Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Politics AKP member resigns after allegations from mafia boss Cem CetingucPosted on1 September, 2022 A top member of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party has resigned following a … Continue ReadingAKP member resigns after allegations from mafia boss
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Marc Pierini: Understanding the Erdoğan-Putin Duet Atilla YeşiladaPosted on1 September, 2022 Erdogan-Putin relationship gives a new meaning to expression “friends with benefits” … Read More >Marc Pierini: Understanding the Erdoğan-Putin Duet
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Politics Erdoğan condemns NATO regarding Aegean conflict Cem CetingucPosted on1 September, 20221 September, 2022 Turkey knows that those who stir up unrest through harassment in the Aegean Sea act as “someone’s … Continue ReadingErdoğan condemns NATO regarding Aegean conflict
Categories Business Finance General HIGHLIGHTS Fitch: Gulf banks with Turkey exposure lose further Cem CetingucPosted on31 August, 2022 Gulf banks with exposure to Turkey are expected to make further net monetary losses on … Continue ReadingFitch: Gulf banks with Turkey exposure lose further
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Court places Turkish star under house arrest over religious school comments Cem CetingucPosted on30 August, 202230 August, 2022 A Turkish court has placed pop music singer Gulsen Bayraktar Colakoglu under house arrest, state-run news … Continue ReadingCourt places Turkish star under house arrest over religious school comments
Categories Business Emerging Markets General HIGHLIGHTS Politics UN: Ukraine rain shipments must be increased Cem CetingucPosted on30 August, 2022 Millions of tons of food from previous harvests in Ukraine still need to be cleared … Continue ReadingUN: Ukraine rain shipments must be increased
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Politics President Erdogan: 21st century will be the century of Turkey Cem CetingucPosted on30 August, 2022 Turkey still presently has problems in the economy, but this is a global phenomenon, Erdoğan … Continue ReadingPresident Erdogan: 21st century will be the century of Turkey
Categories General HYPED Turkey’s gray zone diplomacy Atilla YeşiladaPosted on27 August, 2022 Has Turkey invented a novel way to escape the new Cold War? … Read More >Turkey’s gray zone diplomacy
Categories Economy Finance General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Turkish government plans to cancel debts of 6 million citizens Cem CetingucPosted on26 August, 2022 Debts of some 6 million people, including those to utilities and phone companies, amounting to … Continue ReadingTurkish government plans to cancel debts of 6 million citizens
Categories General Reason behind Africa lined up for Bayraktar TB2 drone Cem CetingucPosted on25 August, 2022 African states are increasingly acquiring Turkish drones to fight armed groups after they proved to … Continue ReadingReason behind Africa lined up for Bayraktar TB2 drone
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Politics CHP condemns governors for banning festivals Cem CetingucPosted on25 August, 2022 Turkey’s main opposition CHP leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has called on governors to serve “the state,” … Continue ReadingCHP condemns governors for banning festivals
Categories Company & Industry Economy Emerging Markets General HIGHLIGHTS So far so good: 1.4 M Bulgarians visited Turkey in 2020 Cem CetingucPosted on25 August, 2022 About 1.4 million Bulgarians visited Turkey in January-July, according to data from the country’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism, … Continue ReadingSo far so good: 1.4 M Bulgarians visited Turkey in 2020
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Politics Turkey on scope: Soaring inflation, Rent & Refugees Cem CetingucPosted on25 August, 2022 Accommodation or the right to adequate housing, as a human right, is an integral part … Continue ReadingTurkey on scope: Soaring inflation, Rent & Refugees
Categories General HYPED Seren Selvin Korkmaz: A Turkish Playbook for Fighting Populism Atilla YeşiladaPosted on24 August, 2022 While President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan pursues a fear-based strategy of polarization, Turkey’s opposition parties are … Continue ReadingSeren Selvin Korkmaz: A Turkish Playbook for Fighting Populism
Categories General HYPED Batu Coskun: Why Turkey’s elections matter to the Gulf? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on23 August, 2022 Of the myriad political relationships that bear President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s imprimatur, relations with the … Continue ReadingBatu Coskun: Why Turkey’s elections matter to the Gulf?
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Politics Turkey turns against refugees during the rise of nationalism Cem CetingucPosted on22 August, 2022 In a neighborhood still scarred by hate, the Syrian refugees all but vanished one day … Continue ReadingTurkey turns against refugees during the rise of nationalism
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Israeli diplomat: ‘Ties designed to quietly handle disagreements’ Cem CetingucPosted on22 August, 2022 Irit Lillian, who’s served as charge d’affaires throughout Israel-Turkey reconciliation, says ties designed to quietly … Continue ReadingIsraeli diplomat: ‘Ties designed to quietly handle disagreements’
Categories Emerging Markets General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Politics Turkey gains force leading global humanitarian efforts Cem CetingucPosted on22 August, 2022 Turkey with its motto of “enterprising and humanitarian foreign policy” is continuing its efforts as … Continue ReadingTurkey gains force leading global humanitarian efforts
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED 1.8 million expatriates visited Turkey for summer Cem CetingucPosted on22 August, 2022 More than 1.8 million expatriates have visited Türkiye to spend their summer vacations, the official data … Continue Reading1.8 million expatriates visited Turkey for summer
Categories Economy Finance General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey Pushes Banks to Keep Commercial Loan Interest Rates Low Güldem AtabayPosted on21 August, 2022 Turkey is pushing commercial lenders to slash interest rates charged on loans to companies after … Continue ReadingTurkey Pushes Banks to Keep Commercial Loan Interest Rates Low