Categories Business Politics Turkey and EU: Relations take a turn for the worse, economy could suffer Atilla YeşiladaPosted on7 July, 20208 July, 2020 Turkey will respond with its own steps if the European Union imposes further sanctions on … Continue ReadingTurkey and EU: Relations take a turn for the worse, economy could suffer
Categories Politics CHP leader Kilicdaroglu: AKP staging a civilian coup Atilla YeşiladaPosted on4 July, 20207 July, 2020 These are excerpts from a very lengthy TV interview with main opposition party CHP leader … Continue ReadingCHP leader Kilicdaroglu: AKP staging a civilian coup
Categories Politics Commentary: Why Is Biden Bad For Turkey, Which Is Good Atilla YeşiladaPosted on1 July, 20203 July, 2020 I don’t speculate on election results in Turkey, or elsewhere, but according to all the … Continue ReadingCommentary: Why Is Biden Bad For Turkey, Which Is Good
Categories General Politics Turkey’s changing media landscape Editor P.A.Posted on1 July, 20203 July, 2020 Summary A dominant narrative that has come out of Turkey in recent years highlights how … Continue ReadingTurkey’s changing media landscape
Categories General Politics Erdogan to ban Twitter, Netflix, Youtube in Turkey Editor P.A.Posted on1 July, 20202 July, 2020 Turkey’s President Erdogan vows to bring a draft bill to parliament to block/regulate social media … Continue ReadingErdogan to ban Twitter, Netflix, Youtube in Turkey
Categories Politics Turkish lawyers protest the government plan to reform/control bar associations Editor P.A.Posted on30 June, 20201 July, 2020 Thousands of Turkish lawyers protested outside Istanbul’s main courthouse on Tuesday against a government plan … Continue ReadingTurkish lawyers protest the government plan to reform/control bar associations
Categories Politics Arab Press: Egypt will not go to war with Turkey over Haftar Atilla YeşiladaPosted on27 June, 202030 June, 2020 Arab World is understandably extremely concerned bout the escalating war in Libya, which is drawing … Continue ReadingArab Press: Egypt will not go to war with Turkey over Haftar
Categories Politics JP Morgan: Finally a hawkish surprise from the CBRT Atilla YeşiladaPosted on27 June, 202029 June, 2020 After a long period of monetary easing, the CBRT finally delivered a hawkish surprise and … Continue ReadingJP Morgan: Finally a hawkish surprise from the CBRT
Categories Politics Erdogan’s AK Party Melting Fast In The Polls Atilla YeşiladaPosted on25 June, 202026 June, 2020 Our poll of polls tables, which have gathered the results of nine different polling agencies … Continue ReadingErdogan’s AK Party Melting Fast In The Polls
Categories Economy Politics Survey: Turkey’s economic problems become endemic Atilla YeşiladaPosted on25 June, 202026 June, 2020 Recent polls revealed an increase in undecided voters, now reaching 17% of the electorate, with … Continue ReadingSurvey: Turkey’s economic problems become endemic
Categories General Politics Ahval News: Ankara pleads with Qatar for more funding for Libya’s war effort Atilla YeşiladaPosted on24 June, 202024 June, 2020 Hours after strong statements by Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made … Continue ReadingAhval News: Ankara pleads with Qatar for more funding for Libya’s war effort
Categories General Politics ANALYSIS: Libya: War In a War Within War Atilla YeşiladaPosted on23 June, 202025 June, 2020 The Libyan civil war escalated a notch, as Egyptian President Mr. Sisi warned of a … Continue ReadingANALYSIS: Libya: War In a War Within War
Categories General Politics Financial Times: Turkish opposition mayors outshine Erdogan with kindness campaigns Atilla YeşiladaPosted on23 June, 202023 June, 2020 Birol Suzer thought he had been the target of a practical joke when two men … Continue ReadingFinancial Times: Turkish opposition mayors outshine Erdogan with kindness campaigns
Categories Economy Emerging Markets General Politics U.S. prosecutor in Halkbank sanctions case steps down reminding of Bolton’s claims Editor P.A.Posted on22 June, 202023 June, 2020 Shares in Turkish state lender Halkbank (HALKB.IS) surged 8% on Monday after U.S. federal chief … Continue ReadingU.S. prosecutor in Halkbank sanctions case steps down reminding of Bolton’s claims
Categories Economy Politics AKP’s plans to control Turkey’s Bar Associations bring police against lawyers Editor P.A.Posted on22 June, 202023 June, 2020 Turkish police stopped dozens of senior lawyers marching to the capital Ankara on Monday to … Continue ReadingAKP’s plans to control Turkey’s Bar Associations bring police against lawyers
Categories Politics Future Party boss Davutoglu: First priority is freedom of speech Atilla YeşiladaPosted on20 June, 202022 June, 2020 “Let’s suppose you’re Prime Minister again,” I asked, perhaps I should have said President now, … Continue ReadingFuture Party boss Davutoglu: First priority is freedom of speech
Categories General Politics New conflicts between Turkey and NATO Atilla YeşiladaPosted on19 June, 202020 June, 2020 Turkey’s attempts to defend the country’s maritime rights in East Med, the 4-decade old conflict … Continue ReadingNew conflicts between Turkey and NATO
Categories General Politics Government continues to harass dissident journalists Atilla YeşiladaPosted on18 June, 202018 June, 2020 Duvar English Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu has once again targeted a journalist over a report … Continue ReadingGovernment continues to harass dissident journalists
Categories Business Politics Turkey and Greece: Just any excuse to antagonize each other Atilla YeşiladaPosted on16 June, 202016 June, 2020 Since Turkey’s War of Independence, which ended in 2023 and largely fought to expel Greek … Continue ReadingTurkey and Greece: Just any excuse to antagonize each other
Categories Economy Emerging Markets General Politics Erdogan rules out early elections; modifies the election code to stop the newfound opposition parties Editor P.A.Posted on11 June, 202014 June, 2020 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has ruled out months-long rumors on early elections, saying that all … Continue ReadingErdogan rules out early elections; modifies the election code to stop the newfound opposition parties