Categories Business General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey, UAE makes trade deal during Erdogan visit Cem CetingucPosted on16 February, 2022 Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan arrived in the United Arab Emirates on Monday as the countries … Continue ReadingTurkey, UAE makes trade deal during Erdogan visit
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey sending senior officials to Israel ahead of Herzog visit Cem CetingucPosted on16 February, 2022 A team of senior officials from Turkey will travel to Israel ahead of President Isaac … Continue ReadingTurkey sending senior officials to Israel ahead of Herzog visit
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdogan’s economic miscalculations could spell the end of his political career Atilla YeşiladaPosted on15 February, 2022 Turkey’s economic crisis is eroding President Erdogan’s support. One and a half years before the … Continue ReadingErdogan’s economic miscalculations could spell the end of his political career
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Journalists sent back to jail after sentences upheld in Libya case Güldem AtabayPosted on15 February, 2022 After the Istanbul Regional Appeals Court upheld their convictions, journalists Barış Pehlivan, Murat Ağırel and … Continue ReadingJournalists sent back to jail after sentences upheld in Libya case
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Selim Yenel: Is the EU Ready for Possible Political Change in Turkey? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on15 February, 2022 It seems that the EU believes, for the first time in many years, that the … Continue ReadingSelim Yenel: Is the EU Ready for Possible Political Change in Turkey?
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Half of Turkish electorate supports opposition bloc: MetroPoll survey Atilla YeşiladaPosted on14 February, 2022 According to the results of a recent opinion poll conducted by the Ankara-based MetroPoll, 49.7 … Continue ReadingHalf of Turkish electorate supports opposition bloc: MetroPoll survey
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics The Turkish Malaise by Cengiz Aktar Atilla YeşiladaPosted on14 February, 2022 https://www.tplondon.com/product/turkish-malaise/ What is going on in Turkey since some time now, doesn’t seem … Continue Reading The Turkish Malaise by Cengiz Aktar
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics US urges Turkey to respect freedom of press after move against int’l news websites Güldem AtabayPosted on13 February, 2022 The United States has warned Turkey to respect freedom of the press after the country’s … Continue ReadingUS urges Turkey to respect freedom of press after move against int’l news websites
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Ruling coalition files criminal complaint against journalist Ayşenur Arslan Güldem AtabayPosted on13 February, 2022 After the assassination of mob boss Halil Falyalı in Northern Cyprus this week, many questions … Continue ReadingRuling coalition files criminal complaint against journalist Ayşenur Arslan
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey to Cut VAT on Staple Foods in Bid to Tame Inflation Güldem AtabayPosted on13 February, 2022 Turkey will reduce value-added tax on staple foods to 1% from 8% in an effort … Continue ReadingTurkey to Cut VAT on Staple Foods in Bid to Tame Inflation
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkish Opposition Agree on Roadmap for Parliament System Return Güldem AtabayPosted on13 February, 2022 Turkey’s opposition parties agreed on a roadmap to bring back the parliamentary system, blaming powers … Continue ReadingTurkish Opposition Agree on Roadmap for Parliament System Return
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey steps up Ukraine support as Germany remains distant Cem CetingucPosted on11 February, 2022 Turkey’s support of Ukraine in the face of a possible invasion by Russia, despite recent troubles with Europe, … Continue ReadingTurkey steps up Ukraine support as Germany remains distant
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Survey shows negative attitudes among Turks towards Syrians on the rise Cem CetingucPosted on10 February, 2022 A new survey published by Turkey’s Social Democracy Foundation, known as SODEV, reveals negative feelings … Continue ReadingSurvey shows negative attitudes among Turks towards Syrians on the rise
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Kazakhstan: Where Do Turkey and Turkic States Stand? Cem CetingucPosted on10 February, 2022 Kazakhstan experienced unprecedented developments in January 2022. Economy-driven protests, triggered by the rise of liquefied … Continue ReadingKazakhstan: Where Do Turkey and Turkic States Stand?
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkish opposition leader urges civil disobedience to boycott high utility bills Atilla YeşiladaPosted on10 February, 2022 Mr Kemal Kilicdaroglu, Turkey’s main opposition leader CHP has urged the nation not to pay … Continue ReadingTurkish opposition leader urges civil disobedience to boycott high utility bills
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkish parliament speaker claims Erdoğan can legally run for president again Güldem AtabayPosted on7 February, 2022 Turkish Parliament Speaker Mustafa Şentop has argued that it is legitimate for President Recep Tayyip … Continue ReadingTurkish parliament speaker claims Erdoğan can legally run for president again
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey Dollar Sales to State Energy Firm Hit Record in January Güldem AtabayPosted on7 February, 2022 The Turkish central bank’s foreign currency sales to state-run energy importer Botas hit a record, … Continue ReadingTurkey Dollar Sales to State Energy Firm Hit Record in January
Categories Business Politics Media: Erdogan & Herzog to discuss NG pipeline Atilla YeşiladaPosted on4 February, 2022 Turkey and Israel can work together to carry Israeli natural gas to Europe and the … Continue ReadingMedia: Erdogan & Herzog to discuss NG pipeline
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Yetkin blog: Confessions from Erdoğan: Falling apart Atilla YeşiladaPosted on3 February, 2022 What I mean by the confessions is not limited to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s recent … Continue ReadingYetkin blog: Confessions from Erdoğan: Falling apart
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Arrested ISIS leader in Turkey confesses plans to attack opposition leaders, LGBTI+s, tourists Güldem AtabayPosted on2 February, 2022 The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has filed a case against Kasım Güler, who was … Continue ReadingArrested ISIS leader in Turkey confesses plans to attack opposition leaders, LGBTI+s, tourists
