Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Türkiye offers assistance to Greece as wildfires threaten Athens Cem CetingucPosted on12 August, 2024 Türkiye has offered aid to Greece in its fight against the wildfires that broke out near Athens over the weekend. … Continue ReadingTürkiye offers assistance to Greece as wildfires threaten Athens
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics The perils of personalizing power: Erdoğan’s one-man rule has made him increasingly vulnerable Atilla YeşiladaPosted on20 October, 2021 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan long believed that establishing one-man rule would end all his … Continue ReadingThe perils of personalizing power: Erdoğan’s one-man rule has made him increasingly vulnerable
Categories General HYPED Ahval: Wildfire arsonist in Turkey alleged member of ruling alliance youth Atilla YeşiladaPosted on29 August, 2021 A man detained for allegedly having started one of the longest-burning wildfires of July and … Continue ReadingAhval: Wildfire arsonist in Turkey alleged member of ruling alliance youth
Categories General HYPED Turkey pays the price of 20 years of neglect with natural disasters Atilla YeşiladaPosted on10 August, 2021 From flash floods to forest fires, drought to “sea snot”, Turkey is bearing the brunt … Continue ReadingTurkey pays the price of 20 years of neglect with natural disasters
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey spent only fraction of forest protection budget before wildfires erupted Atilla YeşiladaPosted on8 August, 2021 As of Sunday, Turkey’s wildfires continued in 2 provinces and in six different localities, the … Continue ReadingTurkey spent only fraction of forest protection budget before wildfires erupted
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Video Commentary: Turkey’s Annus Horribilis Atilla YeşiladaPosted on8 August, 2021 Turkey’s Annus Horribilis When it rains, it pours. Turkey has been stung by … Continue ReadingVideo Commentary: Turkey’s Annus Horribilis
Categories General Evacuations continue as wildfires reach Turkey power plant Cem CetingucPosted on6 August, 2021 A coal-fueled power plant in southwest Turkey and nearby residential areas were being evacuated Wednesday … Continue ReadingEvacuations continue as wildfires reach Turkey power plant
Categories General HYPED Piero Castellino: Interview with a former Türk Hava Kurumu[1] Canadair CL-215 pilot Atilla YeşiladaPosted on5 August, 2021 The Mediterranean region is being ravaged by catastrophic wildfires and Turkey is also ravaged by … Continue ReadingPiero Castellino: Interview with a former Türk Hava Kurumu[1] Canadair CL-215 pilot
Categories Business HIGHLIGHTS Wildfires: First damage reports are filed Atilla YeşiladaPosted on4 August, 2021 It will take months to truly assess the economic damage the string of wildfires still … Continue ReadingWildfires: First damage reports are filed
Categories Business VoA: Wildfires Scorch Recovery in Hobbled Tourism Sector Atilla YeşiladaPosted on4 August, 2021 Wildfires scorching some of Turkey’s most popular destinations have upended a nascent recovery in the … Continue ReadingVoA: Wildfires Scorch Recovery in Hobbled Tourism Sector
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdogan faces mounting criticism over wildfires Atilla YeşiladaPosted on4 August, 2021 As Turkish fire crews pressed ahead Tuesday with their weeklong battle against blazes tearing through … Continue ReadingErdogan faces mounting criticism over wildfires
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Wildfires continue in Turkey: Tourists were evacuated with rescue boats Cem CetingucPosted on3 August, 20213 August, 2021 Holidaymakers have been evacuated from beaches by rescue boats in Turkey after wildfires threatened hotels in the … Continue ReadingWildfires continue in Turkey: Tourists were evacuated with rescue boats
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