Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Turkey’s greenhouse gas emissions rise by 7.7 percent in 2021 Cem CetingucPosted on30 March, 2023 Greenhouse gas emissions in Turkey increased by 7.7 percent in 2021, according to official figures … Continue ReadingTurkey’s greenhouse gas emissions rise by 7.7 percent in 2021
Categories Business Company & Industry HIGHLIGHTS Politics Why Iraq loses in the Turkish oil arbitration case Cem CetingucPosted on29 March, 2023 When the International Court of Arbitration ruled on Thursday that Turkey breached contract by directly trading oil with Iraq’s Kurdistan … Continue ReadingWhy Iraq loses in the Turkish oil arbitration case
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey’s banks conduct stress tests ahead of election amid economic uncertainty Cem CetingucPosted on28 March, 202328 March, 2023 Big Turkish banks have launched internal stress tests against possible market shocks due to the … Continue ReadingTurkey’s banks conduct stress tests ahead of election amid economic uncertainty
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Turkish earthquake survivors observe Ramadan amid grief and devastation Cem CetingucPosted on28 March, 202328 March, 2023 For Nurettin Ozdemir, a grocery shop worker in the Turkish capital of Ankara, this year’s … Continue ReadingTurkish earthquake survivors observe Ramadan amid grief and devastation
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkish opposition promises to undo Erdogan’s economic agenda if elected Cem CetingucPosted on28 March, 202328 March, 2023 Reviving Turkey’s struggling economy is top of the agenda for opposition candidates keen to unseat President Recep … Continue ReadingTurkish opposition promises to undo Erdogan’s economic agenda if elected
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Pomegranate sauces will be banned in Turkey Cem CetingucPosted on27 March, 2023 The sale of artificially flavored pomegranate sauces that give the impression of pure pomegranate syrup will be banned in Türkiye as … Continue ReadingPomegranate sauces will be banned in Turkey
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Kalın: USA should find a way to sell F-16’s to Turkey Cem CetingucPosted on27 March, 2023 The United Stated administration should generate a formula to overcome the congressional blockage in front … Continue ReadingKalın: USA should find a way to sell F-16’s to Turkey
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Turkey’s unemployment rate fell to 10.4 percent in 2022 Cem CetingucPosted on24 March, 2023 The unemployment rate was at 10.4% in Türkiye last year, down from 12% in 2021, … Continue ReadingTurkey’s unemployment rate fell to 10.4 percent in 2022
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Air Pollution Claims Lives of Over 42,000 People in Turkey in 2021 Cem CetingucPosted on24 March, 2023 At least 42,000 people lost their lives due to air pollution in Turkey in 2021, … Continue ReadingAir Pollution Claims Lives of Over 42,000 People in Turkey in 2021
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Turkey Faces Impending Water Crisis Cem CetingucPosted on23 March, 2023 Turkey is experiencing the driest winter in 22 years and a water crisis is looming in the summer, according … Continue ReadingTurkey Faces Impending Water Crisis
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdogan Criticizes Opposition Alliance’s Partnership with HDP Cem CetingucPosted on23 March, 2023 The opposition bloc has long been in covert cooperation with the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), … Continue ReadingErdogan Criticizes Opposition Alliance’s Partnership with HDP
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED World donates 6 bln euros for Türkiye’s quake relief Cem CetingucPosted on21 March, 2023 The international community has collected slightly more than 6 billion euros for Türkiye and around … Continue ReadingWorld donates 6 bln euros for Türkiye’s quake relief
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Struggling Turkish towns fight to keep businesses alive amid devastation Cem CetingucPosted on20 March, 2023 “People lost their homes, workplaces and cars on top of losing a wife, friend, brother, … Continue ReadingStruggling Turkish towns fight to keep businesses alive amid devastation
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Conference to gather donations aims to support earthquake relief efforts Cem CetingucPosted on20 March, 2023 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen kicked off a EU-hosted fund-raising event by promising … Continue ReadingConference to gather donations aims to support earthquake relief efforts
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkish FM to visit Egypt in hopes of strengthen ties Cem CetingucPosted on17 March, 2023 Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu will pay a one-day visit to Egypt on March 18 amid ongoing … Continue ReadingTurkish FM to visit Egypt in hopes of strengthen ties
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdoğan signals Turkey will accept Finland’s application Cem CetingucPosted on16 March, 2023 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan signaled that Ankara will ratify Helsinki’s application and that he will … Continue ReadingErdoğan signals Turkey will accept Finland’s application
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Flood death toll rises to 15 in Turkey’s quake zone Cem CetingucPosted on16 March, 2023 At least 15 people have died in the floods caused by torrential rains that hit … Continue ReadingFlood death toll rises to 15 in Turkey’s quake zone
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkish parties seek election alliances while endangering law protecting women Cem CetingucPosted on15 March, 2023 Women’s rights activists in Turkey have criticized a small party for demanding the repeal of … Continue ReadingTurkish parties seek election alliances while endangering law protecting women
Categories Company & Industry General HIGHLIGHTS TOGG: Price of Turkey’s first electric car unveiled Cem CetingucPosted on15 March, 2023 Türkiye’s first indigenous electric car maker Togg has unveiled the prices of its first model, with online pre-orders to begin … Continue ReadingTOGG: Price of Turkey’s first electric car unveiled
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics TUIK’s death stats reveal 128,000 ‘extra’ deaths in 2021 Cem CetingucPosted on15 March, 2023 The latest data published by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) have raised many eyebrows as … Continue ReadingTUIK’s death stats reveal 128,000 ‘extra’ deaths in 2021