Categories General Politics Michael Leigh: Turkey’s regional ambitions likely to be curtailed by Biden Atilla YeşiladaPosted on3 May, 2021 Turkey’s freedom to maneuver in foreign policy is likely to be significantly curtailed under the … Continue ReadingMichael Leigh: Turkey’s regional ambitions likely to be curtailed by Biden
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics BREAKING: US senators introduce legislation calling for sanctions on Turkish officials violating human rights Atilla YeşiladaPosted on1 May, 2021 Three US senators on Thursday announced the introduction of the “Turkey Human Rights Promotion Act … Continue ReadingBREAKING: US senators introduce legislation calling for sanctions on Turkish officials violating human rights
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey’s Managament Crisis: Turkey Reverses New Rule on Dishonored Checks After Criticism Güldem AtabayPosted on30 April, 2021 Turkey’s government on Friday reversed measures meant to prevent an explosion in the number of … Continue ReadingTurkey’s Managament Crisis: Turkey Reverses New Rule on Dishonored Checks After Criticism
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Politics Murat Yetkin: Turkey became a land of privileges and double standards Güldem AtabayPosted on29 April, 2021 President Tayyip Erdoğan’s Turkey is turning into a country of privileges and double standards, with … Continue ReadingMurat Yetkin: Turkey became a land of privileges and double standards
Categories Politics Court of Cassation upholds prison sentence of Selahattin Demirtaş Güldem AtabayPosted on29 April, 2021 The prison sentence of 4 years and 8 months given to Selahattin Demirtaş, the imprisoned … Continue ReadingCourt of Cassation upholds prison sentence of Selahattin Demirtaş
Categories Economy General Politics Asylum applications from Turkey to EU increased by 500 pct since 2015 Güldem AtabayPosted on29 April, 2021 Turkish citizens’ asylum requests to Europe have increased by 506 percent, according to the European … Continue ReadingAsylum applications from Turkey to EU increased by 500 pct since 2015
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Metropoll: Majority of Turks oppose Kanal Istanbul, back Montreux Convention Güldem AtabayPosted on29 April, 2021 A recent survey by Metropoll revealed that a majority of the population opposes President Recep … Continue ReadingMetropoll: Majority of Turks oppose Kanal Istanbul, back Montreux Convention
Categories Business HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdogan clings to crass Islamism, as approval ratings recede Atilla YeşiladaPosted on29 April, 2021 Since Turkey’s devastating Covid-19 epidemic started, the approval ratings of President Erdogan and his governing … Continue ReadingErdogan clings to crass Islamism, as approval ratings recede
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics UPDATE: Blinken warns Turkey to refrain from new purchases of Russian weapons Güldem AtabayPosted on28 April, 202129 April, 2021 Full text of Blinken’s Turkey comments: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Turkey … Continue ReadingUPDATE: Blinken warns Turkey to refrain from new purchases of Russian weapons
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics U.S. Central Command: Biden-Erdogan meeting is a good sign Cem CetingucPosted on28 April, 202128 April, 2021 A planned meeting in June between the American and Turkish presidents is a “good sign” … Continue ReadingU.S. Central Command: Biden-Erdogan meeting is a good sign
Categories General Politics Carnegie International: Putin’s Undeclared Red Lines—For Now Atilla YeşiladaPosted on28 April, 2021 As in previous years, Putin’s state of the nation address targeted both domestic and international … Continue ReadingCarnegie International: Putin’s Undeclared Red Lines—For Now
Categories Politics CHP slams gov’t over foreign policy amid tension with US Atilla YeşiladaPosted on28 April, 2021 kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the chairman of the Republican People’s Party (CHP), has lashed out at the … Continue ReadingCHP slams gov’t over foreign policy amid tension with US
Categories Economy Finance HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey’s banks ‘shy away from Erdoğan’s Kanal Istanbul project’ Güldem AtabayPosted on27 April, 2021 Some of Turkey’s biggest banks are reluctant to finance President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s planned Istanbul … Continue ReadingTurkey’s banks ‘shy away from Erdoğan’s Kanal Istanbul project’
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Halkbank Case: U.S. Prosecutors Call Them ‘Victim Banks.’ Are They? Güldem AtabayPosted on27 April, 2021 Turkish-Iranian money launderer Reza Zarrab helped the Iranian regime move oil money around the world … Continue ReadingHalkbank Case: U.S. Prosecutors Call Them ‘Victim Banks.’ Are They?
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkish lira dips to near record low on rate cut, US concerns Güldem AtabayPosted on27 April, 2021 Turkey’s lira has edged lower in early trading, adding to a recent slide and nearing … Continue ReadingTurkish lira dips to near record low on rate cut, US concerns
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Secular Turks Attack Erdogan for Alcohol Ban During Lockdown Güldem AtabayPosted on27 April, 2021 President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government banned sales of alcohol during a lockdown that begins Thursday, … Continue ReadingSecular Turks Attack Erdogan for Alcohol Ban During Lockdown
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey and US: Final Countdown | Real Turkey Atilla YeşiladaPosted on27 April, 2021 Turkey and US: Final Countdown Joe Biden’s recognition of 1915 Armenian ethnic cleansing … Continue ReadingTurkey and US: Final Countdown | Real Turkey
Categories Politics Erdogan calls on Biden to reverse his declaration of Armenian genocide Cem CetingucPosted on27 April, 202127 April, 2021 (Reuters) -Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan urged U.S. President Joe Biden to swiftly reverse his declaration … Continue ReadingErdogan calls on Biden to reverse his declaration of Armenian genocide
Categories Politics Seren Selvin Korkmaz: Erdoğan is feeling the heat Atilla YeşiladaPosted on27 April, 2021 In the last two months alone, the Turkish lira crashed after the sudden dismissal of … Continue ReadingSeren Selvin Korkmaz: Erdoğan is feeling the heat
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Kobani trial: Request for recusal rejected Güldem AtabayPosted on26 April, 2021 The first hearing of the “Kobanî trial” started at the Ankara 22nd Heavy Penal Court … Continue ReadingKobani trial: Request for recusal rejected
