Categories Business General HIGHLIGHTS Iran seizes oil tanker headed for Tupras Atilla YeşiladaPosted on12 January, 2024 The U.S. government on Thursday confirmed reports that the Iranian navy had seized an oil … Continue ReadingIran seizes oil tanker headed for Tupras
Categories Finance General HIGHLIGHTS Mehmet Simsek: Confidence in economic program is worth $8.8 bn Atilla YeşiladaPosted on11 January, 2024 Türkiye obtained billions of dollars in external resources, provided to various sectors in the country … Continue ReadingMehmet Simsek: Confidence in economic program is worth $8.8 bn
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey’s presidential system from the perspective of the misery Index Atilla YeşiladaPosted on10 January, 2024 When the misery index was first proposed by Arthur Okun, it was an indicator consisting … Continue ReadingTurkey’s presidential system from the perspective of the misery Index
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey, Bulgaria and Romania to launch venture to demine Black Sea trade routes Atilla YeşiladaPosted on10 January, 2024 An anticipated tripartite agreement involving Turkey, Romania, and Bulgaria is set to be formalized on … Continue ReadingTurkey, Bulgaria and Romania to launch venture to demine Black Sea trade routes
Categories Economy Finance General HIGHLIGHTS Turkish central bank nears the end of its tightening cycle yet the deposit yields slide Editor P.A.Posted on9 January, 2024 TL deposit interest rates, which exceeded 50 percent in the last month of the year … Continue ReadingTurkish central bank nears the end of its tightening cycle yet the deposit yields slide
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS (UPDATE: Imamoglu vs Kurum polls) Former Urban & Environmental Affairs Minister Kurum to face Ekrem Imamoglu in Istanbul race Atilla YeşiladaPosted on8 January, 20248 January, 2024 According to the December research conducted by MetroPoll, citizens were asked what the result would … Continue Reading(UPDATE: Imamoglu vs Kurum polls) Former Urban & Environmental Affairs Minister Kurum to face Ekrem Imamoglu in Istanbul race
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Metropoll/Özer Sencar: If İmamoğlu wins the local elections, he will most likely be elected President in 2028 Atilla YeşiladaPosted on7 January, 2024 Founder and Director of MetroPOLL Research, Özer Sencar, predicted that if Ekrem İmamoğlu, who was … Continue ReadingMetropoll/Özer Sencar: If İmamoğlu wins the local elections, he will most likely be elected President in 2028
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey’s poverty threshold hits nearly three times the new minimum wage Atilla YeşiladaPosted on7 January, 2024 Turkey’s hunger threshold was 14,431 liras ($485) while the poverty threshold exceeded 47,000 liras ($1,578) … Continue ReadingTurkey’s poverty threshold hits nearly three times the new minimum wage
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Yağız Kutay Isik: “Are Turkish Football Clubs Going to Be Sold?” Güldem AtabayPosted on5 January, 20247 January, 2024 The scandal in Saudi Arabia has been debated by the public since Thursday. True patriots … Continue ReadingYağız Kutay Isik: “Are Turkish Football Clubs Going to Be Sold?”
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Mehmet Simsek’s monetary policy message falls prey to the vagaries of Turkish Atilla YeşiladaPosted on4 January, 2024 “Inflation is high but is moving in line with the economic program”, Treasury and Finance … Continue ReadingMehmet Simsek’s monetary policy message falls prey to the vagaries of Turkish
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Scandalous Can Atalay decision by the Court of Cassation: Constitutional Court decision has no legal value! Güldem AtabayPosted on3 January, 2024 The 3rd Criminal Chamber of the Court of Cassation has once again issued a scandalous … Continue ReadingScandalous Can Atalay decision by the Court of Cassation: Constitutional Court decision has no legal value!
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS At least 315 women killed in Turkey in 2023: report Atilla YeşiladaPosted on3 January, 2024 At least 315 women were killed by men in Turkey in 2023, with incidents of … Continue ReadingAt least 315 women killed in Turkey in 2023: report
Categories General HYPED FM Fidan outlines Turkish foreign policy goals for 2024 Atilla YeşiladaPosted on3 January, 2024 In his New Year’s message, Turkey’s Foreign Minister, Hakan Fidan, announced the country’s commitment to … Continue ReadingFM Fidan outlines Turkish foreign policy goals for 2024
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Erdogan’s New Year message: This is the year we break through…. Atilla YeşiladaPosted on1 January, 2024 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, in a new year’s message released on Dec. 31, has expressed … Continue ReadingErdogan’s New Year message: This is the year we break through….
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Tech ANALYSIS: Erdogan’s “return home” call ignored as Turkey drops further in academic freedom index Atilla YeşiladaPosted on31 December, 2023 Turkish academics who had gone abroad for better working conditions or those living in exile … Continue ReadingANALYSIS: Erdogan’s “return home” call ignored as Turkey drops further in academic freedom index
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Local court again fails to recognize Constitutional Court ruling: Atalay case at the Court of Cassation Güldem AtabayPosted on27 December, 2023 The Istanbul 13th High Criminal Court has once again rejected the release of Can Atalay, … Continue ReadingLocal court again fails to recognize Constitutional Court ruling: Atalay case at the Court of Cassation
Categories General HYPED Eight killed in the airstrikes of Turkey announces Syria Kurdish Administration, urges UN to intervene Atilla YeşiladaPosted on26 December, 2023 The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) issued a written statement regarding the … Continue ReadingEight killed in the airstrikes of Turkey announces Syria Kurdish Administration, urges UN to intervene
Categories General HYPED Turkish foreign policy in 2023: Some gains, many losses Atilla YeşiladaPosted on25 December, 2023 Türkiye’s foreign policy faced significant challenges in 2023 amid regional conflicts, but it experienced both … Continue ReadingTurkish foreign policy in 2023: Some gains, many losses
Categories General HYPED Istanbulites spend 3.5 years in traffic jams, 9-year study finds Atilla YeşiladaPosted on24 December, 2023 While Istanbul’s average life expectancy stands at 81 years, a recent study found that residents … Continue ReadingIstanbulites spend 3.5 years in traffic jams, 9-year study finds
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey – PKK skirmishes escalate, Iraq, Syria involved Atilla YeşiladaPosted on24 December, 2023 Kurdistan Region – Turkey’s defense ministry on Saturday announced that six more soldiers were killed … Continue ReadingTurkey – PKK skirmishes escalate, Iraq, Syria involved