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’
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Turkish Statistical Institute: Inflation slows down in November Cem CetingucPosted on5 December, 2022 The annual consumer price inflation eased from 85.5 percent in October to 84.39 percent in … Continue ReadingTurkish Statistical Institute: Inflation slows down in November
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Deputy Minister reveals Turkey has 5.2 million foreigners Cem CetingucPosted on2 December, 20222 December, 2022 The total number of foreigners in Turkey is 5.2 million, Deputy Interior Minister İsmail Çataklı has announced. There … Continue ReadingDeputy Minister reveals Turkey has 5.2 million foreigners
Categories Economy Finance HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Pressure on Erdogan rises: Turkish economy on a free fall Cem CetingucPosted on30 November, 2022 Turkey’s economy fared worse than forecast as it grew at the slowest pace since a … Continue ReadingPressure on Erdogan rises: Turkish economy on a free fall
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Fireworks thrown at Turkish soccer game, fans hospitalized Cem CetingucPosted on28 November, 2022 A second-tier derby match in the western Turkish city of Izmir was abandoned after fireworks … Continue ReadingFireworks thrown at Turkish soccer game, fans hospitalized
Categories General Turkish wines gain recognition in the global market Cem CetingucPosted on21 November, 202221 November, 2022 As one of the world’s oldest wine producers, with history that goes back around 7,000 … Continue ReadingTurkish wines gain recognition in the global market
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Politics Turkey expects gas price discount after talks with Russia Cem CetingucPosted on25 October, 2022 Turkey is seeking a discount on gas prices and a deferral in payments according to … Continue ReadingTurkey expects gas price discount after talks with Russia
Categories Company & Industry General HIGHLIGHTS Turkish football struggles over a decade: What’s next? Cem CetingucPosted on21 October, 2022 Pity the fans of Trabzonspor, a football club from Turkey’s Black Sea region. In May, … Continue ReadingTurkish football struggles over a decade: What’s next?
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Report: ‘Spoils system’ in bureaucracy led to Bartın mine explosion Cem CetingucPosted on18 October, 2022 “The spoils system politicians have created in bureaucracy and the appointment of inadequate persons to … Continue ReadingReport: ‘Spoils system’ in bureaucracy led to Bartın mine explosion
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Turkish guy travels 50 countries with 5 dollars in his pocket Cem CetingucPosted on10 October, 2022 A 29-year-old man from the Marmara province of Sakarya, who left his university education halfway through … Continue ReadingTurkish guy travels 50 countries with 5 dollars in his pocket
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics AKP to draft constitutional amendment on headscarf freedom Cem CetingucPosted on7 October, 2022 A draft constitutional amendment that permits the use of headscarf in the public sphere will be introduced … Continue ReadingAKP to draft constitutional amendment on headscarf freedom
Categories Company & Industry HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Turkish low-budget horror movies boom Cem CetingucPosted on2 October, 2022 Kneeling before a chalk star outside his tumbledown house, an old man performs a ritual … Continue ReadingTurkish low-budget horror movies boom
Categories Company & Industry General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Fishing policy must be changed in Turkey: Expert Cem CetingucPosted on21 September, 2022 Turkey should change the fishing policy it has been implementing since the 1940s, an expert has said, noting … Continue ReadingFishing policy must be changed in Turkey: Expert
Categories Company & Industry Economy General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Turkish tourism sector struggles amid Russian sanctions Cem CetingucPosted on17 September, 2022 Turkey’s tourism industry is feeling the impact of sanctions on Moscow, as Russian tourists are … Continue ReadingTurkish tourism sector struggles amid Russian sanctions
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Politics Winter is here: Turkey enters fall with political turmoil Cem CetingucPosted on8 September, 2022 Summer’s end arrived in Istanbul like a warm breeze last week. After a pandemic-driven sabbatical, … Continue ReadingWinter is here: Turkey enters fall with political turmoil
