Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Schools in earthquake zones must be relocated: Experts Cem CetingucPosted on8 March, 2023 Around 4,159 schools in Türkiye are located in places with high earthquake risk, of which 191 schools are … Continue ReadingSchools in earthquake zones must be relocated: Experts
Categories Company & Industry General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey to receive $40 billion investment for second nuclear plant Cem CetingucPosted on7 March, 2023 Turkey is set to receive a $40 billion (TL 752.64 billion) investment as the country … Continue ReadingTurkey to receive $40 billion investment for second nuclear plant
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey, Sweden and Finland to hold trilateral meeting for NATO Cem CetingucPosted on7 March, 20237 March, 2023 Türkiye will hold a trilateral mechanism meeting with Sweden and Finland on March 9 in Brussels to discuss the commitments … Continue ReadingTurkey, Sweden and Finland to hold trilateral meeting for NATO
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Only 30 percent of buildings in Istanbul are earthquake resistant Cem CetingucPosted on7 March, 20237 March, 2023 Some 70 percent of buildings in Istanbul are not earthquake resistant, while about 90,000 buildings need to be … Continue ReadingOnly 30 percent of buildings in Istanbul are earthquake resistant
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Experts call for an ’emergency evacuation plan’ for Istanbul earthquake Cem CetingucPosted on6 March, 20236 March, 2023 Experts say a plan for emergency evacuation routes against a possible earthquake in Istanbul should be created as … Continue ReadingExperts call for an ’emergency evacuation plan’ for Istanbul earthquake
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics IYI Party Leader ‘returns back’ to opposition table Cem CetingucPosted on6 March, 2023 İstanbul and Ankara mayors, Ekrem İmamoğlu and Mansur Yavaş, met with Akşener on March 6 … Continue ReadingIYI Party Leader ‘returns back’ to opposition table
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics AKP will continue on our planned course: Erdogan Cem CetingucPosted on6 March, 2023 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Saturday said that his ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) … Continue ReadingAKP will continue on our planned course: Erdogan
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey’s inflation falls to 55.2 percent in February Cem CetingucPosted on3 March, 2023 Türkiye’s inflation eased slightly more than expected in February, official data showed Friday, but prices … Continue ReadingTurkey’s inflation falls to 55.2 percent in February
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED UNDP, Turkey partner to tackle 200M tons of earthquake debris Cem CetingucPosted on3 March, 20233 March, 2023 The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and Türkiye are working together for the removal of nearly 200 million … Continue ReadingUNDP, Turkey partner to tackle 200M tons of earthquake debris
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Opposition to reveal ‘Erdogan’s rival”‘ on March 6 Cem CetingucPosted on3 March, 2023 The leaders of the six opposition parties discussed their joint presidential candidate in a meeting on … Continue ReadingOpposition to reveal ‘Erdogan’s rival”‘ on March 6
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics AKP/Kabaktepe: Opposition exploits tragedy for political gain Cem CetingucPosted on2 March, 2023 Following devastating earthquakes in Türkiye, which claimed over 45,000 lives, Osman Nuri Kabaktepe, the Istanbul provincial … Continue ReadingAKP/Kabaktepe: Opposition exploits tragedy for political gain
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Relocation efforts start for ‘risky houses’ in Istanbul Cem CetingucPosted on2 March, 2023 Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Minister Murat Kurum has announced that risky housing units in Istanbul will be relocated to two … Continue ReadingRelocation efforts start for ‘risky houses’ in Istanbul
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Massive Evacuation Efforts Underway as 2 Million Flee Quake-Hit Provinces Cem CetingucPosted on2 March, 2023 The number of people who were evacuated from the 11 quake-hit provinces has exceed 2 … Continue ReadingMassive Evacuation Efforts Underway as 2 Million Flee Quake-Hit Provinces
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Presidential elections will take place in May: Erdogan Cem CetingucPosted on1 March, 2023 The people of Türkiye will do whatever is necessary on May 14, Turkish President Recep … Continue ReadingPresidential elections will take place in May: Erdogan
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED WHO Director pays a visit to earthquake zone Cem CetingucPosted on1 March, 2023 In a show of solidarity, WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has arrived in Gaziantep and Hatay … Continue ReadingWHO Director pays a visit to earthquake zone
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Death toll surpasses 45 thousand in Turkey’s earthquake Cem CetingucPosted on1 March, 2023 The death toll has surpassed 45,000 after the devastating earthquakes that rattled Türkiye in February, the Disaster and Emergency … Continue ReadingDeath toll surpasses 45 thousand in Turkey’s earthquake
Categories General Emergency supply sales skyrocket after earthquake Cem CetingucPosted on28 February, 2023 Following the deadly earthquakes that rattled Türkiye’s south and concerns over potential quakes in the future … Continue ReadingEmergency supply sales skyrocket after earthquake
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Building inspections made ‘on paper’: Experts Cem CetingucPosted on28 February, 2023 Building inspection companies rent engineer diplomas and inspections are carried out on paper instead of on site, … Continue ReadingBuilding inspections made ‘on paper’: Experts
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS MEE: The soaring rise and devastating fall of Turkey’s building boom | The Big Picture EP7 Atilla YeşiladaPosted on27 February, 2023 How does a country with the world’s best earthquake engineers and the strictest building … Continue ReadingMEE: The soaring rise and devastating fall of Turkey’s building boom | The Big Picture EP7
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Borzou Daragahi: Turkey’s Earthquake Has Also Shattered Erdogan’s Political Brand Atilla YeşiladaPosted on26 February, 2023 The devastating earthquakes that struck southern Turkey on Feb. 6 spell trouble for President Recep … Continue ReadingBorzou Daragahi: Turkey’s Earthquake Has Also Shattered Erdogan’s Political Brand