Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Protests erupt across Kurdistan, Europe over Turkish assault on journalists, crack-down at home Atilla YeşiladaPosted on23 December, 2024 In protest of the killing of two Kurdish journalists, Cîhan Bilgin and Nazim Daştan, near … Continue ReadingProtests erupt across Kurdistan, Europe over Turkish assault on journalists, crack-down at home
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Robert Ellis: Cyprus, A Stone in Turkey’s shoe Atilla YeşiladaPosted on22 December, 2024 The armistice between North and South Korea is a frozen conflict that Kim Jong-un would … Continue ReadingRobert Ellis: Cyprus, A Stone in Turkey’s shoe
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Jerusalem Post: ‘A new Putin’: Turkey’s Erdogan eyes power in Syria as Israel watches nervously Atilla YeşiladaPosted on22 December, 2024 If Turkey decides to arm the rebel forces, it is unclear how Israel will respond … Continue ReadingJerusalem Post: ‘A new Putin’: Turkey’s Erdogan eyes power in Syria as Israel watches nervously
Categories Business Company & Industry HIGHLIGHTS Turkish consumer stocks in 2025 by JP Morgan: Adjusting to lower growth and inflation Atilla YeşiladaPosted on22 December, 2024 Into 2025, we expect that many companies will navigate a difficult consumer landscape, striving to … Continue ReadingTurkish consumer stocks in 2025 by JP Morgan: Adjusting to lower growth and inflation
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkish Labor Union seeks 74% increase in minimum wage Cem CetingucPosted on20 December, 2024 Türk-İş, representing workers in the 2025 minimum wage negotiations, announced their demand for a new … Continue ReadingTurkish Labor Union seeks 74% increase in minimum wage
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Report uncovers Turkey’s crude oil shipments to Israel Cem CetingucPosted on20 December, 202420 December, 2024 A new report by the Progressive International and Stop Fuelling Genocide campaign unveiled 10 crude … Continue ReadingReport uncovers Turkey’s crude oil shipments to Israel
Categories Business HIGHLIGHTS Turkey’s consumers end 2024 on a high note Atilla YeşiladaPosted on20 December, 2024 Despite relentless inflation eroding wages and salaries and general pessimism about AKP’s ability to steer … Continue ReadingTurkey’s consumers end 2024 on a high note
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS BBVA Garanti: Turkey 2025 outlook Atilla YeşiladaPosted on20 December, 2024 In our second article covering Turkey’s 2025 economic and political prospects. This contribution comes from … Continue ReadingBBVA Garanti: Turkey 2025 outlook
Categories Business HIGHLIGHTS Great relief for Turkey: US exempts her from Gazprombank sanctions Atilla YeşiladaPosted on20 December, 2024 Turkey has received an exemption for gas payments to Russia after the United States imposed … Continue ReadingGreat relief for Turkey: US exempts her from Gazprombank sanctions
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS OECD: Turkey’s 2025 economic outlook Atilla YeşiladaPosted on19 December, 2024 PA Turkey’s coverage of Turkey’s 2025 outlook starts with the view from OECD, published in … Continue ReadingOECD: Turkey’s 2025 economic outlook
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Removed CHP mayor denounces imprisonment as ‘baseless’ Cem CetingucPosted on19 December, 2024 Turkish main opposition CHP’s jailed district mayor Ahmet Özer has called the imprisonment and “terrorism” … Continue ReadingRemoved CHP mayor denounces imprisonment as ‘baseless’
Categories Business Company & Industry HIGHLIGHTS Halkbank case kicked back to Supreme Court Atilla YeşiladaPosted on19 December, 2024 According to the news by Can Kamiloğlu from VoA Turkish, Turkish state lender Halkbank’s petition … Continue Reading Halkbank case kicked back to Supreme Court
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Turkish Court releases defendants in Istanbul airport ISIS attack Cem CetingucPosted on19 December, 2024 Turkey’s Court of Cassation has decided to release six out of seven defendants in the … Continue ReadingTurkish Court releases defendants in Istanbul airport ISIS attack
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Sen Kennedy urges Erdogan to keep away from Syrian Kurds Atilla YeşiladaPosted on19 December, 2024 Senator John Nelly Kennedy criticized Turkey for funding mercenaries to fight against the Syrian Democratic … Continue ReadingSen Kennedy urges Erdogan to keep away from Syrian Kurds
Categories Company & Industry Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkish services industry faces decline in October Cem CetingucPosted on18 December, 2024 The Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) reported on Monday that the services production index declined by … Continue ReadingTurkish services industry faces decline in October
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Tracing US-Turkey relations from Biden to Trump Cem CetingucPosted on18 December, 2024 While Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has expressed a willingness to strengthen ties with Washington, … Continue ReadingTracing US-Turkey relations from Biden to Trump
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Şimşek pledges reduced inflation by 2025 Cem CetingucPosted on18 December, 2024 A noticeable slowdown in inflation has begun in many areas and it will continue in … Continue ReadingŞimşek pledges reduced inflation by 2025
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Report: Six CHP-run municipalities face seizure for outstanding payroll taxes Atilla YeşiladaPosted on18 December, 2024 The Labor and Social Security Ministry has imposed a seizure on six municipalities governed by … Continue ReadingReport: Six CHP-run municipalities face seizure for outstanding payroll taxes
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics BREAKING: Turkish forces poised to attack Syrian Kurds Atilla YeşiladaPosted on18 December, 2024 Washington is worried about the Turkish military’s possible attack against American-backed Kurds in Syria, according … Continue ReadingBREAKING: Turkish forces poised to attack Syrian Kurds
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Nearly half of local administrations’ treasury debt tied to AKP municipalities Cem CetingucPosted on18 December, 202418 December, 2024 Despite the government’s attacks on opposition-led municipalities over their debts, eight ruling coalition-led municipalities account … Continue ReadingNearly half of local administrations’ treasury debt tied to AKP municipalities
