Categories General Tech Brookings: Making well-being a policy priority: Lessons from the 2021 World Happiness Report Atilla YeşiladaPosted on8 April, 2021 What began as a roving conversation about the role of happiness in policy among a … Continue ReadingBrookings: Making well-being a policy priority: Lessons from the 2021 World Happiness Report
Categories General Can Turkey Break With the Muslim Brotherhood? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on8 April, 2021 This article is a gateway to understanding whether Turkey can reset relations with Sunni Arab … Continue ReadingCan Turkey Break With the Muslim Brotherhood?
Categories Economy General Politics Foreign Affairs: U.S.-Russian Relations Will Only Get Worse Güldem AtabayPosted on8 April, 2021 It is hard to imagine that U.S.-Russian relations could get much worse, but sadly, they … Continue ReadingForeign Affairs: U.S.-Russian Relations Will Only Get Worse
Categories Economy General CEEMEA economic outlook: Some like it hot Cem CetingucPosted on8 April, 2021 The alarming rise in case rates across Europe and what they mean for the 2021 … Continue ReadingCEEMEA economic outlook: Some like it hot
Categories Economy General CORRECTION: Turkey sold 11.7 tons of gold in February due to currency crisis Cem CetingucPosted on8 April, 20218 April, 2021 PATurkey was misled by the confusing text and the fact none of its editors could … Continue ReadingCORRECTION: Turkey sold 11.7 tons of gold in February due to currency crisis
Categories General Kim says North Korea facing its ‘worst-ever situation’ Atilla YeşiladaPosted on8 April, 2021 Associated Press KIM TONG-HYUNG Wed, April 7, 2021, 8:14 AM SEOUL, South Korea … Continue ReadingKim says North Korea facing its ‘worst-ever situation’
Categories General Politics Turkish government ‘orchestrated troll armies during pandemic’ Güldem AtabayPosted on7 April, 2021 The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) orchestrated troll armies during the COVID-19 pandemic, Amnesty … Continue ReadingTurkish government ‘orchestrated troll armies during pandemic’
Categories General HYPED Sino-Turkish “partnership” cracks under Uighur spat Atilla YeşiladaPosted on7 April, 2021 Turkey called in China’s ambassador on Tuesday after his embassy said it had “the right … Continue ReadingSino-Turkish “partnership” cracks under Uighur spat
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Real Turkey Video: Clash of Civilizations reformatting world economy Atilla YeşiladaPosted on6 April, 2021 US vs China: This is not about trade, AND this is NOT between … Continue ReadingReal Turkey Video: Clash of Civilizations reformatting world economy
Categories General HYPED VoA: Top EU Officials Head to Turkey for a Reset Atilla YeşiladaPosted on6 April, 2021 Top European Union officials head to Turkey Tuesday to meet with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan … Continue ReadingVoA: Top EU Officials Head to Turkey for a Reset
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey’s March inflation at 16.2% Güldem AtabayPosted on5 April, 2021 Turkey’s annual inflation climbed above 16% in March for the first time since mid-2019, data … Continue ReadingTurkey’s March inflation at 16.2%
Categories General HYPED Politics OPINION: 104 admirals, 42K cases, 16.2% inflation Atilla YeşiladaPosted on5 April, 2021 Police on April 5 detained 10 retired admirals after 104 of them signed a letter … Continue ReadingOPINION: 104 admirals, 42K cases, 16.2% inflation
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Erdogan’s opportunity to crack down on dissent: Admiral’s declaration Atilla YeşiladaPosted on5 April, 2021 A strongly worded statement from 103 retired admirals in Turkey about several government practices has … Continue ReadingErdogan’s opportunity to crack down on dissent: Admiral’s declaration
Categories General Al-Ahram: Will Biden recognize the Armenian genocide? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on4 April, 2021 On the fringe of a two-day NATO meeting in Brussels (23-24 March), US Secretary of … Continue ReadingAl-Ahram: Will Biden recognize the Armenian genocide?
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Number of households receiving aid tops 6.5 million in Turkey Atilla YeşiladaPosted on3 April, 2021 Turkey’s Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Services has released its 2020 activity report, which … Continue ReadingNumber of households receiving aid tops 6.5 million in Turkey
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS What’s in a Name?: The fraught and funny world of Turkish nomenclature Atilla YeşiladaPosted on2 April, 2021 Hi my name is Atilla (the Hun) Green Island (I’m from Cyprus), the only son … Continue ReadingWhat’s in a Name?: The fraught and funny world of Turkish nomenclature
Categories General Rumours of War: Another Russian Surprise in Ukraine? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on2 April, 2021 More than six years have passed since the so-called Minsk II accords brought an end … Continue ReadingRumours of War: Another Russian Surprise in Ukraine?
Categories General Turkey avoided recession, however high inflation and Lira volatility remains Cem CetingucPosted on31 March, 2021 Relations with the EU and the US remain strained: President Erdogan won the June 2018 … Continue ReadingTurkey avoided recession, however high inflation and Lira volatility remains
Categories General AK Party shaken by “powdered sugar” scandal Atilla YeşiladaPosted on31 March, 2021 If you are worried AK Party is “Islamizing” Turkey, don’t. It is the amenities of … Continue ReadingAK Party shaken by “powdered sugar” scandal
Categories Economy General Reuters: ‘We will not be able to pay our bills’: Turks set to lose a COVID-19 income support Atilla YeşiladaPosted on31 March, 2021 Amidst the confusion and loss of economic confidence caused by the swift slide of the … Continue ReadingReuters: ‘We will not be able to pay our bills’: Turks set to lose a COVID-19 income support
