Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics The Guardian | A travesty in Turkey: the Gezi Park trials Cem CetingucPosted on24 May, 2022 A prominent philanthropist and seven other human rights activists have been found guilty in a … Continue ReadingThe Guardian | A travesty in Turkey: the Gezi Park trials
Categories General CBRT survey reveals Turkey’s year-end inflation is around 58 percent Cem CetingucPosted on23 May, 2022 Expectations for Turkish inflation through the end of this year have ticked higher, a closely … Continue ReadingCBRT survey reveals Turkey’s year-end inflation is around 58 percent
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkish finance minister to visit Egypt after nearly a decade Cem CetingucPosted on23 May, 2022 Turkey’s Finance Minister Nureddin Nebati will visit Egypt on 1 June, in the first visit by a … Continue ReadingTurkish finance minister to visit Egypt after nearly a decade
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Politics CBRT to meet this week for policy rate Cem CetingucPosted on23 May, 2022 Policymakers at Turkey’s Central Bank are set to meet later this week to decide on the key interest rate. … Continue ReadingCBRT to meet this week for policy rate
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Bloomberg: Turkey’s Chief Inflation Statistician Quits in Latest Departure Atilla YeşiladaPosted on21 May, 2022 An official in charge of compiling Turkish inflation statistics has stepped down, the latest prominent … Continue ReadingBloomberg: Turkey’s Chief Inflation Statistician Quits in Latest Departure
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey’s foreign policy ambition is on the rise Cem CetingucPosted on20 May, 2022 Following its founding as a republic in 1923, Turkey forged close economic and military ties … Continue ReadingTurkey’s foreign policy ambition is on the rise
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Turkish life standards hit the bottom due to high inflation Cem CetingucPosted on16 May, 2022 Inflation in Turkey hit a two-decade high of almost 70% in April, as prices of … Continue ReadingTurkish life standards hit the bottom due to high inflation
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics WSJ: Biden asks congress approval for Turkey F-16 deal Cem CetingucPosted on12 May, 202212 May, 2022 President Joe Biden’s administration asked congressional leaders last month to approve a new weapons deal … Continue ReadingWSJ: Biden asks congress approval for Turkey F-16 deal
Categories General Government schemes fall short adressing surging house prices Cem CetingucPosted on12 May, 202213 May, 2022 Turkish builders say new government schemes to support the real estate sector will boost home … Continue ReadingGovernment schemes fall short adressing surging house prices
Categories Business General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Turkey-Kazakhstan trade deal aims to reach 10 Billion dollars Cem CetingucPosted on11 May, 2022 Erdoğan and President Kassym-Jomart K. Tokayev of Kazakhstan held a joint press conference following their meeting … Continue ReadingTurkey-Kazakhstan trade deal aims to reach 10 Billion dollars
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Politics 60 percent of Turkey lost faith in Erdogan: Metropoll survey Cem CetingucPosted on9 May, 20229 May, 2022 Almost 60 percent of Turkish voters do not believe that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan can … Continue Reading60 percent of Turkey lost faith in Erdogan: Metropoll survey
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkish tourism sector get ‘battle scars’ from Ukraine war Cem CetingucPosted on9 May, 20229 May, 2022 Last year, most foreign tourists in Turkey came from Russia, Germany and Ukraine. Two of … Continue ReadingTurkish tourism sector get ‘battle scars’ from Ukraine war
Categories Business Company & Industry General HIGHLIGHTS Markets WTO decides in favor of Turkey in steel import case Cem CetingucPosted on6 May, 2022 A panel of the World Trade Organization (WTO) has supported Turkey’s complaints and ruled that … Continue ReadingWTO decides in favor of Turkey in steel import case
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Microplastics threaten all life in Mediterranean Sea Cem CetingucPosted on6 May, 2022 Pollution caused by microplastics on the coasts of the Mediterranean is posing a public health hazard threat ahead of … Continue ReadingMicroplastics threaten all life in Mediterranean Sea
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS One third of Turkey struggles with obesity: WHO study Cem CetingucPosted on6 May, 2022 Nearly a third of the Turkish population, or 32.1 percent, comprises obese people, whereas 66.8 … Continue ReadingOne third of Turkey struggles with obesity: WHO study
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey ranked 149th in global press freedom survey Cem CetingucPosted on5 May, 2022 Media landscape With 90% of the national media now under government control, the public has … Continue ReadingTurkey ranked 149th in global press freedom survey
Categories Company & Industry General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkish TV series become tools of cultural diplomacy Cem CetingucPosted on5 May, 2022 Turkish TV series have become tools of cultural diplomacy, increasing the power of Turkish foreign policy, a … Continue ReadingTurkish TV series become tools of cultural diplomacy
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Politics Turkey’s hope for tourism revival losts with Russian war Cem CetingucPosted on5 May, 20225 May, 2022 Despite many Russian dissidents and young professionals arriving in Turkey following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the … Continue ReadingTurkey’s hope for tourism revival losts with Russian war
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey’s Labor Day protests net 164 detentions Atilla YeşiladaPosted on2 May, 2022 Turkish riot police detained 164 protesters trying to reach Istanbul’s main Taksim Square for May … Continue ReadingTurkey’s Labor Day protests net 164 detentions
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey aims neutrality in Russian war, tension rises due to Montreux Treaty Cem CetingucPosted on28 April, 2022 There’s a Turkish saying, “Did your ships sink in the Black Sea?” The expression is … Continue ReadingTurkey aims neutrality in Russian war, tension rises due to Montreux Treaty
