Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey’s gold rush: Is Ankara expecting US sanctions? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on21 July, 202021 July, 2020 Turkey scrambles for gold, overtaking Russia as top buyer Turkey has overtaken Russia as the … Continue ReadingTurkey’s gold rush: Is Ankara expecting US sanctions?
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Three EU nations threaten sanctions for Libya, US on Turkey’s side Atilla YeşiladaPosted on19 July, 202019 July, 2020 Leaders of France, Germany and Italy called for an immediate cease-fire in Libya and said … Continue ReadingThree EU nations threaten sanctions for Libya, US on Turkey’s side
Categories HYPED Politics B. Duran defends Turkey’s foreign policy moves Atilla YeşiladaPosted on18 July, 202018 July, 2020 Turkey has been accused of trying to spread political Islam, monopolizing Eastern Mediterranean and meddling … Continue ReadingB. Duran defends Turkey’s foreign policy moves
Categories General Politics Turkey’s 2016-2018 state of emergency a ‘social genocide program’ Atilla YeşiladaPosted on15 July, 202017 July, 2020 At the forth anniversary of the Gulen-organized July coup attempt, the government an opposition still … Continue ReadingTurkey’s 2016-2018 state of emergency a ‘social genocide program’
Categories General Politics Libya: Threat of an Egypt-Turkey war? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on15 July, 202017 July, 2020 After Turkish Foreign Minister Mr Mevlut Cavusoglu turned down cease-fire offers, he pronounced that Turkish … Continue ReadingLibya: Threat of an Egypt-Turkey war?
Categories Economy Emerging Markets Finance Politics Turkey’s debt driven housing boom in June Editor P.A.Posted on14 July, 202014 July, 2020 Turkey’s house sales skyrocketed by 209.7% yoy in June 2020 and reached 190K. The breakdown … Continue ReadingTurkey’s debt driven housing boom in June
Categories Politics EU skips sanctions on Turkey Atilla YeşiladaPosted on14 July, 202015 July, 2020 Turkey’s troubled relations with EU was saved another complication, as Foreign Policy Chief Borrell said … Continue ReadingEU skips sanctions on Turkey
Categories Politics AKP presses on with ‘multiple bar associations bill’ despite intense protests from lawyers Güldem AtabayPosted on9 July, 202011 July, 2020 The bill allowing multiple bar associations in a province has been widely criticized and protested … Continue ReadingAKP presses on with ‘multiple bar associations bill’ despite intense protests from lawyers
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
