Categories Business General Turkey and Egypt to collaborate on natural gas and nuclear energy Cem CetingucPosted on6 September, 20246 September, 2024 Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his country looks forward to cooperating with Egypt on … Continue ReadingTurkey and Egypt to collaborate on natural gas and nuclear energy
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Rising sinkholes in ‘Turkey’s granary’ threaten agricultural sector Cem CetingucPosted on6 September, 2024 Over 2,600 sinkholes in Turkey’s Konya Plain are threatening agriculture and residential areas, driven by … Continue ReadingRising sinkholes in ‘Turkey’s granary’ threaten agricultural sector
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey imposes record fines for hunting endangered species Cem CetingucPosted on5 September, 20245 September, 2024 The country’s nature conservation body has announced the fines for hunting endangered species, which are off-limits for the … Continue ReadingTurkey imposes record fines for hunting endangered species
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Mehmet Şimşek wows full commitment to disinflation Atilla YeşiladaPosted on5 September, 2024 Şimşek says “In the short term, our main priority is disinflation and price stability”. Minister … Continue ReadingMehmet Şimşek wows full commitment to disinflation
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey formally applies for BRICS membership Atilla YeşiladaPosted on5 September, 2024 NATO member Turkey has applied for membership in the BRICS bloc of developing economies, a … Continue ReadingTurkey formally applies for BRICS membership
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Politics The winds of ‘change’ are blowing again in CHP: Imamoğlu and Kılıçdaroğlu cooperate, Özel seeks compromise Güldem AtabayPosted on27 August, 2024 Ekrem İmamoğlu’s message of ‘change’ has stirred the CHP’s backstage. While Imamoğlu and Kılıçdaroğlu are … Continue ReadingThe winds of ‘change’ are blowing again in CHP: Imamoğlu and Kılıçdaroğlu cooperate, Özel seeks compromise
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS August Economic Update: Capacity utilization drops, Business sentiment worsens Cem CetingucPosted on26 August, 2024 Data from the Central Bank have shown that the capacity utilization rate (CUR) in the key manufacturing … Continue ReadingAugust Economic Update: Capacity utilization drops, Business sentiment worsens
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Nuray Babacan: How “Mehmet Simsek” crisis unfolded Atilla YeşiladaPosted on25 August, 2024 Gazete Pencere web daily Ankara correspondent Ms. Nuray Babacan is known for her connections to … Continue ReadingNuray Babacan: How “Mehmet Simsek” crisis unfolded
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Rumors of Mehmet Simsek resignation roil Ankara, markets Atilla YeşiladaPosted on25 August, 2024 It was first a conspiracy theorist and widely followed You Tube commentator, Mr Erol Mutercimler, … Continue ReadingRumors of Mehmet Simsek resignation roil Ankara, markets
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Surge in internal migration as Istanbul faces significant population decline Cem CetingucPosted on19 August, 2024 Istanbul and Ankara saw the highest levels of both incoming and outgoing migration last year. … Continue ReadingSurge in internal migration as Istanbul faces significant population decline
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Turkish Defense Minister: Assad is making peace difficult Atilla YeşiladaPosted on18 August, 2024 Ankara’s efforts to make peace with Assad regime has run aground, despite the best efforts … Continue ReadingTurkish Defense Minister: Assad is making peace difficult
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Istanbul residents are deadly afraid of the second Marmara Quake, and rightly so Atilla YeşiladaPosted on18 August, 2024 In the 25th anniversary of the grand tremor that hit Marmara Sea, causing massive damage … Continue ReadingIstanbul residents are deadly afraid of the second Marmara Quake, and rightly so
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics UPDATE: Three polls, one conclusion: People are sick and tired of AK Party Atilla YeşiladaPosted on18 August, 202418 August, 2024 Cover photo: AK Party’s logo is a light bulb Three polls by Metropoll, ORC and … Continue ReadingUPDATE: Three polls, one conclusion: People are sick and tired of AK Party
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey, Iraq to establish two military centers for counterterrorism efforts Cem CetingucPosted on16 August, 2024 Türkiye and Iraq have signed a landmark agreement on military and security issues, which includes establishing two military … Continue ReadingTurkey, Iraq to establish two military centers for counterterrorism efforts
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey records hottest July in 53 Years amid rising temperatures Cem CetingucPosted on16 August, 2024 The highest temperature was recorded at 45.9 degrees in the southeastern Şırnak province. Turkey recorded … Continue ReadingTurkey records hottest July in 53 Years amid rising temperatures
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Public outcry in Turkey over new 15USD fee aimed at reducing foreign tourism spending Cem CetingucPosted on16 August, 2024 Turkey has increased the departure fee for Turkish citizens flying to international destinations by 233 percent … Continue ReadingPublic outcry in Turkey over new 15USD fee aimed at reducing foreign tourism spending
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Erdoğan urges immediate reform of UN Security Council Cem CetingucPosted on15 August, 2024 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has strongly endorsed U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ recent remarks on reforming the … Continue ReadingErdoğan urges immediate reform of UN Security Council
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Türkiye reports zero Monkeypox cases, no restrictions planned Cem CetingucPosted on15 August, 2024 Türkiye on Thursday announced that no cases of mpox, an infectious viral disease that has hit hard … Continue ReadingTürkiye reports zero Monkeypox cases, no restrictions planned
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Ankara and Iraq engage in talks to strengthen security cooperation Cem CetingucPosted on15 August, 2024 Senior government and military officials from Türkiye and Iraq had detailed talks to further improve security cooperation and eliminate the terrorist threat from … Continue ReadingAnkara and Iraq engage in talks to strengthen security cooperation
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Turkish court arrests woman for ‘Insulting the President’ in street interview Cem CetingucPosted on14 August, 2024 A Turkish court has arrested a woman in the western İzmir province over her comments … Continue ReadingTurkish court arrests woman for ‘Insulting the President’ in street interview
