Categories Business General HIGHLIGHTS Bootleg liquor deaths revive debate on Turkey alcohol tax Atilla YeşiladaPosted on18 January, 2025 With 38 people dead in four days and 26 in intensive care after drinking bootleg … Continue ReadingBootleg liquor deaths revive debate on Turkey alcohol tax
Categories Business General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey looks to cash in on Syria’s reconstruction Atilla YeşiladaPosted on17 January, 2025 Turkey is pushing for a significant role in Syria’s postwar reconstruction and leading efforts to … Continue ReadingTurkey looks to cash in on Syria’s reconstruction
Categories General HYPED Trump Doctrine 2.0: What It Means for the Middle East Atilla YeşiladaPosted on16 January, 2025 Countries across Middle East are making moves and preparing for President Donald Trump’s incoming United … Continue ReadingTrump Doctrine 2.0: What It Means for the Middle East
Categories Company & Industry General Goldman Sachs: Yapi to Buy; remain Buy on Ak; Isbank down to Neutral Cem CetingucPosted on16 January, 2025 We upgrade Yapi Kredi to Buy (from Neutral): We expect Yapi to be one of … Continue ReadingGoldman Sachs: Yapi to Buy; remain Buy on Ak; Isbank down to Neutral
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Kurdish-Turkish Peace Talks Gaining Momentum Amid Regional Instability Cem CetingucPosted on15 January, 2025 Ongoing negotiations between Turkey’s pro-Kurdish political party and imprisoned Kurdish leaders aim to resolve the … Continue ReadingKurdish-Turkish Peace Talks Gaining Momentum Amid Regional Instability
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Mersin Protests Intensify Amid Arrests of Pro-Kurdish Officials Cem CetingucPosted on15 January, 2025 Protests erupted in Mersin’s Akdeniz district on Monday following the arrest of pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality … Continue ReadingMersin Protests Intensify Amid Arrests of Pro-Kurdish Officials
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Türkiye Logs Hottest Year on Record in 2024 Cem CetingucPosted on15 January, 202515 January, 2025 Türkiye experienced its hottest year in history in 2024, with an average temperature of 15.6°C, … Continue ReadingTürkiye Logs Hottest Year on Record in 2024
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Legal Clash: Istanbul Prosecutor Files Case Against Bar Association Leadership Cem CetingucPosted on15 January, 2025 On January 14, the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office filed a lawsuit seeking the dismissal … Continue ReadingLegal Clash: Istanbul Prosecutor Files Case Against Bar Association Leadership
Categories Business Company & Industry General Turkey Requires $80 Billion Investment to Meet Growing Energy Needs Cem CetingucPosted on14 January, 2025 Turkey’s energy demand has tripled over the past two decades, prompting the need for an … Continue ReadingTurkey Requires $80 Billion Investment to Meet Growing Energy Needs
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey’s Diyanet and Government Intensify Rhetoric Against LGBTI+ Community Amid “Year of the Family” Initiative Cem CetingucPosted on13 January, 2025 On January 10, Turkey’s Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet) delivered a controversial Friday sermon titled … Continue ReadingTurkey’s Diyanet and Government Intensify Rhetoric Against LGBTI+ Community Amid “Year of the Family” Initiative
Categories Business General HIGHLIGHTS BREAKING: Russia Says Ukraine Targeted Infrastructure of Gas Pipeline to Turkey Atilla YeşiladaPosted on13 January, 2025 Russia on Monday accused Ukraine of launching a drone attack on the infrastructure of the … Continue ReadingBREAKING: Russia Says Ukraine Targeted Infrastructure of Gas Pipeline to Turkey
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey threatens to strike Kurds again, as clashes escalate between Turkish proxy and SDF Atilla YeşiladaPosted on11 January, 2025 News agencies report very intense clashes between Turkey-supported Syrian National Army and the Kurdish-led militia … Continue ReadingTurkey threatens to strike Kurds again, as clashes escalate between Turkish proxy and SDF
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdoğan: Türkiye Has Dismantled Terror Corridor in Northern Syria Cem CetingucPosted on10 January, 2025 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced that Türkiye has successfully dismantled the so-called terrorist corridor being … Continue ReadingErdoğan: Türkiye Has Dismantled Terror Corridor in Northern Syria
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey Raises Paid Military Service Fee to Record High in 2025 Cem CetingucPosted on10 January, 2025 The cost of short-term mandatory military service in Turkey has been increased to 243,000 Turkish … Continue ReadingTurkey Raises Paid Military Service Fee to Record High in 2025
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Devastating Wildfires in Los Angeles Leave 10 Dead, Thousands Displaced Cem CetingucPosted on10 January, 2025 Massive wildfires sweeping across Los Angeles have left at least 10 people dead and displaced … Continue ReadingDevastating Wildfires in Los Angeles Leave 10 Dead, Thousands Displaced
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Istanbul Ranks as the World’s Most Traffic-Blocked City in 2024 Cem CetingucPosted on9 January, 2025 Global mobility analytics firm Intrix has crowned Istanbul as the most traffic-congested city globally for … Continue ReadingIstanbul Ranks as the World’s Most Traffic-Blocked City in 2024
Categories Finance General HIGHLIGHTS Mehmet Karacuka: Who Are Low-Interest Rates For? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on9 January, 2025 In Turkey, interest rates have been one of the most hotly debated economic topics, especially … Continue ReadingMehmet Karacuka: Who Are Low-Interest Rates For?
Categories Company & Industry General Politics Qatar Denies Gas Supply Rumors to Europe via Syria/Türkiye Cem CetingucPosted on8 January, 20258 January, 2025 Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has dismissed rumors claiming that the country plans to send … Continue ReadingQatar Denies Gas Supply Rumors to Europe via Syria/Türkiye
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Israel Preparing For Potential Clash With Turkey Atilla YeşiladaPosted on8 January, 20259 January, 2025 Turkey’s active support of Hayat Tahri al Sham and her vendetta against Syrian Kurds seemed … Continue ReadingIsrael Preparing For Potential Clash With Turkey
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Azerbaijan Backs Türkiye’s Growing Role in Middle East Cem CetingucPosted on8 January, 2025 Azerbaijani President İlham Aliyev has reaffirmed Azerbaijan’s unwavering support for Türkiye’s increasing influence in Syria … Continue ReadingAzerbaijan Backs Türkiye’s Growing Role in Middle East
