel Atilla YeşiladaPosted on26 February, 2023 Two massive consecutive earthquakes — of 7.8 and 7.5 magnitude — hit southeastern … Continue ReadingTurkey After a Cataclysmic Earthquake — with Soli Ozel
Categories Business General HIGHLIGHTS “Yağız Kutay Işık wrote: Earthquake taxes” Atilla YeşiladaPosted on25 February, 2023 We are currently going through a difficult time. It’s possible that the worst possible situation … Continue Reading“Yağız Kutay Işık wrote: Earthquake taxes”
Categories Atilla Yeşilada General HIGHLIGHTS Quake, Erdogan Push Turkish Economy to the Brink of Disaster | Real Turkey Atilla YeşiladaPosted on25 February, 2023 Quake, Erdogan Push Turkish Economy to the Brink of Disaster: – The true … Continue ReadingQuake, Erdogan Push Turkish Economy to the Brink of Disaster | Real Turkey
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Election Board Begins Preparations for Upcoming Polls Despite Disaster Cem CetingucPosted on24 February, 2023 The Supreme Election Board (YSK) has already launched works for creating essential ground for voting … Continue ReadingElection Board Begins Preparations for Upcoming Polls Despite Disaster
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Politics Turkey to collaborate with international community in healing process, says FM Cem CetingucPosted on24 February, 2023 Türkiye will use own resources and pledges from the international community to heal the wounds … Continue ReadingTurkey to collaborate with international community in healing process, says FM
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdoğan calls Zelensky on 1st anniversary of Russian war Cem CetingucPosted on24 February, 2023 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke with Ukraine’s President Volodomyr Zelensky on the phone to express Turkey’s … Continue ReadingErdoğan calls Zelensky on 1st anniversary of Russian war
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Volunteers Restore Antakya with a Focus on Historical Preservation Cem CetingucPosted on23 February, 202323 February, 2023 Volunteers have found a platform in Hatay’s Antakya district, one of the most affected by Feb.6’s tragic earthquakes … Continue ReadingVolunteers Restore Antakya with a Focus on Historical Preservation
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Earthquake survivors settle in tent cities Cem CetingucPosted on23 February, 2023 Following the quakes that affected approximately 20 million people, some survivors in 11 provinces have settled in tent … Continue ReadingEarthquake survivors settle in tent cities
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Hungary to approve Finland, Sweden’s NATO membership Cem CetingucPosted on22 February, 2023 The Hungarian parliament could approve Finland and Sweden’s NATO membership next month, according to the … Continue ReadingHungary to approve Finland, Sweden’s NATO membership
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Greece sends 48 aid trucks to earthquake zone Cem CetingucPosted on22 February, 2023 A convoy of 48 trucks carrying medical supplies, blankets and heating equipment collected in Greece, which … Continue ReadingGreece sends 48 aid trucks to earthquake zone