Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey’s past, present and future: After Erdogan, what then? Cem CetingucPosted on1 February, 2022 This latest history of Turkey in the 20th century traces the line of change from the … Continue ReadingTurkey’s past, present and future: After Erdogan, what then?
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Are Turkey’s efforts to fix the economy working? Cem CetingucPosted on20 January, 2022 Turkey’s government and central bank have taken unconventional steps in recent weeks to prop up … Continue ReadingAre Turkey’s efforts to fix the economy working?
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Meral Akşener condemns economic policies of Turkish government Cem CetingucPosted on20 January, 2022 İYİ (Good) Party leader Meral Akşener on Jan. 19 expressed criticism against the government for its economic … Continue ReadingMeral Akşener condemns economic policies of Turkish government
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Soner Cagaptay: Erdogan’s End Game Atilla YeşiladaPosted on9 January, 2022 Over the past few months, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has looked increasingly desperate. He … Continue ReadingSoner Cagaptay: Erdogan’s End Game
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Politics CHP: Wisdom can solve Turkey’s problems Cem CetingucPosted on22 December, 2021 The economic problems of Turkey can be resolved with wisdom and science, the leader of the Republican … Continue ReadingCHP: Wisdom can solve Turkey’s problems
Categories Business General HIGHLIGHTS President Erdoğan and Elon Musk chew over investment opportunities Cem CetingucPosted on17 December, 202117 December, 2021 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the founder of Tesla and space entrepreneur Elon Musk held … Continue ReadingPresident Erdoğan and Elon Musk chew over investment opportunities
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdoğan: Low interest rate policy ‘all the way’ Cem CetingucPosted on1 December, 2021 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Wednesday said there was “no turning back” from the new … Continue ReadingErdoğan: Low interest rate policy ‘all the way’
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdogan faces an uphill battle to win over Alevi community Cem CetingucPosted on30 November, 2021 Ali Erdem leads his Alevi community each week in a ceremony filled with symbolic ritual, … Continue ReadingErdogan faces an uphill battle to win over Alevi community
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics UAE set aside $10 billion fund to invest in Turkey Cem CetingucPosted on25 November, 202125 November, 2021 The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has set aside a $10 billion fund to invest in … Continue ReadingUAE set aside $10 billion fund to invest in Turkey
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Turkish Lira hits record lows after Erdogan’s rate cut speech Cem CetingucPosted on23 November, 202123 November, 2021 The Turkish lira has hit a record low of 12.79 against the US dollar after … Continue ReadingTurkish Lira hits record lows after Erdogan’s rate cut speech
Categories General President Erdoğan: No early polls until 2023 Cem CetingucPosted on23 November, 2021 The next presidential and parliamentary polls will be held in June 2023 and there will … Continue ReadingPresident Erdoğan: No early polls until 2023
Categories General Bitcoin rises in Turkey after President Erdogan’s increasingly authoritarian regime Cem CetingucPosted on22 November, 2021 Bitcoin trading volumes are rising in Turkey as the increasingly authoritarian government there goes diligently … Continue ReadingBitcoin rises in Turkey after President Erdogan’s increasingly authoritarian regime
Categories General Politics Turkey and Russia negotiate to clear Syrian Kurdish group from Kobane Cem CetingucPosted on5 November, 2021 Turkey and Russia are negotiating to stage a Turkish military operation in Syria’s border town Kobane … Continue ReadingTurkey and Russia negotiate to clear Syrian Kurdish group from Kobane
Categories Economy Erdogan Unorthodox Views on Economy Rattle Turkish Markets Cem CetingucPosted on21 October, 2021 Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan doesn’t like it when the country’s banks charge people relatively … Continue ReadingErdogan Unorthodox Views on Economy Rattle Turkish Markets
Categories General Politics German bank to loan to Turkey for refugees Cem CetingucPosted on19 October, 2021 Germany’s state-owned KfW Development Bank will provide Turkey a grant of €71.3 million ($82.5 million) to support … Continue ReadingGerman bank to loan to Turkey for refugees
Categories Politics United States proposed selling F-16 fighter jets to Turkey Cem CetingucPosted on19 October, 202119 October, 2021 President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says the United States proposed selling F-16 fighter jets to Turkey … Continue ReadingUnited States proposed selling F-16 fighter jets to Turkey
Categories Economy Turkish inflation accelerates at a rate never seen in two and a half years Cem CetingucPosted on5 October, 20215 October, 2021 Turkish inflation accelerated to its fastest rate in two-and-a-half years in September as President Recep … Continue ReadingTurkish inflation accelerates at a rate never seen in two and a half years
Categories General Politics Bahçeli holds Biden accountable for Turkey-US tention Cem CetingucPosted on1 October, 2021 Turkey and the United States fell apart in bilateral dialogue, their ties have come to a … Continue ReadingBahçeli holds Biden accountable for Turkey-US tention
Categories Economy General Economic absurdity of Erdogan Cem CetingucPosted on29 September, 2021 Turkish President Recep Erdogan’s pride in his country’s recent interest rate cut calls to mind the apocryphal story … Continue ReadingEconomic absurdity of Erdogan
Categories General Politics Refugee sentiment turns ugly in Turkey Cem CetingucPosted on27 September, 2021 Fatima Alzahra Shon thinks neighbors attacked her and her son in their Istanbul apartment building … Continue ReadingRefugee sentiment turns ugly in Turkey
