Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Turkey earthquake aftermath could cause environmental catastrophe with debris Cem CetingucPosted on7 April, 20237 April, 2023 It has been two months since the earthquake described as the “disaster of the century” hit Turkey’s … Continue ReadingTurkey earthquake aftermath could cause environmental catastrophe with debris
Categories Finance HYPED Markets Morgan Stanley: Increased pressure on Turkish Lira in the run-up to the elections Atilla YeşiladaPosted on6 April, 2023 Wider trade deficits A policy preference to keep the nominal exchange rate stable amid deeply … Continue ReadingMorgan Stanley: Increased pressure on Turkish Lira in the run-up to the elections
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Experts warn about new mucilage threat in Marmara Sea Cem CetingucPosted on3 April, 2023 With the effects of drought and the increase in sea water temperatures, there might be a new mucilage formation … Continue ReadingExperts warn about new mucilage threat in Marmara Sea
Categories HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Politics Erdogan criticizes US ambassador for meeting with opposition leader Cem CetingucPosted on3 April, 2023 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has slammed U.S. Ambassador to Ankara Jeff Flake for paying a visit to Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the leader of … Continue ReadingErdogan criticizes US ambassador for meeting with opposition leader
Categories Business Finance HYPED Prof Hayri Kozanoglu: Who should pay the cost of quake reconstruction? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on1 April, 2023 Prof Hayri Kozanoglu, renown economist and one of the leading left-wing intellectuals of the older … Continue ReadingProf Hayri Kozanoglu: Who should pay the cost of quake reconstruction?
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Politics Turkey to Proceed with Elections Despite Disaster Zone Challenges Cem CetingucPosted on31 March, 2023 Last week, it became official: the number killed in February’s earthquakes in Turkey alone crossed … Continue ReadingTurkey to Proceed with Elections Despite Disaster Zone Challenges
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED UN: Earthquake Damages 20 percent of Turkey’s Food Production Cem CetingucPosted on31 March, 202331 March, 2023 The 7.8-magnitude quake on February 6, and its aftershocks, killed more than 55,000 people and … Continue ReadingUN: Earthquake Damages 20 percent of Turkey’s Food Production
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Turkey’s greenhouse gas emissions rise by 7.7 percent in 2021 Cem CetingucPosted on30 March, 2023 Greenhouse gas emissions in Turkey increased by 7.7 percent in 2021, according to official figures … Continue ReadingTurkey’s greenhouse gas emissions rise by 7.7 percent in 2021
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Turkish earthquake survivors observe Ramadan amid grief and devastation Cem CetingucPosted on28 March, 202328 March, 2023 For Nurettin Ozdemir, a grocery shop worker in the Turkish capital of Ankara, this year’s … Continue ReadingTurkish earthquake survivors observe Ramadan amid grief and devastation
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 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 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 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 General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED World donates 6 bln euros for Türkiye’s quake relief Cem CetingucPosted on21 March, 2023 The international community has collected slightly more than 6 billion euros for Türkiye and around … Continue ReadingWorld donates 6 bln euros for Türkiye’s quake relief
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Turkey’s earthquake aftermath leads to an even larger budget deficit Cem CetingucPosted on20 March, 2023 Turkey’s central government budget recorded a deficit of 170.56 billion lira ($8.99 billion) in February, … Continue ReadingTurkey’s earthquake aftermath leads to an even larger budget deficit
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Conference to gather donations aims to support earthquake relief efforts Cem CetingucPosted on20 March, 2023 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen kicked off a EU-hosted fund-raising event by promising … Continue ReadingConference to gather donations aims to support earthquake relief efforts
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Flood death toll rises to 15 in Turkey’s quake zone Cem CetingucPosted on16 March, 2023 At least 15 people have died in the floods caused by torrential rains that hit … Continue ReadingFlood death toll rises to 15 in Turkey’s quake zone
Categories General HYPED Politics Sinan Ciddi: Turkey’s Erdogan grasps desperately for Kurdish votes Atilla YeşiladaPosted on15 March, 2023 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has expanded the number of political parties affiliated with his … Continue ReadingSinan Ciddi: Turkey’s Erdogan grasps desperately for Kurdish votes
