Categories Columnists General HYPED Tim Ash: Russia ‘s invasion of Ukraine – Outlook and Q&A Atilla YeşiladaPosted on7 May, 2022 Lots of questions around Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and what it means for both countries. … Continue ReadingTim Ash: Russia ‘s invasion of Ukraine – Outlook and Q&A
Categories Business Company & Industry General HIGHLIGHTS Markets WTO decides in favor of Turkey in steel import case Cem CetingucPosted on6 May, 2022 A panel of the World Trade Organization (WTO) has supported Turkey’s complaints and ruled that … Continue ReadingWTO decides in favor of Turkey in steel import case
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Microplastics threaten all life in Mediterranean Sea Cem CetingucPosted on6 May, 2022 Pollution caused by microplastics on the coasts of the Mediterranean is posing a public health hazard threat ahead of … Continue ReadingMicroplastics threaten all life in Mediterranean Sea
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS One third of Turkey struggles with obesity: WHO study Cem CetingucPosted on6 May, 2022 Nearly a third of the Turkish population, or 32.1 percent, comprises obese people, whereas 66.8 … Continue ReadingOne third of Turkey struggles with obesity: WHO study
Categories General HYPED Turkey wants Syrian refugees to leave — will this destabilize Syria? – analysis Atilla YeşiladaPosted on5 May, 2022 Turkey’s ruling party is claiming it will return Syrian refugees to Syria. This could include … Continue ReadingTurkey wants Syrian refugees to leave — will this destabilize Syria? – analysis
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey ranked 149th in global press freedom survey Cem CetingucPosted on5 May, 2022 Media landscape With 90% of the national media now under government control, the public has … Continue ReadingTurkey ranked 149th in global press freedom survey
Categories Company & Industry General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkish TV series become tools of cultural diplomacy Cem CetingucPosted on5 May, 2022 Turkish TV series have become tools of cultural diplomacy, increasing the power of Turkish foreign policy, a … Continue ReadingTurkish TV series become tools of cultural diplomacy
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Politics Turkey’s hope for tourism revival losts with Russian war Cem CetingucPosted on5 May, 20225 May, 2022 Despite many Russian dissidents and young professionals arriving in Turkey following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the … Continue ReadingTurkey’s hope for tourism revival losts with Russian war
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Erdogan fears Turkey’s Kurdish minority – opinion Atilla YeşiladaPosted on4 May, 2022 On April 18, 2022, Turkey launched a new ground and air offensive against Kurdish militants … Continue ReadingErdogan fears Turkey’s Kurdish minority – opinion
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey’s Labor Day protests net 164 detentions Atilla YeşiladaPosted on2 May, 2022 Turkish riot police detained 164 protesters trying to reach Istanbul’s main Taksim Square for May … Continue ReadingTurkey’s Labor Day protests net 164 detentions
Categories Business General HIGHLIGHTS Why are foes Turkey and Saudi Arabia fixing ties? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on29 April, 2022 The killing of columnist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi agents in Istanbul sent an already tense … Continue ReadingWhy are foes Turkey and Saudi Arabia fixing ties?
Categories Company & Industry Finance General HIGHLIGHTS Top Picks Update: Adding PETKM, Removing TKFEN & MGROS Cem CetingucPosted on29 April, 2022 Buy PETKM. We like PETKM as we think the market has not appreciated yet SOCAR Turkey’s … Continue ReadingTop Picks Update: Adding PETKM, Removing TKFEN & MGROS
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Video Commentary: Turkey’s Number #1 Political Prisoner Osman Kavala Atilla YeşiladaPosted on28 April, 2022 Turkey’s Number #1 Political Prisoner Osman Kavala This week, Mr. Osman Kavala … Continue ReadingVideo Commentary: Turkey’s Number #1 Political Prisoner Osman Kavala
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey aims neutrality in Russian war, tension rises due to Montreux Treaty Cem CetingucPosted on28 April, 2022 There’s a Turkish saying, “Did your ships sink in the Black Sea?” The expression is … Continue ReadingTurkey aims neutrality in Russian war, tension rises due to Montreux Treaty
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED 6 PKK terrorist detained for planning bomb attacks: Minister Cem CetingucPosted on28 April, 2022 Turkish security forces detained six PKK terrorists planning to carry out attacks in retaliation to … Continue Reading6 PKK terrorist detained for planning bomb attacks: Minister
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Turkey has independent justice: Erdogan on Kavala verdict Cem CetingucPosted on28 April, 2022 Turkey is a state of rule of law and has independent justice, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has … Continue ReadingTurkey has independent justice: Erdogan on Kavala verdict
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Politics Erdogan to visit Saudi Arabia for ameliorating ties Cem CetingucPosted on27 April, 2022 The two-day trip comes on the heels of an Istanbul court’s decision to halt the … Continue ReadingErdogan to visit Saudi Arabia for ameliorating ties
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Reason behind Turkey’s ‘Operation Claw’ in Northern Iraq Cem CetingucPosted on27 April, 202227 April, 2022 Turkey’s Ministry of National Defence announced the launch of a new cross-border military operation called … Continue ReadingReason behind Turkey’s ‘Operation Claw’ in Northern Iraq
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics DEVA Party declares to run individually in 2023 elections Cem CetingucPosted on27 April, 2022 The newly founded Democracy and Progress Party (DEVA) will run independently in the upcoming parliamentary elections, … Continue ReadingDEVA Party declares to run individually in 2023 elections
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Global warming can wipe out 4 percent of global GDP by 2050 Cem CetingucPosted on27 April, 202227 April, 2022 Climate change could see 4% of global annual economic output lost by 2050 and hit … Continue ReadingGlobal warming can wipe out 4 percent of global GDP by 2050
