Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Survey shows negative attitudes among Turks towards Syrians on the rise Cem CetingucPosted on10 February, 2022 A new survey published by Turkey’s Social Democracy Foundation, known as SODEV, reveals negative feelings … Continue ReadingSurvey shows negative attitudes among Turks towards Syrians on the rise
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Turkish Lira plummets, brings doom to Northern Syria Cem CetingucPosted on14 December, 2021 Mohammed al-Debek, a schoolteacher in northern Syria, is on strike: the currency devaluation in neighbouring … Continue ReadingTurkish Lira plummets, brings doom to Northern Syria
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Tech COP26: Middle East faces huge challenge in the climate battle Atilla YeşiladaPosted on9 November, 2021 For many countries in the Middle East, the COP26 summit in Glasgow throws into stark … Continue ReadingCOP26: Middle East faces huge challenge in the climate battle
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Erdogan – Biden meeting now scheduled for Sunday Atilla YeşiladaPosted on31 October, 2021 Turkish and international news agencies reported that the long-awaited summit between Presidents Erdogan and Biden … Continue ReadingErdogan – Biden meeting now scheduled for Sunday
Categories General HYPED BREAKING: Arab news agencies– Turkey ready to launch military offensive in Syria Atilla YeşiladaPosted on29 October, 2021 A scholar on Kurds and middle East, Mr Abdulla Hafez tweeted an hour ago that … Continue ReadingBREAKING: Arab news agencies– Turkey ready to launch military offensive in Syria
Categories Atilla Yeşilada General HYPED A dim beam of hope for Syria—and Turkey Atilla YeşiladaPosted on19 October, 2021 Syria’s government and opposition in the war-torn country have agreed to start drafting constitutional reforms, … Continue ReadingA dim beam of hope for Syria—and Turkey
Categories Company & Industry General Politics Turkey’s defense industry is taking tremendous strides.. Why? Cem CetingucPosted on9 August, 2021 In June, the Turkish navy successfully test-fired the Atmaca, Turkey’s first domestically produced long-range anti-ship cruise missile. … Continue ReadingTurkey’s defense industry is taking tremendous strides.. Why?
Categories General Politics Germany seeks answers prior to sending defence exports to Turkey Cem CetingucPosted on5 August, 20215 August, 2021 Germany’s informal hold on defence exports to Turkey remains in place over concerns about the destination … Continue ReadingGermany seeks answers prior to sending defence exports to Turkey
Categories General Politics US slaps sanctions on Syrian outfit with Turkey links Cem CetingucPosted on2 August, 2021 The United States on Wednesday slapped sanctions on a Syrian armed group that killed a … Continue ReadingUS slaps sanctions on Syrian outfit with Turkey links
Categories General HYPED UN chief: World faces a `hurricane of humanitarian crises’ Atilla YeşiladaPosted on17 July, 2021 The United Nations chief warned Friday that a “hurricane of humanitarian crises” around the world … Continue ReadingUN chief: World faces a `hurricane of humanitarian crises’
Categories General Watchdog warns of aid disaster in Syria; shelling kills 11 Atilla YeşiladaPosted on11 June, 2021 A leading rights group warned Thursday that millions of Syrians risk losing access to lifesaving … Continue ReadingWatchdog warns of aid disaster in Syria; shelling kills 11
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 Syria: Clashes in North East brings in Russian military Atilla YeşiladaPosted on28 April, 2021 Russian military police have been deployed to a city in northeastern Syria to halt clashes … Continue ReadingSyria: Clashes in North East brings in Russian military
Categories General More legal trouble for Turkey in US courts Atilla YeşiladaPosted on9 April, 2021 It is a well known story that Turkey’s state-owned lender Halkbank is accused by U.S. … Continue ReadingMore legal trouble for Turkey in US courts
Categories Business Politics Turkey to complain to WTO over informal Saudi boycott Cem CetingucPosted on31 March, 202131 March, 2021 Turkey is to take the semiofficial boycott by Saudi Arabia on made-in-Turkey goods to the … Continue ReadingTurkey to complain to WTO over informal Saudi boycott
Categories General Assad’s troubles strengthen Turkey’s hand Atilla YeşiladaPosted on25 June, 202025 June, 2020 Once only a few kilometers and one province short of total victory, Syrian strongman al … Continue ReadingAssad’s troubles strengthen Turkey’s hand
