Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics AKP calls for late elections, quake stalls election campaign of Turkey’s splintered opposition Atilla YeşiladaPosted on14 February, 2023 In Turkey, fears grow of Erdogan postponing elections as earthquake toll passes 30,000, wrote Ezgi … Continue ReadingAKP calls for late elections, quake stalls election campaign of Turkey’s splintered opposition
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Tremors Shake Turkish President Erdogan’s Future, Will He Postpone Elections? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on13 February, 202314 February, 2023 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s political future stands bleak for the first time in 20 … Continue ReadingTremors Shake Turkish President Erdogan’s Future, Will He Postpone Elections?
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Soli Özel: Erdogan government could become the victim of the earthquake Atilla YeşiladaPosted on9 February, 2023 “As the earthquake death toll soars, so does criticism of Turkey’s government response, remarks Rob … Continue ReadingSoli Özel: Erdogan government could become the victim of the earthquake
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Main opposition leader: Gov’t corruption in construction sector to blame for quake destruction Güldem AtabayPosted on8 February, 2023 In a video recorded in the quake-stricken province of Hatay, Turkish main opposition CHP leader … Continue ReadingMain opposition leader: Gov’t corruption in construction sector to blame for quake destruction
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey Silences Criticism of Govt’s Handling of Quake Disaster Güldem AtabayPosted on8 February, 2023 As criticism grows of the government’s response to the earthquake crisis, the authorities have acted … Continue ReadingTurkey Silences Criticism of Govt’s Handling of Quake Disaster
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Earthquake kills over 1,700 in Turkey, Syria; second massive quake follows Güldem AtabayPosted on6 February, 2023 A 7.8-magnitude earthquake in southern Turkey early Monday killed more than 1,700 people across the … Continue ReadingEarthquake kills over 1,700 in Turkey, Syria; second massive quake follows
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics US Raises Pressure on Turkey and UAE to Curb Russia Trade Ties Güldem AtabayPosted on3 February, 2023 The US has told the United Arab Emirates and Turkey that their economic and financial … Continue ReadingUS Raises Pressure on Turkey and UAE to Curb Russia Trade Ties
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Senators want to block Turkey F-16 sale until NATO expansion succeeds Güldem AtabayPosted on3 February, 2023 More than a quarter of the Senate sent a letter to President Joe Biden on … Continue ReadingSenators want to block Turkey F-16 sale until NATO expansion succeeds
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Tanks are not the solution for Ukraine war: President Erdogan Cem CetingucPosted on2 February, 20232 February, 2023 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Feb. 1 that sending weapons to Ukraine would not serve as … Continue ReadingTanks are not the solution for Ukraine war: President Erdogan
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Putin needs Erdogan to win Cem CetingucPosted on1 February, 2023 Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine has isolated the government in Moscow in a very short … Continue ReadingPutin needs Erdogan to win
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Politics Corruption is ‘off the charts’ in Turkey, Serbia, Bosnia and Hungary Cem CetingucPosted on1 February, 20231 February, 2023 Turkey, Hungary, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia got their worst corruption scores in ten years … Continue ReadingCorruption is ‘off the charts’ in Turkey, Serbia, Bosnia and Hungary
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics DW: Turkey’s opposition unveils plans to defeat Erdogan Atilla YeşiladaPosted on31 January, 2023 A six-party coalition in Turkey aim to go against the block lead by President Recep … Continue ReadingDW: Turkey’s opposition unveils plans to defeat Erdogan
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Politics FP: Turkish citizens flee Erdogan’s sinking ship pre-election Cem CetingucPosted on30 January, 202330 January, 2023 With Turkey’s May 14 elections fast approaching, many Turks are “voting with their feet,” citing … Continue ReadingFP: Turkish citizens flee Erdogan’s sinking ship pre-election
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Politics Erdogan: We may consider Finland for NATO membership, Sweden’s not welcomed Cem CetingucPosted on30 January, 202330 January, 2023 Finland still hopes to join Nato together with Sweden, Finland’s foreign minister has said, after … Continue ReadingErdogan: We may consider Finland for NATO membership, Sweden’s not welcomed
Categories General Politics First Take: Six-party opposition alliance unveils its government program Atilla YeşiladaPosted on30 January, 2023 In a historic moment for Turkish democracy, six opposition parties ranging from Islamist to center-left … Continue ReadingFirst Take: Six-party opposition alliance unveils its government program
Categories HYPED Politics Latest election poll from ORC: Two parties ‘made out of nothing’ Atilla YeşiladaPosted on29 January, 2023 In line with PA Turkey publication policy, all surveys are shared with acknowledgment of the … Continue ReadingLatest election poll from ORC: Two parties ‘made out of nothing’
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Facing hardest election yet, Turkey’s Erdogan woos voters with ‘good news’ Güldem AtabayPosted on29 January, 2023 Facing a difficult election in just a few months, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has … Continue ReadingFacing hardest election yet, Turkey’s Erdogan woos voters with ‘good news’
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Latest survey shows Erdogan’s alliance trailing the opposition by 5 points Atilla YeşiladaPosted on27 January, 2023 While the countdown continues for the 2023 elections in Turkey, to the date of May … Continue ReadingLatest survey shows Erdogan’s alliance trailing the opposition by 5 points
Categories Finance HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdogan’s Foreign Pals Are Bankrolling His Election Campaign, Will He Win? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on27 January, 2023 Real Turkey Channel presenter Atilla Yesilada explains the monetary and in-kind donations made by … Continue ReadingErdogan’s Foreign Pals Are Bankrolling His Election Campaign, Will He Win?
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Presidental candidate talks begin for Nation Alliance Cem CetingucPosted on27 January, 2023 The six-party Nation Alliance has challenged President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s eligibility to run for the … Continue ReadingPresidental candidate talks begin for Nation Alliance