Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Experts Warn of Turkey’s Growing Role as Drug Transit Hub Cem CetingucPosted on16 April, 2024 Turkish police have seized the third largest haul of cocaine in the country’s history, Interior … Continue ReadingExperts Warn of Turkey’s Growing Role as Drug Transit Hub
Categories Business General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey Aims to Solidify Role in East-West Trade Cem CetingucPosted on16 April, 2024 Turkey is pressing ahead with a tripartite agreement with Georgia and Azerbaijan, aiming to speed … Continue ReadingTurkey Aims to Solidify Role in East-West Trade
Categories Business Company & Industry General HIGHLIGHTS META’s Threads shut down operations in Türkiye Cem CetingucPosted on15 April, 2024 Meta Platforms announced on Monday that its social media platform Threads will be temporarily shut … Continue ReadingMETA’s Threads shut down operations in Türkiye
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Markets Turkish exports hit all-time high: Trade Ministry Cem CetingucPosted on15 April, 202415 April, 2024 Türkiye’s share in global goods exports increased from 1.02 percent in 2022 to a record 1.08 percent … Continue ReadingTurkish exports hit all-time high: Trade Ministry
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Turkish forces kill 12 PKK terrorists in northern Iraq Cem CetingucPosted on15 April, 2024 Turkish security forces have carried out an airstrike in northern Iraq, “neutralizing” 12 members of the PKK terrorist organization, the … Continue ReadingTurkish forces kill 12 PKK terrorists in northern Iraq
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Türkiye seeks solutions to Israel-Iran-Palestine crisis Cem CetingucPosted on15 April, 2024 Türkiye has engaged in diplomatic efforts aimed at finding a resolution to the escalating tensions between Israel and Iran, … Continue ReadingTürkiye seeks solutions to Israel-Iran-Palestine crisis
Categories Business Company & Industry General HIGHLIGHTS Sabanci Holding – Buy: Remains undervalued and attractive Cem CetingucPosted on13 April, 2024 NAV update. We have revisited our NAV model and applied higher valuations to the banking … Continue ReadingSabanci Holding – Buy: Remains undervalued and attractive
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Turkish Football: Recent Events and Future Prospects Cem CetingucPosted on13 April, 2024 Fenerbahçe was involved in one of the most impactful moments of the weekend as they … Continue ReadingTurkish Football: Recent Events and Future Prospects
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkish women gain back their voice post election: The Guardian Cem CetingucPosted on13 April, 202413 April, 2024 Big opposition wins in last week’s elections, notable for a huge rise in female representatives, … Continue ReadingTurkish women gain back their voice post election: The Guardian
Categories Business General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Turkey ranks 7th worldwide in health tourism with $2.3B revenue in 2023 Cem CetingucPosted on13 April, 2024 Türkiye has emerged as a prominent destination for medical tourists, ranking seventh worldwide in health … Continue ReadingTurkey ranks 7th worldwide in health tourism with $2.3B revenue in 2023
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Optimar poll: CHP more likely to solve economic crisis than AKP, no-votes mostly coming from CHP Atilla YeşiladaPosted on12 April, 2024 Pro-AKP Optimar research agency conducted the first post-election survey across the country, which revealed very … Continue ReadingOptimar poll: CHP more likely to solve economic crisis than AKP, no-votes mostly coming from CHP
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Economy czar Simsek to initiate spending cuts Atilla YeşiladaPosted on10 April, 2024 According to pro-government daily Türkiye Gazetesi, Minister of Treasury and Finance Mehmet Şimşek told AKP … Continue ReadingEconomy czar Simsek to initiate spending cuts
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Miracle! Government mouth piece SABAH interviews CHP chair Ozel Atilla YeşiladaPosted on9 April, 2024 The leader of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), Özgür Özel, has been featured … Continue ReadingMiracle! Government mouth piece SABAH interviews CHP chair Ozel
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Can Selcuki: Did CHP win the Turkish election, or did AKP lose it? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on9 April, 2024 The local elections on March 31 produced results far beyond expectations. Immediately after the election, … Continue ReadingCan Selcuki: Did CHP win the Turkish election, or did AKP lose it?
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS ING: With elections out of the way, Ankara focuses on the economy Atilla YeşiladaPosted on9 April, 2024 While municipal election results showed a better performance by the opposition than pre-election polls had … Continue ReadingING: With elections out of the way, Ankara focuses on the economy
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS The forgotten war in Syria on the verge of eruption Atilla YeşiladaPosted on9 April, 2024 “Syria is prime strategic real estate in the Middle East conflict”, argues Jonathan Spyer, a … Continue ReadingThe forgotten war in Syria on the verge of eruption
Categories Business General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey imposes export restrictions on Israel Atilla YeşiladaPosted on9 April, 2024 The Turkish Ministry of Trade announced on Tuesday in a statement that it will be … Continue ReadingTurkey imposes export restrictions on Israel
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Steven Cook and Sinan Ciddi: Post-Erdogan Turkey Is Finally Here Atilla YeşiladaPosted on7 April, 2024 Turkish politics is interesting again. For years, Turkey’s opposition was moribund. Then suddenly, last weekend, … Continue ReadingSteven Cook and Sinan Ciddi: Post-Erdogan Turkey Is Finally Here
Categories Atilla Yeşilada General Güldem Atabay HIGHLIGHTS Video panel: Turkey’s Local Elections: Outcome and Implications Atilla YeşiladaPosted on4 April, 2024 In May 2023, Turkey held its national elections, where Recep Tayyip Erdogan secured a third … Continue ReadingVideo panel: Turkey’s Local Elections: Outcome and Implications
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Video Commentary: CHP’s stunning victory shakes up the politcal landcape. What to expect next? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on4 April, 2024 It took me a couple of days to get over the shock of CHP beating … Continue ReadingVideo Commentary: CHP’s stunning victory shakes up the politcal landcape. What to expect next?