Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Opposition says new election draft law only benefits incumbent alliance Güldem AtabayPosted on15 March, 2022 Leading Turkish opposition figures have condemned the ruling alliance’s draft election law, saying that the … Continue ReadingOpposition says new election draft law only benefits incumbent alliance
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Election law draft submitted to Parliament: Ruling alliance to lower electoral threshold Güldem AtabayPosted on14 March, 2022 The election law draft jointly prepared by the ruling People’s Alliance was submitted to the … Continue ReadingElection law draft submitted to Parliament: Ruling alliance to lower electoral threshold
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdoğan met Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis in Istanbul Cem CetingucPosted on14 March, 2022 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has met Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Istanbul. Mitsotakis … Continue ReadingErdoğan met Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis in Istanbul
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Foreign Policy Research Institute: Turkey and Israel: A relationship unlikely to be fulfilled Atilla YeşiladaPosted on12 March, 2022 PATurkey looked long and hard to find an article which best explains the aftermath of … Continue ReadingForeign Policy Research Institute: Turkey and Israel: A relationship unlikely to be fulfilled
Categories General HYPED Politics This Week in Turkey feat. Atilla Yeşilada & Faruk Loğoğlu: Turkish Foreign Relations and Economy Atilla YeşiladaPosted on12 March, 2022 Turkey hosts the Antalya Diplomacy Forum to attempt to quell the flames in Ukraine: … Continue ReadingThis Week in Turkey feat. Atilla Yeşilada & Faruk Loğoğlu: Turkish Foreign Relations and Economy
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics ‘No progress’ as top Russia, Ukraine diplomats talk in Turkey Cem CetingucPosted on11 March, 202211 March, 2022 Ukraine’s foreign minister said he discussed a 24-hour ceasefire with his Russian counterpart but no … Continue Reading‘No progress’ as top Russia, Ukraine diplomats talk in Turkey
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Armenia, Azerbaijan and Turkey: Caught Between Russia and the West Cem CetingucPosted on11 March, 2022 As the war in Ukraine continues to cause more devastation and casualties, countries around the … Continue ReadingArmenia, Azerbaijan and Turkey: Caught Between Russia and the West
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Israel’s president in Ankara to thaw frosty ties as gas interest grows Güldem AtabayPosted on9 March, 2022 Israeli President Isaac Herzog embarked on March 9 on the first visit by an Israeli … Continue ReadingIsrael’s president in Ankara to thaw frosty ties as gas interest grows
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Opposition party leader Kılıçdaroğlu promises to bring back Istanbul Convention Cem CetingucPosted on9 March, 2022 Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu on March 8 pledged to reintroduce Istanbul … Continue ReadingOpposition party leader Kılıçdaroğlu promises to bring back Istanbul Convention
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics UPDATE -2: President pays a visit to Turkey, in hopes for strengthening ties Cem CetingucPosted on8 March, 20229 March, 2022 Israel’s president heads to Turkey Wednesday to meet his counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the first … Continue ReadingUPDATE -2: President pays a visit to Turkey, in hopes for strengthening ties
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics al Monitor: Biden administration to announce sanctions waivers for Syrian Kurds, Sunni opposition-held areas Güldem AtabayPosted on7 March, 20228 March, 2022 The Biden administration is expected to announce this week that Kurdish and opposition-controlled areas in … Continue Readingal Monitor: Biden administration to announce sanctions waivers for Syrian Kurds, Sunni opposition-held areas
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey announces tripartite meeting with foreign ministers of Russia, Ukraine Güldem AtabayPosted on7 March, 2022 Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, the Foreign Minister of Turkey, announced earlier today (March 7) that a tripartite … Continue ReadingTurkey announces tripartite meeting with foreign ministers of Russia, Ukraine
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Can Israel and Turkey’s renewed relations lead to a new Middle East? Güldem AtabayPosted on7 March, 2022 President Isaac Herzog will become the first Israeli leader to visit Ankara since 2008 when … Continue ReadingCan Israel and Turkey’s renewed relations lead to a new Middle East?
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Middle East (and Turkey too) to suffer from the grain shortage: Russian attack disrupts Ukraine’s supply chain Güldem AtabayPosted on7 March, 2022 Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is endangering more than only the lives of Ukrainians. The war … Continue ReadingMiddle East (and Turkey too) to suffer from the grain shortage: Russian attack disrupts Ukraine’s supply chain
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Interior Minister Soylu: Over 20,000 Ukrainian citizens were evacuated to Turkey amid Russia’s invasion Cem CetingucPosted on7 March, 2022 Over 20,000 Ukrainian citizens were evacuated to Turkey amid Russia’s invasion of the country, Interior … Continue ReadingInterior Minister Soylu: Over 20,000 Ukrainian citizens were evacuated to Turkey amid Russia’s invasion
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Where does Turkey stand in a new Cold War? It shouldn’t be complicated. Güldem AtabayPosted on7 March, 2022 I have never heard the word “neo-Nazi” as much as I have heard it in … Continue ReadingWhere does Turkey stand in a new Cold War? It shouldn’t be complicated.
Categories Atilla Yeşilada General HIGHLIGHTS Politics TURKEY: A Historic Manifesto from opposition for Democratization Atilla YeşiladaPosted on7 March, 20227 March, 2022 TURKEY: A historic manifesto from opposition for democratization 6 out of 7 major … Continue ReadingTURKEY: A Historic Manifesto from opposition for Democratization
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Seems Russian tourists will choose Turkey over Greek Cyprus this summer Cem CetingucPosted on6 March, 2022 Greek Cyprus will lose Russian tourists to Turkey this summer as it joined other nations in imposing sanctions on Moscow after … Continue ReadingSeems Russian tourists will choose Turkey over Greek Cyprus this summer
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Government works on new reform to stop violence against women: Erdoğan Cem CetingucPosted on4 March, 2022 The government is working on a new reform package aiming to end violence against women, President … Continue ReadingGovernment works on new reform to stop violence against women: Erdoğan
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Hacettepe University arts students protest dismissal of nude models Cem CetingucPosted on4 March, 2022 After nude models working for Hacettepe University’s Faculty of Fine Arts were dismissed from the … Continue ReadingHacettepe University arts students protest dismissal of nude models
