Categories General Politics Semih Idiz: Is Moscow using the S-400 against Turkey? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on4 September, 20214 September, 2021 The military logic of Turkey’s highly controversial purchase of S-400 anti-ballistic missile defense systems from … Continue ReadingSemih Idiz: Is Moscow using the S-400 against Turkey?
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey’s Economic Crisis: Could a Mafia Boss Take Down Erdogan? – TLDR News Atilla YeşiladaPosted on3 September, 2021 Turkey is a country with a number of problems at the moment, chief among … Continue ReadingTurkey’s Economic Crisis: Could a Mafia Boss Take Down Erdogan? – TLDR News
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdoğan ally says Turkey’s election threshold ‘confirmed’ to be set to 7 pct as both AKP and MHP suport slide Güldem AtabayPosted on1 September, 2021 Devlet Bahçeli, leader of the far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), said the ruling People’s Alliance … Continue ReadingErdoğan ally says Turkey’s election threshold ‘confirmed’ to be set to 7 pct as both AKP and MHP suport slide
Categories General Politics Turkey’s Erdogan speaks with UAE crown prince over strained ties Atilla YeşiladaPosted on1 September, 2021 Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan held a rare phone call with the UAE’s de facto ruler, … Continue ReadingTurkey’s Erdogan speaks with UAE crown prince over strained ties
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Politics MetroPoll: Erdoğan’s approval rating takes sharp fall Güldem AtabayPosted on29 August, 2021 Support for Turkish President Erdoğan’s performance in office declined by 10.1 percent in August, dropping … Continue ReadingMetroPoll: Erdoğan’s approval rating takes sharp fall
Categories Politics Armenia to respond positively to signals from Turkey: Pashinian Atilla YeşiladaPosted on29 August, 2021 Armenia is receiving positive signals from Turkey and is ready to respond positively, Armenia’s Prime … Continue ReadingArmenia to respond positively to signals from Turkey: Pashinian
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics US Senator Menendez bashes Erdogan Atilla YeşiladaPosted on28 August, 2021 Chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Bob Menendez, speaking during a visit to … Continue ReadingUS Senator Menendez bashes Erdogan
Categories Business Politics Tech U.S. trade chief: It is imperative for Turkey to remove digital services taxes Cem CetingucPosted on27 August, 2021 U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai told Turkey’s trade minister it was critical that countries remove … Continue ReadingU.S. trade chief: It is imperative for Turkey to remove digital services taxes
Categories Economy Politics Japan loans 410 million dollars to Turkey for Syrian refugees Cem CetingucPosted on27 August, 2021 At a meeting in Istanbul with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu last Friday, Japanese Foreign … Continue ReadingJapan loans 410 million dollars to Turkey for Syrian refugees
Categories Business Politics Africa’s newest pal: Turkey Cem CetingucPosted on27 August, 2021 An Olympic-size swimming pool in coastal Senegal. A military base in Somalia. And in arid … Continue ReadingAfrica’s newest pal: Turkey
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Commentary: Why is Turkey so interested in Afghanistan? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on26 August, 2021 Why is Turkey so interested in Afghanistan? Afghanistan is called “the Graveyard … Continue ReadingCommentary: Why is Turkey so interested in Afghanistan?
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Main oppotion leader Kilicdaroglu challenges Erdogan’s FX reserve math Atilla YeşiladaPosted on26 August, 202127 August, 2021 Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) Chair Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu claimed yesterday (August 25) that the … Continue ReadingMain oppotion leader Kilicdaroglu challenges Erdogan’s FX reserve math
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey begins evacuating troops from Kabul airport Güldem AtabayPosted on25 August, 2021 The Turkish military began evacuating its personnel from Kabul International Airport on Wednesday, according to a Turkish … Continue ReadingTurkey begins evacuating troops from Kabul airport
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Taliban: We do not want Turkish soldiers in Afghanistan Güldem AtabayPosted on25 August, 2021 Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on Aug. 24 that his group would take over the … Continue ReadingTaliban: We do not want Turkish soldiers in Afghanistan
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdoğan twists five financial facts in single speech Güldem AtabayPosted on25 August, 2021 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan twisted five different facts about the economy in a single speech … Continue ReadingErdoğan twists five financial facts in single speech
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Tech MEE: Turkey ‘not ready’ to sign deal to purchase new supply of Russian missiles Atilla YeşiladaPosted on24 August, 2021 Turkey is not in the final stages of signing a deal to purchase a second … Continue ReadingMEE: Turkey ‘not ready’ to sign deal to purchase new supply of Russian missiles
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics IMF’s Special Drawing Rights to Boost Turkey’s FX Reserves Güldem AtabayPosted on24 August, 2021 Turkey’s foreign currency coffers will get a boost of $6.4 billion Monday thanks to the International … Continue ReadingIMF’s Special Drawing Rights to Boost Turkey’s FX Reserves
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics NY Times: Afghan Refugees Find a Harsh and Unfriendly Border in Turkey Güldem AtabayPosted on24 August, 2021 In the days before the Taliban took Kabul, an Afghan woman was doubled over sobbing … Continue ReadingNY Times: Afghan Refugees Find a Harsh and Unfriendly Border in Turkey
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey can’t handle more refugees, Erdoğan tells EU’s Michel Güldem AtabayPosted on23 August, 2021 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had a phone conversation with EU Council President Charles Michel yesterday … Continue ReadingTurkey can’t handle more refugees, Erdoğan tells EU’s Michel
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics MetroPoll: 30 percent of undecided, non-voters are from ruling AKP base Güldem AtabayPosted on23 August, 2021 Almost one third of voters who are undecided about who to vote or who plan … Continue ReadingMetroPoll: 30 percent of undecided, non-voters are from ruling AKP base
