Categories General Indian variants reach Africa, a new tragedy is feared Atilla YeşiladaPosted on22 May, 2021 Experts believe the spread of new coronavirus variants in Africa has contributed to an increase … Continue ReadingIndian variants reach Africa, a new tragedy is feared
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey seals deal for 60 mln more doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine Güldem AtabayPosted on21 May, 2021 Turkey finalized a deal to buy 60 million more doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, with … Continue ReadingTurkey seals deal for 60 mln more doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Burak Bekdil: Turks May Be Rediscovering the Merits of the Secular Paradigm Atilla YeşiladaPosted on21 May, 2021 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The departure of some Turks from Erdoğan-style manifest Islamism based on visible piety … Continue ReadingBurak Bekdil: Turks May Be Rediscovering the Merits of the Secular Paradigm
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Iran says US has agreed to lift oil, banking sanctions Atilla YeşiladaPosted on21 May, 2021 Iranian President Hassan Rohani said today that the US has agreed to lift all major … Continue ReadingIran says US has agreed to lift oil, banking sanctions
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Ahval: Turkey accuses U.S. of coup plot after anti-Semitism accusations Atilla YeşiladaPosted on21 May, 2021 Turkey, reacting angrily to U.S. claims of anti-Semitism directed at President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, accused … Continue ReadingAhval: Turkey accuses U.S. of coup plot after anti-Semitism accusations
Categories Economy General Birth rate declining in Turkey: Report Atilla YeşiladaPosted on21 May, 2021 A recent report by Turkey’s statistical authority has revealed a trend of declining birth rates … Continue ReadingBirth rate declining in Turkey: Report
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS US condemns Erdogan ‘anti-Semitic’ remarks Atilla YeşiladaPosted on19 May, 2021 The United States on Tuesday sharply criticized Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for what it … Continue ReadingUS condemns Erdogan ‘anti-Semitic’ remarks
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Politics NYT: Claims From an Organized Crime Boss Rock Turkey’s Government Güldem AtabayPosted on19 May, 2021 Sliding in opinion polls amid a severe economic crisis and a surge in coronavirus infections, … Continue ReadingNYT: Claims From an Organized Crime Boss Rock Turkey’s Government
Categories General Politics Sedat Peker videos: Former intelligence chief warns against political assassinations Güldem AtabayPosted on19 May, 2021 Videos released by Sedat Peker show that the situation of state-mafia relations in Turkey is … Continue ReadingSedat Peker videos: Former intelligence chief warns against political assassinations
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics ECFR: West wishes – Turkey’s growing relationship with Ukraine Güldem AtabayPosted on17 May, 2021 In the recent escalation between Russia and Ukraine, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was unusually … Continue ReadingECFR: West wishes – Turkey’s growing relationship with Ukraine
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS David Rothkopf: The World Braces for the Virus as America Begins to Move On Atilla YeşiladaPosted on16 May, 2021 The Biden administration’s success in battling the COVID epidemic has been a triumph of vision, … Continue ReadingDavid Rothkopf: The World Braces for the Virus as America Begins to Move On
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Jonathan Gorvett: Turkey blows up short-lived Israel reconciliation Atilla YeşiladaPosted on15 May, 2021 While Turkey had already been straining to build better relations with Israel, the recent violence … Continue ReadingJonathan Gorvett: Turkey blows up short-lived Israel reconciliation
Categories General HYPED Turkey: Notorious Mafia Leader Claims Close State Ties Atilla YeşiladaPosted on15 May, 2021 Turkish government officials entered into a war of words with the country’s well-known mafia leader, … Continue ReadingTurkey: Notorious Mafia Leader Claims Close State Ties
Categories General Erdogan tells Putin that Israel needs ‘deterrent lesson,’ report says Atilla YeşiladaPosted on13 May, 2021 Turkey’s president, Tayyip Erdogan, who has repeatedly condemned Israel’s occupation of the West Bank and … Continue ReadingErdogan tells Putin that Israel needs ‘deterrent lesson,’ report says
Categories General Washington Post: A sweeping coronavirus lockdown in Turkey sets off arguments and economic anxiety Atilla YeşiladaPosted on12 May, 2021 Shopkeepers pulled their steel shutters down last week in a warren of tool shops near … Continue ReadingWashington Post: A sweeping coronavirus lockdown in Turkey sets off arguments and economic anxiety
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Turkish research group faces criminal charges over inflation data Güldem AtabayPosted on10 May, 2021 Turkey’s statistics agency TUIK filed a criminal complaint against a group of local researchers publishing … Continue ReadingTurkish research group faces criminal charges over inflation data
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Yasar Yakis: Why Turkey is reluctant to withdraw from Libya Atilla YeşiladaPosted on10 May, 2021 Turkey last week sent a high-level delegation — made up of the foreign minister, … Continue ReadingYasar Yakis: Why Turkey is reluctant to withdraw from Libya
Categories General Turkey: AKP’s Mafia ties unveiled by boss at large Atilla YeşiladaPosted on8 May, 2021 Turkish media and pundits are scrambling to decode a series of public statements by convicted … Continue ReadingTurkey: AKP’s Mafia ties unveiled by boss at large
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS The National: Experts say lack of testing masks number of Covid-19 cases in Turkey Atilla YeşiladaPosted on7 May, 2021 A dramatic drop in the number of Covid-19 tests being carried out in Turkey is … Continue ReadingThe National: Experts say lack of testing masks number of Covid-19 cases in Turkey
Categories Business General HIGHLIGHTS For a fistful dollars: Turkey’s mindless drive to grab tourists Atilla YeşiladaPosted on7 May, 2021 How many countries can you count which employ positive discrimination and affirmative action for foreigners? … Continue ReadingFor a fistful dollars: Turkey’s mindless drive to grab tourists
