Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Australia and Turkey vie to host pivotal 2026 climate talks Cem CetingucPosted on22 November, 2024 As Cop29 in Azerbaijan reaches final stages, countries try to shore up support for conference … Continue ReadingAustralia and Turkey vie to host pivotal 2026 climate talks
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics BRICS extends partner country status to Turkey Cem CetingucPosted on18 November, 2024 Turkey has been offered partner country status by the BRICS group of nations, according to … Continue ReadingBRICS extends partner country status to Turkey
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdoğan remains ‘hopeful’ for cooperation with Assad Cem CetingucPosted on13 November, 2024 On a presidential plane returning from Azerbaijan’s Baku, where he attended the World Leaders Climate … Continue ReadingErdoğan remains ‘hopeful’ for cooperation with Assad
Categories Business HIGHLIGHTS Markets Businessman predicts surge in FDI and upcoming investment grade for sovereign Cem CetingucPosted on30 October, 2024 As predictability has increased, Türkiye is now back on international investors’ radar, says Murat Özyeğin, … Continue ReadingBusinessman predicts surge in FDI and upcoming investment grade for sovereign
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Türkiye strikes more PKK targets in Syria after terror attack Cem CetingucPosted on26 October, 2024 Türkiye struck PKK targets in Syria and Iraq for a second day on Oct. 24 following an attack on … Continue ReadingTürkiye strikes more PKK targets in Syria after terror attack
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Türkiye and Ukraine pledge closer ties amid regional conflict Cem CetingucPosted on21 October, 2024 Türkiye and Ukraine have reiterated their will to strengthen bilateral ties through boosting cooperation on economy, defense industry and energy … Continue ReadingTürkiye and Ukraine pledge closer ties amid regional conflict
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdoğan calls for national unity in Turkey Cem CetingucPosted on18 October, 2024 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has underscored the necessity for Türkiye to broaden dialogue within society during the period of … Continue ReadingErdoğan calls for national unity in Turkey
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey shuts down radio station following suspension over Armenian genocide comment Cem CetingucPosted on18 October, 2024 An independent radio station in Istanbul has shut down after Turkey’s regulator cancelled its terrestrial … Continue ReadingTurkey shuts down radio station following suspension over Armenian genocide comment
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS 3.5 Million Turkish youth struggle with alienation crisis Cem CetingucPosted on15 October, 202415 October, 2024 At the peak of their most productive years, millions of young people in Türkiye remain … Continue Reading3.5 Million Turkish youth struggle with alienation crisis
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Will a Bosnia motorway enhance Serbia-Turkey relations? Cem CetingucPosted on15 October, 2024 The construction of the Belgrade-Sarajevo motorway, an ambitious Turkish investment in the heart of the … Continue ReadingWill a Bosnia motorway enhance Serbia-Turkey relations?
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Türkiye to implement ‘legal reforms’ aimed at combating impunity Cem CetingucPosted on14 October, 2024 Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunç has announced that comprehensive reforms in Türkiye’s penal execution system will dismantle the public perception … Continue ReadingTürkiye to implement ‘legal reforms’ aimed at combating impunity
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkey posts significant current account surplus in August Cem CetingucPosted on11 October, 2024 Turkey’s current account recorded a large surplus in August, while the 12-month rolling deficit plunged … Continue ReadingTurkey posts significant current account surplus in August
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Markets Turkish workers put in the longest hours in Europe, yet earn some of the lowest wages Cem CetingucPosted on16 September, 202416 September, 2024 Turkey has the longest average weekly working hours among European countries, with 44.2 hours, compared … Continue ReadingTurkish workers put in the longest hours in Europe, yet earn some of the lowest wages
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdoğan: Turkey advances despite ongoing tensions Cem CetingucPosted on10 September, 2024 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has asserted Türkiye’s progress despite escalating regional tensions. “Türkiye is the only country … Continue ReadingErdoğan: Turkey advances despite ongoing tensions
Categories Business Company & Industry HIGHLIGHTS Turkey’s contracting sector secures $11.2B in international projects from January to August Cem CetingucPosted on9 September, 2024 The Turkish contracting sector undertook projects abroad amounting to $11.2 billion in the first eight … Continue ReadingTurkey’s contracting sector secures $11.2B in international projects from January to August
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Rising sinkholes in ‘Turkey’s granary’ threaten agricultural sector Cem CetingucPosted on6 September, 2024 Over 2,600 sinkholes in Turkey’s Konya Plain are threatening agriculture and residential areas, driven by … Continue ReadingRising sinkholes in ‘Turkey’s granary’ threaten agricultural sector
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey imposes record fines for hunting endangered species Cem CetingucPosted on5 September, 20245 September, 2024 The country’s nature conservation body has announced the fines for hunting endangered species, which are off-limits for the … Continue ReadingTurkey imposes record fines for hunting endangered species
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Al-Sisi’s visit marks new era in bilateral relations Cem CetingucPosted on4 September, 20244 September, 2024 Türkiye and Egypt are improving bilateral relations, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said during his counterpart Abdel Fattah … Continue ReadingAl-Sisi’s visit marks new era in bilateral relations
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkey’s foreign trade deficit drops by 42 percent in July Cem CetingucPosted on28 August, 202428 August, 2024 Türkiye’s foreign trade deficit declined by 41.8 percent year-on-year in July to $7.3 billion as exports rose … Continue ReadingTurkey’s foreign trade deficit drops by 42 percent in July
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Surge in internal migration as Istanbul faces significant population decline Cem CetingucPosted on19 August, 2024 Istanbul and Ankara saw the highest levels of both incoming and outgoing migration last year. … Continue ReadingSurge in internal migration as Istanbul faces significant population decline
