Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Twitter stoke electoral intervention concerns Cem CetingucPosted on27 March, 2023 Social media giant Twitter is back in the spotlight for its “complex” algorithm that is … Continue ReadingTwitter stoke electoral intervention concerns
Categories Business HIGHLIGHTS Iraq halts Kurdish crude exports after winning arbitration case against Turkey Atilla YeşiladaPosted on26 March, 2023 Iraq halted 450,000 barrels per day (bpd) of crude exports from the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region … Continue ReadingIraq halts Kurdish crude exports after winning arbitration case against Turkey
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics AFP: Can Muharrem Ince derail a Kilicdaroglu victory? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on26 March, 2023 Turkey’s top politicians have formed two camps heading into May’s election: those who revere President … Continue ReadingAFP: Can Muharrem Ince derail a Kilicdaroglu victory?
Categories Atilla Yeşilada HIGHLIGHTS Politics Atilla Yesilada: Can Erdogan steal the elections? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on26 March, 2023 A YouTube video with the thumbnail “election stealing scandal” circulates from channel to channel in … Continue ReadingAtilla Yesilada: Can Erdogan steal the elections?
Categories Business HIGHLIGHTS Ussal Sahbaz: Turkey’s housing bubble impedes innovation and productivity Atilla YeşiladaPosted on24 March, 2023 A report published this month included the following findings: “Economic activities in our nation’s largest … Continue ReadingUssal Sahbaz: Turkey’s housing bubble impedes innovation and productivity
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Erdogan sycophant confesses elections are about to be lost Atilla YeşiladaPosted on24 March, 2023 Mehmet Metiner, a long-time journalist and one-time AKP Congressman is currently a columnist at Islamist … Continue ReadingErdogan sycophant confesses elections are about to be lost
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Turkey’s unemployment rate fell to 10.4 percent in 2022 Cem CetingucPosted on24 March, 2023 The unemployment rate was at 10.4% in Türkiye last year, down from 12% in 2021, … Continue ReadingTurkey’s unemployment rate fell to 10.4 percent in 2022
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Air Pollution Claims Lives of Over 42,000 People in Turkey in 2021 Cem CetingucPosted on24 March, 2023 At least 42,000 people lost their lives due to air pollution in Turkey in 2021, … Continue ReadingAir Pollution Claims Lives of Over 42,000 People in Turkey in 2021
Categories Economy Emerging Markets General HIGHLIGHTS Foreign investors show interest in Turkish economy after years of instability Cem CetingucPosted on24 March, 2023 Scores of foreign investors are returning to Istanbul and Ankara after years in the cold … Continue ReadingForeign investors show interest in Turkish economy after years of instability
Categories Business Company & Industry HIGHLIGHTS HYPED TOGG to receive 100,000 preorders in first weeek Cem CetingucPosted on24 March, 2023 Togg, Türkiye’s first domestically manufactured car brand, has announced that its first smart device model … Continue ReadingTOGG to receive 100,000 preorders in first weeek
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Turkey Faces Impending Water Crisis Cem CetingucPosted on23 March, 2023 Turkey is experiencing the driest winter in 22 years and a water crisis is looming in the summer, according … Continue ReadingTurkey Faces Impending Water Crisis
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdogan Criticizes Opposition Alliance’s Partnership with HDP Cem CetingucPosted on23 March, 2023 The opposition bloc has long been in covert cooperation with the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), … Continue ReadingErdogan Criticizes Opposition Alliance’s Partnership with HDP
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey Cracks Down on TV Channels Ahead of Elections Cem CetingucPosted on23 March, 202323 March, 2023 Heavy fines imposed on four TV stations for their critical coverage of the government have … Continue ReadingTurkey Cracks Down on TV Channels Ahead of Elections
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdogan Aims to Revive Turkey’s Economic Standing Prior to Election Cem CetingucPosted on23 March, 2023 Former Turkish economy tsar Mehmet Simsek’s refusal to return to politics has left President Tayyip … Continue ReadingErdogan Aims to Revive Turkey’s Economic Standing Prior to Election
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED AFAD: Death toll surpasses 50,000 in Turkey’s earthquake Cem CetingucPosted on22 March, 2023 At least 50,096 people died in the devastating Feb. 6 earthquakes that ripped through Türkiye’s … Continue ReadingAFAD: Death toll surpasses 50,000 in Turkey’s earthquake
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey asks Iraq to remove PKK from its territory Cem CetingucPosted on22 March, 2023 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on March 21 called on Iraq to recognize the PKK as a terrorist organization and clear the … Continue ReadingTurkey asks Iraq to remove PKK from its territory
Categories HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Politics Former Turkish Economy Czar Simsek ‘Uninterested in Politics’ Cem CetingucPosted on22 March, 2023 Turkey’s former deputy prime minister in charge of the economy, Mehmet Simsek, said on Monday … Continue ReadingFormer Turkish Economy Czar Simsek ‘Uninterested in Politics’
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Erdogan: Turkey to Lose 104 Billion dollars due to Earthquakes Cem CetingucPosted on22 March, 202322 March, 2023 The February earthquakes are expected to cost 104 billion dollars (~2 trillion Turkish liras) to … Continue ReadingErdogan: Turkey to Lose 104 Billion dollars due to Earthquakes
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey quakes cause $3.5bn insurance industry loss, says PERILS Cem CetingucPosted on22 March, 2023 A first estimate for the insurance and reinsurance market industry loss from the recent Kahramanmaras … Continue ReadingTurkey quakes cause $3.5bn insurance industry loss, says PERILS
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Zeynep Gurcanlı: DIFFICULT CONDITIONS FOR THE AK PARTY GOVERNMENT FOR FULL NORMALIZATION Atilla YeşiladaPosted on21 March, 2023 The content of the Foreign Affairs Ministers of Turkey and Egypt, Messrs. Çavuşoğlu-Şükri meeting is … Continue ReadingZeynep Gurcanlı: DIFFICULT CONDITIONS FOR THE AK PARTY GOVERNMENT FOR FULL NORMALIZATION
