Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Experts warn about risks of Istanbul’s growing population density Cem CetingucPosted on22 February, 2022 Istanbul is underprepared for its booming population, and the sustainability of urban life will be at risk … Continue ReadingExperts warn about risks of Istanbul’s growing population density
Categories Business General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey’s Erdogan continues his tour of West Africa for new business opportunities Cem CetingucPosted on22 February, 2022 Turkey’s latest diplomatic drive in Africa continues to Senegal and Guinea-Bissau, after several bilateral cooperation … Continue ReadingTurkey’s Erdogan continues his tour of West Africa for new business opportunities
Categories Business Economy General Europe’s medical tourism shifts to Turkey Cem CetingucPosted on22 February, 202222 February, 2022 urope’s medical tourism is shifting toward Turkey, according to the general manager of an Ankara-based … Continue ReadingEurope’s medical tourism shifts to Turkey
Categories Business General HYPED Turkey Could Become the Middle East’s Next Narco-State Atilla YeşiladaPosted on20 February, 2022 The assassination of the Turkish Cypriot casino tycoon Halil Falyali last week was the latest … Continue ReadingTurkey Could Become the Middle East’s Next Narco-State
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Turkey’s residential property sales to foreigners rose drastically in January Cem CetingucPosted on19 February, 2022 Residential property sales to foreign buyers rose by 56.5 percent year on year to 4,186 … Continue ReadingTurkey’s residential property sales to foreigners rose drastically in January
Categories General HYPED Brookings: CAN TURKEY HELP UKRAINE? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on19 February, 2022 Ideally, Turkey would want to continue selling arms to, deepen its defense cooperation with, and … Continue ReadingBrookings: CAN TURKEY HELP UKRAINE?
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Kılıçdaroğlu sketches out new road map for Turkey Cem CetingucPosted on18 February, 2022 The opposition alliance is drawing a new road map for Turkey, with democracy and justice being … Continue ReadingKılıçdaroğlu sketches out new road map for Turkey
Categories HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Politics FM Çavuşoğlu: Turkey is ready arrange a meeting between Moscow and Kyiv Cem CetingucPosted on17 February, 2022 Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çauşoğlu on Wednesday held separate phone calls with his Russian and Ukrainian … Continue ReadingFM Çavuşoğlu: Turkey is ready arrange a meeting between Moscow and Kyiv
Categories Business Economy HIGHLIGHTS Minister reveals Turkey’s target set for 2022: $35 billion in tourism revenues Cem CetingucPosted on11 February, 202211 February, 2022 Initial indicators, such as early reservations, suggest that Turkey’s target set for 2022 of generating $35 … Continue ReadingMinister reveals Turkey’s target set for 2022: $35 billion in tourism revenues
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey steps up Ukraine support as Germany remains distant Cem CetingucPosted on11 February, 2022 Turkey’s support of Ukraine in the face of a possible invasion by Russia, despite recent troubles with Europe, … Continue ReadingTurkey steps up Ukraine support as Germany remains distant
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED 50 year climate impact: More than one-third of Turkish lakes dried Cem CetingucPosted on10 February, 2022 Around 10,000 square meters of wetland have dried in Turkish Lakes Region in five decades … Continue Reading50 year climate impact: More than one-third of Turkish lakes dried
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 General HYPED Keith Stephens: Voices of discontent spread in Turkey as energy prices surge Atilla YeşiladaPosted on9 February, 2022 Shopkeepers, city councils and a religious community group spoke out over surging energy bills in … Continue ReadingKeith Stephens: Voices of discontent spread in Turkey as energy prices surge
Categories General HYPED Reuters: Turkey’s ritual corpse washers say faith overcame COVID fears Atilla YeşiladaPosted on7 February, 2022 Eda Elal has prepared corpses for burial in accordance with Islamic rituals nearly half her … Continue ReadingReuters: Turkey’s ritual corpse washers say faith overcame COVID fears
Categories General HYPED Energy shortage freezes city of Isparta to death….literally Atilla YeşiladaPosted on7 February, 2022 Workers were still trying to restore power to some 20,000 households left in the dark … Continue ReadingEnergy shortage freezes city of Isparta to death….literally
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS (UPDATE: Protests spill over to Eastern provinces) Turks fill streets to protest high cost of living Atilla YeşiladaPosted on4 February, 20225 February, 2022 Impromptu protests against the high cost living spread to more Turkish cities on Friday night. … Continue Reading(UPDATE: Protests spill over to Eastern provinces) Turks fill streets to protest high cost of living
Categories Company & Industry General HIGHLIGHTS Tech Turkey to become top microchip producer amid global shortage Cem CetingucPosted on2 February, 20222 February, 2022 With strong investment and a policy of sustainability, Turkey may be a global center for microchip production, benefiting … Continue ReadingTurkey to become top microchip producer amid global shortage
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey’s past, present and future: After Erdogan, what then? Cem CetingucPosted on1 February, 2022 This latest history of Turkey in the 20th century traces the line of change from the … Continue ReadingTurkey’s past, present and future: After Erdogan, what then?
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Turkish Government takes steps to counter ‘harmful’ TV shows for the good of family values Cem CetingucPosted on1 February, 2022 A presidential circular published on the Official Gazette has said necessary steps will be taken to “counter” … Continue ReadingTurkish Government takes steps to counter ‘harmful’ TV shows for the good of family values
Categories General HYPED Alexandra de Cramer: The pull of conspiracy theories in Turkish political discourse Atilla YeşiladaPosted on29 January, 2022 During a recent live interview with CNN Turk, Turkish Finance Minister Nureddin Nebati used a … Continue ReadingAlexandra de Cramer: The pull of conspiracy theories in Turkish political discourse
