Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Politics Erdogan seeks payoff from Russia-US clash on Ukraine Cem CetingucPosted on2 February, 2022 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will try to leverage his strategic position in NATO and … Continue ReadingErdogan seeks payoff from Russia-US clash on Ukraine
Categories General Politics Erdogan now uses 10-year olds for his propaganda Atilla YeşiladaPosted on2 February, 2022 On weekend, main opposition leader (CHP) Kemal Kilicdaroglu outed 7K paid AKP trolls, one which … Continue ReadingErdogan now uses 10-year olds for his propaganda
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Further cabinet shuffle in the cards for Erdoğan’s government Güldem AtabayPosted on1 February, 2022 Four more ministers in Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s cabinet may leave their seats after … Continue ReadingFurther cabinet shuffle in the cards for Erdoğan’s government
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey’s past, present and future: After Erdogan, what then? Cem CetingucPosted on1 February, 2022 This latest history of Turkey in the 20th century traces the line of change from the … Continue ReadingTurkey’s past, present and future: After Erdogan, what then?
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Politics President Erdoğan: Taking necessary steps to protect our people from inflation Cem CetingucPosted on1 February, 2022 We are taking steps one by one which will protect our people from high inflation … Continue ReadingPresident Erdoğan: Taking necessary steps to protect our people from inflation
Categories General HYPED Politics Mid-night sackings: Head of Turkstat, Justice Minister Atilla YeşiladaPosted on30 January, 2022 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has sacked the head of the state statistics agency, according … Continue ReadingMid-night sackings: Head of Turkstat, Justice Minister
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Pro-Ankara UBP wins majority in Turkish Cypriot polls Cem CetingucPosted on28 January, 202228 January, 2022 A right-wing nationalist party has won the majority of Turkish Cypriot votes in snap legislative … Continue ReadingPro-Ankara UBP wins majority in Turkish Cypriot polls
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Tim Ash: Russia conflict – Is Taiwan next? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on28 January, 2022 Just had the pleasure (?) to listen thru another sell side presentation with the message … Continue ReadingTim Ash: Russia conflict – Is Taiwan next?
Categories General Politics Congresspeople urge Biden to nix F-16 sale to Turkey Atilla YeşiladaPosted on27 January, 2022 A coalition of Members of Congress cosigned a bipartisan letter, calling on the Biden Administration … Continue ReadingCongresspeople urge Biden to nix F-16 sale to Turkey
Categories HYPED Politics Turkey changes her diplomatic objective, third time in 21st Century Atilla YeşiladaPosted on26 January, 2022 Turkey’s near-term priority in foreign policy will continue to be normalizing the strained ties with … Continue ReadingTurkey changes her diplomatic objective, third time in 21st Century
Categories Politics The Russia-NATO Crisis Tests Turkey’s Balancing Policy Atilla YeşiladaPosted on26 January, 2022 Turkey’s military industry has made considerable progress in recent years and has started locally producing … Continue ReadingThe Russia-NATO Crisis Tests Turkey’s Balancing Policy
Categories General HYPED Politics Nicholas Morgan: Just how successful was Turkey’s Middle East charm offensive in 2021? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on25 January, 2022 Behind the walls of the colossal presidential palace in Turkey’s capital Ankara, President Recep Tayyip … Continue ReadingNicholas Morgan: Just how successful was Turkey’s Middle East charm offensive in 2021?
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Business Insider: How NATO’s most troublesome member became frenemies with Russia, and why it might not last Atilla YeşiladaPosted on25 January, 2022 Of the 30 countries in NATO, none have caused the alliance more recent headaches than … Continue ReadingBusiness Insider: How NATO’s most troublesome member became frenemies with Russia, and why it might not last
Categories General Politics Turkey’s Opposition Parties Hope Cooperating Will Deal Blow to Erdogan Atilla YeşiladaPosted on25 January, 2022 Turkey’s opposition groups can only defeat President Recep Tayyip Erdogan through an alliance, the country’s … Continue ReadingTurkey’s Opposition Parties Hope Cooperating Will Deal Blow to Erdogan
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics EU Ambassadors to the opposition leader: How? By Murat Yetkin Atilla YeşiladaPosted on24 January, 2022 “Can I ask you a question,” the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu … Continue ReadingEU Ambassadors to the opposition leader: How? By Murat Yetkin
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Al-Monitor: Can Israeli gas bridge Turkey-Israel rift? Güldem AtabayPosted on24 January, 2022 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has raised the prospect of normalizing ties with Israel, saying … Continue ReadingAl-Monitor: Can Israeli gas bridge Turkey-Israel rift?
Categories General Politics Former ambassador: Turkish Foreign Ministry turned into AKP’s ideological backyard Atilla YeşiladaPosted on21 January, 2022 Turkey’s former ambassador to the US Namık Tan has said the foreign ministry has lost … Continue ReadingFormer ambassador: Turkish Foreign Ministry turned into AKP’s ideological backyard
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdogan’s approval ratings up, as lira stabilises, yet still below 50 percent Güldem AtabayPosted on21 January, 202221 January, 2022 President Tayyip Erdogan’s approval rating rose 2.1 percentage points in January, a poll by Metropoll … Continue ReadingErdogan’s approval ratings up, as lira stabilises, yet still below 50 percent
Categories Business Emerging Markets General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey-Azerbaijan pipeline to be laid this year to supply Nakhchivan Cem CetingucPosted on20 January, 2022 Following the liberation of Azerbaijan’s occupied Nagorno-Karabakh region, Baku is now looking to ensure the … Continue ReadingTurkey-Azerbaijan pipeline to be laid this year to supply Nakhchivan
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Are Turkey’s efforts to fix the economy working? Cem CetingucPosted on20 January, 2022 Turkey’s government and central bank have taken unconventional steps in recent weeks to prop up … Continue ReadingAre Turkey’s efforts to fix the economy working?
