Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Murat Yetkin: Can Erdogan get out of the Mafia mess? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on27 May, 2021 Fugitive mob leader Sedat Peker has released his seventh video full of accusations about Interior … Continue ReadingMurat Yetkin: Can Erdogan get out of the Mafia mess?
Categories General Politics Greek Cyprus kills EU’s positive agenda with Turkey Atilla YeşiladaPosted on27 May, 2021 Nicosia is unhappy with Brussels following a positive EU agenda for Turkey, as President Nicos … Continue ReadingGreek Cyprus kills EU’s positive agenda with Turkey
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Mafia Claims Expose Erdogan’s Political Vulnerability Güldem AtabayPosted on27 May, 2021 President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is facing an uncomfortable truth: his governing party — Turkey’s largest … Continue ReadingMafia Claims Expose Erdogan’s Political Vulnerability
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Amberin Zaman: Erdogan swats aside mobster, stands behind interior minister Güldem AtabayPosted on27 May, 2021 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan finally broke his silence Wednesday on the barrage of explosive … Continue ReadingAmberin Zaman: Erdogan swats aside mobster, stands behind interior minister
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Politics Erdogan’s Poll Rating Hits All-Time Low as Economic Woes Grow Güldem AtabayPosted on25 May, 2021 Public support for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s AK Party hit an all-time low last month … Continue ReadingErdogan’s Poll Rating Hits All-Time Low as Economic Woes Grow
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Washington Post: A mobster’s online confessions are shaking Erdogan’s government. Turkey is riveted. Güldem AtabayPosted on25 May, 2021 The videos are set in a tidy hotel room, with props such as prayer beads … Continue ReadingWashington Post: A mobster’s online confessions are shaking Erdogan’s government. Turkey is riveted.
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Anonymous government official quoted by BBC Turkish confirms some of Sedat Peker’s claims Güldem AtabayPosted on25 May, 2021 Mafia boss Sedat Peker’s YouTube videos have caused a big crisis in the ruling Justice … Continue ReadingAnonymous government official quoted by BBC Turkish confirms some of Sedat Peker’s claims
Categories General HYPED Politics Turkey switches to value added exports: Cocaine Atilla YeşiladaPosted on24 May, 2021 Infamous Turkish mafia leader Sedat Peker, in a video released on Sunday morning local time, … Continue ReadingTurkey switches to value added exports: Cocaine
Categories Business Economy General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Politics Turkish mafia boss claims former PM’s son, ex-minister part of int’l drug trafficking scheme Güldem AtabayPosted on23 May, 2021 Turkish mafia boss Sedat Peker has accused former Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım’s son Erkan Yıldırım … Continue ReadingTurkish mafia boss claims former PM’s son, ex-minister part of int’l drug trafficking scheme
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Court rules for Osman Kavala’s continued detention Güldem AtabayPosted on21 May, 2021 The retiral of defendants accused of attempting to overthrow the government through the 2013 Gezi … Continue ReadingCourt rules for Osman Kavala’s continued detention
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey’s interior ministry has suspended security cooperation with US Güldem AtabayPosted on21 May, 2021 Suleyman Soylu, Turkey’s interior minister, has gradually ended all practical cooperation between Turkish security forces … Continue ReadingTurkey’s interior ministry has suspended security cooperation with US
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics ‘Election scenario’ poll: Imamoglu and Yavas lead Erdogan by more than 10 points in presidential election Güldem AtabayPosted on21 May, 2021 Istanbul Metropolitan Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu and Ankara Metropolitan Mayor Mansur Yavaş are more than 10 … Continue Reading‘Election scenario’ poll: Imamoglu and Yavas lead Erdogan by more than 10 points in presidential election
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Politics NYT: Claims From an Organized Crime Boss Rock Turkey’s Government Güldem AtabayPosted on19 May, 2021 Sliding in opinion polls amid a severe economic crisis and a surge in coronavirus infections, … Continue ReadingNYT: Claims From an Organized Crime Boss Rock Turkey’s Government
Categories General Politics Sedat Peker videos: Former intelligence chief warns against political assassinations Güldem AtabayPosted on19 May, 2021 Videos released by Sedat Peker show that the situation of state-mafia relations in Turkey is … Continue ReadingSedat Peker videos: Former intelligence chief warns against political assassinations
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Minister Soylu files complaint against journalists who apparently mediated between him, S. Peker Güldem AtabayPosted on19 May, 2021 Minister of Interior Süleyman Soylu has filed a criminal complaint against journalists Hadi and Süleyman … Continue ReadingMinister Soylu files complaint against journalists who apparently mediated between him, S. Peker
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics US condemns Erdoğan comments on Jewish people as anti-Semitic Güldem AtabayPosted on19 May, 2021 The United States on May 18 strongly condemned recent comments by Turkish President Recep Tayyip … Continue ReadingUS condemns Erdoğan comments on Jewish people as anti-Semitic
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdogan bashes Biden viciously, Turkey wows new arms purchases from Russia Atilla YeşiladaPosted on17 May, 2021 Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Monday criticized U.S. President Joe Biden’s approval of weapons sales … Continue ReadingErdogan bashes Biden viciously, Turkey wows new arms purchases from Russia
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics ECFR: West wishes – Turkey’s growing relationship with Ukraine Güldem AtabayPosted on17 May, 2021 In the recent escalation between Russia and Ukraine, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was unusually … Continue ReadingECFR: West wishes – Turkey’s growing relationship with Ukraine
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkish FM Çavuşoğlu in Saudi Arabia for talks to mend ties, Jerusalem clashes rise Güldem AtabayPosted on10 May, 2021 Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu arrived in Saudi Arabia on May 10 for a two-day … Continue ReadingTurkish FM Çavuşoğlu in Saudi Arabia for talks to mend ties, Jerusalem clashes rise
Categories Business HIGHLIGHTS Politics Analysis: The opposition puts its foot down on Canal Istanbul Atilla YeşiladaPosted on10 May, 2021 The leader of Turkey’s main opposition party Kemal Kilicdaroglu on Sunday vowed that his Republican … Continue ReadingAnalysis: The opposition puts its foot down on Canal Istanbul
