Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Only 30 percent of buildings in Istanbul are earthquake resistant Cem CetingucPosted on7 March, 20237 March, 2023 Some 70 percent of buildings in Istanbul are not earthquake resistant, while about 90,000 buildings need to be … Continue ReadingOnly 30 percent of buildings in Istanbul are earthquake resistant
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Experts call for an ’emergency evacuation plan’ for Istanbul earthquake Cem CetingucPosted on6 March, 20236 March, 2023 Experts say a plan for emergency evacuation routes against a possible earthquake in Istanbul should be created as … Continue ReadingExperts call for an ’emergency evacuation plan’ for Istanbul earthquake
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED UNDP, Turkey partner to tackle 200M tons of earthquake debris Cem CetingucPosted on3 March, 20233 March, 2023 The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and Türkiye are working together for the removal of nearly 200 million … Continue ReadingUNDP, Turkey partner to tackle 200M tons of earthquake debris
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics AKP/Kabaktepe: Opposition exploits tragedy for political gain Cem CetingucPosted on2 March, 2023 Following devastating earthquakes in Türkiye, which claimed over 45,000 lives, Osman Nuri Kabaktepe, the Istanbul provincial … Continue ReadingAKP/Kabaktepe: Opposition exploits tragedy for political gain
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Massive Evacuation Efforts Underway as 2 Million Flee Quake-Hit Provinces Cem CetingucPosted on2 March, 2023 The number of people who were evacuated from the 11 quake-hit provinces has exceed 2 … Continue ReadingMassive Evacuation Efforts Underway as 2 Million Flee Quake-Hit Provinces
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Presidential elections will take place in May: Erdogan Cem CetingucPosted on1 March, 2023 The people of Türkiye will do whatever is necessary on May 14, Turkish President Recep … Continue ReadingPresidential elections will take place in May: Erdogan
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics MHP leader condemns opposition over post-quake politics Cem CetingucPosted on28 February, 2023 Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli has accused the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) of … Continue ReadingMHP leader condemns opposition over post-quake politics
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Election Board Begins Preparations for Upcoming Polls Despite Disaster Cem CetingucPosted on24 February, 2023 The Supreme Election Board (YSK) has already launched works for creating essential ground for voting … Continue ReadingElection Board Begins Preparations for Upcoming Polls Despite Disaster
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Rescue Operations Concluded in Earthquake Zone, Except for Two Provinces Cem CetingucPosted on20 February, 2023 Search and rescue operations have been terminated in nine quake-hit provinces, while efforts will continue for … Continue ReadingRescue Operations Concluded in Earthquake Zone, Except for Two Provinces
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Politics Corruption is ‘off the charts’ in Turkey, Serbia, Bosnia and Hungary Cem CetingucPosted on1 February, 20231 February, 2023 Turkey, Hungary, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia got their worst corruption scores in ten years … Continue ReadingCorruption is ‘off the charts’ in Turkey, Serbia, Bosnia and Hungary
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Presidental candidate talks begin for Nation Alliance Cem CetingucPosted on27 January, 2023 The six-party Nation Alliance has challenged President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s eligibility to run for the … Continue ReadingPresidental candidate talks begin for Nation Alliance
Categories Business Company & Industry Emerging Markets HIGHLIGHTS Markets Getir is taking over the European market Cem CetingucPosted on13 January, 202313 January, 2023 FIVE YEARS AGO, investors wouldn’t return Nazim Salur’s calls. Now his company, Getir, is the biggest … Continue ReadingGetir is taking over the European market
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Living conditions worsen due to inflation in Turkey despite pay hikes Cem CetingucPosted on13 January, 2023 The government announced a 55-per cent increase in the official minimum wage for 2023 to … Continue ReadingLiving conditions worsen due to inflation in Turkey despite pay hikes
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Tech Space Turks: First Turkish citizen will be on ISS in 2023 Cem CetingucPosted on2 January, 20232 January, 2023 A Turkish citizen will be sent to the International Space Station (ISS) in the second half of 2023 within … Continue ReadingSpace Turks: First Turkish citizen will be on ISS in 2023
Categories HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Embassies in Turkey to take steps to solve visa problem Cem CetingucPosted on26 December, 2022 Türkiye has been critical of the EU member states that Turkish citizens face serious problems with … Continue ReadingEmbassies in Turkey to take steps to solve visa problem
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdogan desperately tries to ban his opponent from politics, receives major backlash Cem CetingucPosted on22 December, 2022 A Turkish court decision this month to sentence Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu to prison and … Continue ReadingErdogan desperately tries to ban his opponent from politics, receives major backlash
Categories Business Company & Industry HIGHLIGHTS Tech PayTabs’ acquisiton of Paymes finalized Cem CetingucPosted on14 December, 2022 PayTabs, Middle East, Africa, and South Asia’s (MEASA’s) award-winning payments powerhouse, in a power play announced that it had … Continue ReadingPayTabs’ acquisiton of Paymes finalized
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS In search of Noah’s Ark: Team begins excavation on Mount Ağrı Cem CetingucPosted on8 December, 20228 December, 2022 A team from Istanbul Technical University (İTÜ) and Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen University (AİÇÜ) has started … Continue ReadingIn search of Noah’s Ark: Team begins excavation on Mount Ağrı
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Migrant food culture grows in Turkey despite culture resistance Cem CetingucPosted on7 December, 2022 Istanbulites take pride in being the world’s melting pot and its natural outcome: having a … Continue ReadingMigrant food culture grows in Turkey despite culture resistance
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Turkey receives backlash after trying to change ‘its name’ Cem CetingucPosted on7 December, 2022 In part weary of bird comparisons, the country wants everyone to say ‘Tour-key-yeh.’ The rebranding … Continue ReadingTurkey receives backlash after trying to change ‘its name’
