Categories Economy Güldem Atabay Politics Erdoğan firing central bank governor gamble on snap elections Cem CetingucPosted on29 March, 202129 March, 2021 Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan shook international markets by firing the well-regarded governor of the … Continue ReadingErdoğan firing central bank governor gamble on snap elections
Categories Economy Politics Turkey’s economic mess is a policy failure rather than a divine test Cem CetingucPosted on29 March, 2021 David Lepeska President Recep Tayyip Erdogan subtly acknowledged the depth of Turkey’s financial woes in … Continue ReadingTurkey’s economic mess is a policy failure rather than a divine test
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Why Erdogan fired Turkey’s central bank governor Güldem AtabayPosted on26 March, 202127 March, 2021 Even some of the most ardent supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan were truly … Continue ReadingWhy Erdogan fired Turkey’s central bank governor
Categories Business HIGHLIGHTS Politics DW: EU offers rewards for Erdogan’s “good behavior” Atilla YeşiladaPosted on26 March, 2021 EU leaders on Thursday offered the possibility of deepening trade ties with Turkey, they … Continue ReadingDW: EU offers rewards for Erdogan’s “good behavior”
Categories Politics David Gardner: Erdogan’s tantrum is a sign of weakness Atilla YeşiladaPosted on25 March, 2021 The most contentious debate in Turkish politics is not about the raging epidemic, deepening poverty … Continue ReadingDavid Gardner: Erdogan’s tantrum is a sign of weakness
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Real Turkey Channel: How Erdogan Killed the Turkish Eeconomy in 10 Days? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on25 March, 2021 How Erdogan killed the Turkish economy in 10 days? Between Monday and … Continue ReadingReal Turkey Channel: How Erdogan Killed the Turkish Eeconomy in 10 Days?
Categories Politics NATO Summit: Turkey tells members to “live with S-400s” Atilla YeşiladaPosted on24 March, 2021 Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said he told U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken … Continue ReadingNATO Summit: Turkey tells members to “live with S-400s”
Categories Politics Erdogan slipping in polls explains much of the turmoil in Turkey Atilla YeşiladaPosted on23 March, 2021 With twin shocks announced in the dead of night, President Tayyip Erdogan sacked Turkey’s central … Continue ReadingErdogan slipping in polls explains much of the turmoil in Turkey
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Sinan Ulgen*: The Politics Behind Erdogan’s Central Bank Decision Güldem AtabayPosted on23 March, 202123 March, 2021 On the same day that Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sacked Naci Agbal, his third central … Continue ReadingSinan Ulgen*: The Politics Behind Erdogan’s Central Bank Decision
Categories Politics EU Observer: EU report on Turkey includes possible tourism sanctions Atilla YeşiladaPosted on22 March, 2021 Europe should be ready to kick Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan where it hurts (in … Continue ReadingEU Observer: EU report on Turkey includes possible tourism sanctions
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey leaves Istanbul Convention aimed at protecting women from violence Atilla YeşiladaPosted on20 March, 2021 Turkey has left the Istanbul Convention designed to protect women against violence and combatting against … Continue ReadingTurkey leaves Istanbul Convention aimed at protecting women from violence
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkish prosecutor seeks political ban on 687 pro-Kurdish politicians Güldem AtabayPosted on18 March, 2021 The indictment prepared for the closure of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), the Turkish … Continue ReadingTurkish prosecutor seeks political ban on 687 pro-Kurdish politicians
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Murat Yetkin: HDP closure case in Turkey: is this a democracy reform? Güldem AtabayPosted on17 March, 2021 Hours after the removal of one of its MPs, Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu from the parliament … Continue ReadingMurat Yetkin: HDP closure case in Turkey: is this a democracy reform?
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Top appeals court launches lawsuit for Pro-Kurdish HDP’s closure Güldem AtabayPosted on17 March, 2021 The chief public prosecutor’s office of the Court of Cassation launched a lawsuit with the Constitutional … Continue ReadingTop appeals court launches lawsuit for Pro-Kurdish HDP’s closure
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey’s justice system down one more grade: AKP-MHP strips pro-Kurdish legislator of seat in parliament Güldem AtabayPosted on17 March, 2021 In the latest crackdown on Turkey’s pro-Kurdish opposition party, Turkey on Wednesday stripped a prominent … Continue ReadingTurkey’s justice system down one more grade: AKP-MHP strips pro-Kurdish legislator of seat in parliament
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics HRW: Don’t Expel Opposition Deputy from Parliament Güldem AtabayPosted on16 March, 2021 Any move by Turkey’s parliament to use an opposition politician’s wrongful conviction for a social media post … Continue ReadingHRW: Don’t Expel Opposition Deputy from Parliament
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Bahadır Kaleagasi: Europe’s geostrategic sovereignty and Turkey Atilla YeşiladaPosted on16 March, 2021 A more positive relationship between the European Union and Turkey is a decade-long project of … Continue ReadingBahadır Kaleagasi: Europe’s geostrategic sovereignty and Turkey
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics S-400: NATO-Stoltenberg says Turkey have serious differences Güldem AtabayPosted on16 March, 2021 NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on March 15 he has “serious concerns” over actions … Continue ReadingS-400: NATO-Stoltenberg says Turkey have serious differences
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Peace in Syria depends on Western support to Turkey: Erdoğan Atilla YeşiladaPosted on16 March, 2021 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan believes that re-establishing peace and stability in Syria depends on Western … Continue ReadingPeace in Syria depends on Western support to Turkey: Erdoğan
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Albayrak reshuffle continues: TWF Fund Chief to resign too Güldem AtabayPosted on8 March, 202115 March, 2021 The chief executive of Turkey’s sovereign wealth fund is set to step down, according to … Continue ReadingAlbayrak reshuffle continues: TWF Fund Chief to resign too
