Categories General HYPED AKP adding insult to injury by mocking poverty Atilla YeşiladaPosted on27 November, 2021 The Economist interviewed Turkish citizens se suffering from deepening poverty, as well as quoting the … Continue ReadingAKP adding insult to injury by mocking poverty
Categories HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Third night of protests in Turkey with heavy police violence Atilla YeşiladaPosted on26 November, 2021 Turkish police have fired tear gas and rubber bullets at thousands of women protesting against … Continue ReadingThird night of protests in Turkey with heavy police violence
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Turkish tourism income expected to reach $22 B in 2021 Cem CetingucPosted on25 November, 202125 November, 2021 Turkey wants to generate $22 billion from tourism in 2021 by welcoming more than 28 million foreigners, its … Continue ReadingTurkish tourism income expected to reach $22 B in 2021
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics UAE set aside $10 billion fund to invest in Turkey Cem CetingucPosted on25 November, 202125 November, 2021 The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has set aside a $10 billion fund to invest in … Continue ReadingUAE set aside $10 billion fund to invest in Turkey
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Duvar: Multiple detained in protests calling on Erdoğan gov’t to resign Atilla YeşiladaPosted on24 November, 2021 Several citizens have been detained across Istanbul for holding demonstrations in protest of Erdoğan’s government … Continue ReadingDuvar: Multiple detained in protests calling on Erdoğan gov’t to resign
Categories General Politics Murat Yetkin: What next? Economic Jihad? Return to 90s or 70s? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on24 November, 2021 “There is no Economic War of Independence. They are trying to deceive people who are … Continue ReadingMurat Yetkin: What next? Economic Jihad? Return to 90s or 70s?
Categories General HYPED Turkish cities protest massive currency devaluation Atilla YeşiladaPosted on24 November, 2021 Protests were held in Istanbul and Ankara following the lira’s historic crash. Protesters demanded the … Continue ReadingTurkish cities protest massive currency devaluation
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS What is the world saying about Turkey’s currency blow-up? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on24 November, 2021 Fortune: Turkey’s currency plummeted after Erdogan defied critics and doubled down on his mania for … Continue ReadingWhat is the world saying about Turkey’s currency blow-up?
Categories Economy Finance HIGHLIGHTS Understanding Turkey’s Phenomenal Currency Collapse | Real Turkey Atilla YeşiladaPosted on24 November, 2021 Understanding Turkey’s Phenomenal Currency Collapse Turkish Lira lost more than 40% of … Continue ReadingUnderstanding Turkey’s Phenomenal Currency Collapse | Real Turkey
Categories General ‘Netflix series ‘The Club’ cast light on Jewish heritage of Turkey Cem CetingucPosted on22 November, 2021 About midway through the Netflix period drama series The Club, the fictional character Matilda Aseo, … Continue Reading‘Netflix series ‘The Club’ cast light on Jewish heritage of Turkey
Categories General Turkish band converts garbage into sound waves Cem CetingucPosted on22 November, 202122 November, 2021 Fungistanbul, a trio that began experimenting with a sound they call “Trash Oriental” in 2019, … Continue ReadingTurkish band converts garbage into sound waves
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Reuters: Voters are last brake on Turkey’s lunatic Express Atilla YeşiladaPosted on20 November, 2021 LONDON, Nov 19 (Reuters Breakingviews) – The global struggle against rising prices has nothing on … Continue ReadingReuters: Voters are last brake on Turkey’s lunatic Express
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS AP: ‘We don’t deserve this’: Inflation hits Turkish people hard Atilla YeşiladaPosted on17 November, 2021 Market-stand owner Kadriye Dogru makes do with stale, sesame-covered bagels, known as simit, for lunch … Continue ReadingAP: ‘We don’t deserve this’: Inflation hits Turkish people hard
Categories Company & Industry Markets Turkish motor vehicle production decreased 28% YoY in October Cem CetingucPosted on15 November, 2021 Automakers in Turkey produced 108,078 vehicles in October, including automobiles and commercial vehicles, according to … Continue ReadingTurkish motor vehicle production decreased 28% YoY in October
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Study traces roots of Japanese, Korean and Turkish back to farmers in China 9000 years ago Cem CetingucPosted on12 November, 202112 November, 2021 A study combining linguistic, genetic and archaeological evidence has traced the origins of the family … Continue ReadingStudy traces roots of Japanese, Korean and Turkish back to farmers in China 9000 years ago
Categories General Politics Banana scandal: Turkey’s refugee issue Cem CetingucPosted on5 November, 2021 What does it tell us about a country when foreign ambassadors advising their host state … Continue ReadingBanana scandal: Turkey’s refugee issue
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics 17 people detained over protest against U.S. Navy personnel in Istanbul Cem CetingucPosted on5 November, 2021 Turkish authorities detained 17 people on Wednesday for putting a hood over the head of … Continue Reading17 people detained over protest against U.S. Navy personnel in Istanbul
Categories General Istanbul stray dogs and cats program sets great example for all Cem CetingucPosted on5 November, 20215 November, 2021 I recently came across an article on CNN about a dog in Istanbul named Boji. … Continue ReadingIstanbul stray dogs and cats program sets great example for all
Categories General HYPED BREAKING: Arab news agencies– Turkey ready to launch military offensive in Syria Atilla YeşiladaPosted on29 October, 2021 A scholar on Kurds and middle East, Mr Abdulla Hafez tweeted an hour ago that … Continue ReadingBREAKING: Arab news agencies– Turkey ready to launch military offensive in Syria
Categories General HYPED Turkey begins to speak out Atilla YeşiladaPosted on29 October, 2021 As Covid-19 enters its second winter, poverty and hardship in Turkey is deepening by the … Continue ReadingTurkey begins to speak out
