Categories General HYPED Finance Minister Şimşek claimed to ask Turkstat to reveal ‘real’ inflation figures Atilla YeşiladaPosted on6 August, 2023 Turkish Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek called government-run Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) head Erhan Çetinkaya and … Continue ReadingFinance Minister Şimşek claimed to ask Turkstat to reveal ‘real’ inflation figures
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS EU mulls talks on visa liberalization for Türkiye in autumn Atilla YeşiladaPosted on6 August, 2023 A senior European Union official said on Sunday that the bloc would discuss the issue … Continue ReadingEU mulls talks on visa liberalization for Türkiye in autumn
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Simsek and Erkan made their investor debut, how did it go? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on4 August, 2023 Turkey’s new-look economic team met for the first time with dozens of international investors on … Continue ReadingSimsek and Erkan made their investor debut, how did it go?
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS CNBC.com: Saudi Arabia and Turkey are emerging as the new peace brokers of the Russia-Ukraine war Atilla YeşiladaPosted on2 August, 2023 Turkish President Erdogan surprised not only his party and the opposition but nearly the entire … Continue ReadingCNBC.com: Saudi Arabia and Turkey are emerging as the new peace brokers of the Russia-Ukraine war
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Turkish doctors continue to seek work abroad amid ongoing problems Güldem AtabayPosted on1 August, 2023 Data shows that 288 Turkish doctors applied for the certificate last month alone, bringing the … Continue ReadingTurkish doctors continue to seek work abroad amid ongoing problems
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Wage hikes instantly eroded by inflation, as poverty set to increase Atilla YeşiladaPosted on31 July, 2023 Turkey’s poverty threshold for a family of four rose to 37,974 liras in July, data … Continue ReadingWage hikes instantly eroded by inflation, as poverty set to increase
Categories General HYPED Hamzeh Hadad: A golden opportunity: How Iraq can benefit from regional calm Atilla YeşiladaPosted on28 July, 2023 Following the recent thaw in relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia, Iraq is strengthening its … Continue ReadingHamzeh Hadad: A golden opportunity: How Iraq can benefit from regional calm
Categories Business General HIGHLIGHTS EU makes better relations with Turkey conditional on Cyprus peace Atilla YeşiladaPosted on26 July, 2023 European Union foreign ministers agreed on 20 July Thursday that the bloc should re-engage with … Continue ReadingEU makes better relations with Turkey conditional on Cyprus peace
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS FT: Turkey triples petrol taxes as Erdoğan tries to repair public finances Güldem AtabayPosted on17 July, 2023 Measure prompts concerns over higher inflation after increases in value added tax. Turkey has tripled … Continue ReadingFT: Turkey triples petrol taxes as Erdoğan tries to repair public finances
Categories General HYPED Alec Soltes: Is there a way for EU to incentivize Turkey for democratic reform without compromising key principles? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on15 July, 2023 On July 10th, 2023, Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that his country would support … Continue ReadingAlec Soltes: Is there a way for EU to incentivize Turkey for democratic reform without compromising key principles?
Categories General HYPED How genuine is Erdogan’s new-found keeness for the Western alliance? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on15 July, 2023 In just the last week, Erdogan has dropped his opposition to Sweden joining the North … Continue ReadingHow genuine is Erdogan’s new-found keeness for the Western alliance?
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Reuters: Erdogan may be inching back to Western Alliance Atilla YeşiladaPosted on12 July, 2023 After pivoting Turkey away from Western allies, President Tayyip Erdogan has changed tack with moves … Continue ReadingReuters: Erdogan may be inching back to Western Alliance
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Quran burning is the last straw for Erdogan Atilla YeşiladaPosted on30 June, 2023 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday condemned a Quran-burning protest in Sweden, signaling that … Continue ReadingQuran burning is the last straw for Erdogan
Categories Atilla Yeşilada General HIGHLIGHTS Real Turkey Channel video: Putin and Erdogan: If the first goes, the other? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on29 June, 2023 www.paturkey.com Subscribe to the channel http://wedia.link/RealTurkey Follow & read the latest Independent … Continue ReadingReal Turkey Channel video: Putin and Erdogan: If the first goes, the other?
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Bahadir Kaynak: How to unlock Turkish integration to EU? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on29 June, 2023 Since the Turkish accession to EU stalled over the past decade or more, Turks have … Continue ReadingBahadir Kaynak: How to unlock Turkish integration to EU?
Categories Business General HIGHLIGHTS Press sources: Erdogan may host Netanyahu in July Atilla YeşiladaPosted on24 June, 2023 Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu next … Continue ReadingPress sources: Erdogan may host Netanyahu in July
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS ANALSIS: Is there hope for Turkey-Syria peace? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on24 June, 2023 Syria, Turkey and Iran have agreed with the concept of the “road map” presented by … Continue ReadingANALSIS: Is there hope for Turkey-Syria peace?
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Can Erdogan still bless Sweden’s NATO accession? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on24 June, 2023 When Sweden announced that it was leaving behind more than two centuries of neutrality to … Continue ReadingCan Erdogan still bless Sweden’s NATO accession?
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Devin Haas: What Erdoğan’s re-election means for NATO and Ukraine Atilla YeşiladaPosted on21 June, 2023 Longtime Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan last month won re-election and yet another term in … Continue ReadingDevin Haas: What Erdoğan’s re-election means for NATO and Ukraine
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Columnist: High ranking AKP bureaucrat lobbying to have Simsek sacked Atilla YeşiladaPosted on20 June, 2023 Mehmet Ali Verçin, a columnist for the KARAR newspaper (conservative, anti-AKP), brought up the allegation … Continue ReadingColumnist: High ranking AKP bureaucrat lobbying to have Simsek sacked