Categories General HYPED Politics AKP and MHP tweak the election system, will it avert disaster for Erdogan? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on17 March, 2022 After months of elaborations, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) and their … Continue ReadingAKP and MHP tweak the election system, will it avert disaster for Erdogan?
Categories Finance General HIGHLIGHTS Tim Ash: The West should provide financial support to Turkey Atilla YeşiladaPosted on15 March, 2022 It is pretty clear that Russia will, and indeed is, using Turkey, and particularly its … Continue ReadingTim Ash: The West should provide financial support to Turkey
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Opposition party leader Kılıçdaroğlu promises to bring back Istanbul Convention Cem CetingucPosted on9 March, 2022 Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu on March 8 pledged to reintroduce Istanbul … Continue ReadingOpposition party leader Kılıçdaroğlu promises to bring back Istanbul Convention
Categories Atilla Yeşilada General HIGHLIGHTS Politics TURKEY: A Historic Manifesto from opposition for Democratization Atilla YeşiladaPosted on7 March, 20227 March, 2022 TURKEY: A historic manifesto from opposition for democratization 6 out of 7 major … Continue ReadingTURKEY: A Historic Manifesto from opposition for Democratization
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Politics Turkey stops foreigners from settling in 16 provinces Cem CetingucPosted on28 February, 2022 Ankara sets 25 percent quota for foreigners in any neighbourhood to calm communal tensions and … Continue ReadingTurkey stops foreigners from settling in 16 provinces
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkish opposition leader promises to replace Central Bank governors, top civil servant lists are drafted Atilla YeşiladaPosted on21 February, 2022 A veteran Turkish political leader who has struggled for years to have President Tayyip Erdogan … Continue ReadingTurkish opposition leader promises to replace Central Bank governors, top civil servant lists are drafted
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Half of Turkish electorate supports opposition bloc: MetroPoll survey Atilla YeşiladaPosted on14 February, 2022 According to the results of a recent opinion poll conducted by the Ankara-based MetroPoll, 49.7 … Continue ReadingHalf of Turkish electorate supports opposition bloc: MetroPoll survey
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics The Turkish Malaise by Cengiz Aktar Atilla YeşiladaPosted on14 February, 2022 https://www.tplondon.com/product/turkish-malaise/ What is going on in Turkey since some time now, doesn’t seem … Continue Reading The Turkish Malaise by Cengiz Aktar
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkish opposition leader urges civil disobedience to boycott high utility bills Atilla YeşiladaPosted on10 February, 2022 Mr Kemal Kilicdaroglu, Turkey’s main opposition leader CHP has urged the nation not to pay … Continue ReadingTurkish opposition leader urges civil disobedience to boycott high utility bills
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Yetkin blog: Confessions from Erdoğan: Falling apart Atilla YeşiladaPosted on3 February, 2022 What I mean by the confessions is not limited to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s recent … Continue ReadingYetkin blog: Confessions from Erdoğan: Falling apart
Categories General MEM: Is Imamoglu a strong candidate for the Turkish presidential election? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on2 February, 2022 Since the municipal elections in Turkey in 2019, the name of the Mayor of Greater … Continue ReadingMEM: Is Imamoglu a strong candidate for the Turkish presidential election?
Categories General Politics Erdogan now uses 10-year olds for his propaganda Atilla YeşiladaPosted on2 February, 2022 On weekend, main opposition leader (CHP) Kemal Kilicdaroglu outed 7K paid AKP trolls, one which … Continue ReadingErdogan now uses 10-year olds for his propaganda
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 HYPED Politics Mid-night sackings: Head of Turkstat, Justice Minister Atilla YeşiladaPosted on30 January, 2022 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has sacked the head of the state statistics agency, according … Continue ReadingMid-night sackings: Head of Turkstat, Justice Minister
Categories General Politics Turkey’s Opposition Parties Hope Cooperating Will Deal Blow to Erdogan Atilla YeşiladaPosted on25 January, 2022 Turkey’s opposition groups can only defeat President Recep Tayyip Erdogan through an alliance, the country’s … Continue ReadingTurkey’s Opposition Parties Hope Cooperating Will Deal Blow to Erdogan
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics EU Ambassadors to the opposition leader: How? By Murat Yetkin Atilla YeşiladaPosted on24 January, 2022 “Can I ask you a question,” the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu … Continue ReadingEU Ambassadors to the opposition leader: How? By Murat Yetkin
Categories General Politics Former ambassador: Turkish Foreign Ministry turned into AKP’s ideological backyard Atilla YeşiladaPosted on21 January, 2022 Turkey’s former ambassador to the US Namık Tan has said the foreign ministry has lost … Continue ReadingFormer ambassador: Turkish Foreign Ministry turned into AKP’s ideological backyard
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Meral Akşener condemns economic policies of Turkish government Cem CetingucPosted on20 January, 2022 İYİ (Good) Party leader Meral Akşener on Jan. 19 expressed criticism against the government for its economic … Continue ReadingMeral Akşener condemns economic policies of Turkish government
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Reuters: Turkey’s new finance minister in the eye of a storm Atilla YeşiladaPosted on18 January, 2022 When Turkey’s new Finance Minister Nureddin Nebati was asked last month to give details of … Continue ReadingReuters: Turkey’s new finance minister in the eye of a storm
Categories General Politics Steven A. Cook: Why One Man Can Ruin Turkey’s Economy Atilla YeşiladaPosted on12 January, 2022 With the waves of democratization in Latin America and Eastern Europe in the 1980s and … Continue ReadingSteven A. Cook: Why One Man Can Ruin Turkey’s Economy
