Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Istanbul becomes the focal point for Africans for cosmopolitan lifestyle Cem CetingucPosted on28 January, 202228 January, 2022 Jan. 24 is World Day for African and Afrodescendant Culture, an occasion to celebrate the … Continue ReadingIstanbul becomes the focal point for Africans for cosmopolitan lifestyle
Categories General In Turkey, a singer defies threats with a new song Atilla YeşiladaPosted on26 January, 2022 The controversy over the iconic singer, songwriter Sezen Aksu’s song lyrics continued last week following … Continue ReadingIn Turkey, a singer defies threats with a new song
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Tech MEE: Poisonous moonshine flows amid alcohol tax hikes Atilla YeşiladaPosted on24 January, 2022 The Turkish government’s decision to impose ever-higher taxes on alcoholic beverages is leading to a … Continue ReadingMEE: Poisonous moonshine flows amid alcohol tax hikes
Categories General Arab News: Alarming xenophobic trend on the rise in Turkey Atilla YeşiladaPosted on24 January, 2022 Amid alarming reports about assassinations of Syrian refugees in Turkey, the trend of violence and … Continue ReadingArab News: Alarming xenophobic trend on the rise in Turkey
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Man in Diyarbakır names baby boy after Viking king ‘Ragnar’ Cem CetingucPosted on13 January, 202213 January, 2022 A man from the eastern province of Diyarbakır has named his baby boy after “Ragnar,” the legendary … Continue ReadingMan in Diyarbakır names baby boy after Viking king ‘Ragnar’
Categories General HYPED Tech Arzu Geybullayeva: Erdoğan and the AKP’s war with art and culture Atilla YeşiladaPosted on13 January, 2022 During the annual Presidential Culture and Arts Grand Awards ceremony in December 2021, President Recep … Continue ReadingArzu Geybullayeva: Erdoğan and the AKP’s war with art and culture
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics ‘Cost of journalism’ in Turkey: 67 journalists faced 412 years jail time in December Cem CetingucPosted on5 January, 2022 The Journalists’ Association has released its December 2021 report: 67 journalists faced 412 years, 1 … Continue Reading‘Cost of journalism’ in Turkey: 67 journalists faced 412 years jail time in December
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Bootleg alcohol death toll rises to 88 in Turkey Cem CetingucPosted on5 January, 2022 The number of people who died of poisoning after consuming bootleg alcohol reached 88 in … Continue ReadingBootleg alcohol death toll rises to 88 in Turkey
Categories General Turkey enters new year with old nonsense from Erdogan Atilla YeşiladaPosted on1 January, 2022 Turkey entered the New Year under the shadow of excruciating price hikes, as President Erdogan … Continue ReadingTurkey enters new year with old nonsense from Erdogan
Categories General HYPED Economy Minister to defend currency with “lawsuits” Atilla YeşiladaPosted on30 December, 2021 Turkey’s currency crisis turned increasingly political on Thursday after a top minister urged citizens to … Continue ReadingEconomy Minister to defend currency with “lawsuits”
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkish government inquires Istanbul municipality staff over alleged militant ties Cem CetingucPosted on28 December, 2021 Turkey has launched an investigation into hundreds of staff at the opposition-run Istanbul municipality accused … Continue ReadingTurkish government inquires Istanbul municipality staff over alleged militant ties
Categories Atilla Yeşilada General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Video-opinion: Has Erdogan Averted a Currency Crisis? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on24 December, 2021 Only 23 minutes! Has Erdogan averted a currency crisis? Since the CBRT … Continue ReadingVideo-opinion: Has Erdogan Averted a Currency Crisis?
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Deputy Interior Minister: Turkey hosts over 5 million migrants Cem CetingucPosted on20 December, 2021 Turkey hosts over 5 million migrants from 190 different backgrounds, Deputy Interior Minister Ismail Çataklı … Continue ReadingDeputy Interior Minister: Turkey hosts over 5 million migrants
Categories Business General HIGHLIGHTS President Erdoğan and Elon Musk chew over investment opportunities Cem CetingucPosted on17 December, 202117 December, 2021 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the founder of Tesla and space entrepreneur Elon Musk held … Continue ReadingPresident Erdoğan and Elon Musk chew over investment opportunities
Categories General Aykan Erdemir: Bottom-Up Hope: Local Governments Bolster Religious Pluralism in Turkey Atilla YeşiladaPosted on16 December, 2021 When powerful states and their proxies intensify religious persecution worldwide and democratic governments under a … Continue ReadingAykan Erdemir: Bottom-Up Hope: Local Governments Bolster Religious Pluralism in Turkey
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Defense Minister Akar: Turks and Kurds are brothers Cem CetingucPosted on15 December, 2021 Defense Minister Hulusi Akar on Dec. 14 emphasized that those who want to cause strife and unrest … Continue ReadingDefense Minister Akar: Turks and Kurds are brothers
Categories General 28 scammers arrested for mass export fraud in Turkey Cem CetingucPosted on14 December, 2021 Police in Istanbul and six other provinces arrested 28 suspects on Monday in an operation … Continue Reading28 scammers arrested for mass export fraud in Turkey
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Turkish Lira plummets, brings doom to Northern Syria Cem CetingucPosted on14 December, 2021 Mohammed al-Debek, a schoolteacher in northern Syria, is on strike: the currency devaluation in neighbouring … Continue ReadingTurkish Lira plummets, brings doom to Northern Syria
Categories Business General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey is Collateral Damage in Erdoğan’s Hostage Diplomacy Atilla YeşiladaPosted on30 November, 2021 Mordy and Natalie Oknin, an Israeli couple visiting Istanbul, filmed a video last week to … Continue ReadingTurkey is Collateral Damage in Erdoğan’s Hostage Diplomacy
Categories General Politics Tim Ash: RTE campaign strategy revealed Atilla YeşiladaPosted on28 November, 2021 News this morning that an opposition Deva activist has been arrested on allegations of political … Continue ReadingTim Ash: RTE campaign strategy revealed
