Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Earthquake kills over 1,700 in Turkey, Syria; second massive quake follows Güldem AtabayPosted on6 February, 2023 A 7.8-magnitude earthquake in southern Turkey early Monday killed more than 1,700 people across the … Continue ReadingEarthquake kills over 1,700 in Turkey, Syria; second massive quake follows
Categories Emerging Markets General HYPED Tim Ash: Decisive battles are looming in Ukraine Atilla YeşiladaPosted on5 February, 2023 Regional expert Tim Ash argues that Putin is gearing up for a full scale assault … Continue ReadingTim Ash: Decisive battles are looming in Ukraine
Categories Business General HIGHLIGHTS Sinan Ciddi: U.S. Demands More Sanctions Enforcement From Turkey Atilla YeşiladaPosted on4 February, 2023 The U.S. government will warn Turkey that it risks losing access to key markets if … Continue ReadingSinan Ciddi: U.S. Demands More Sanctions Enforcement From Turkey
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Tanks are not the solution for Ukraine war: President Erdogan Cem CetingucPosted on2 February, 20232 February, 2023 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Feb. 1 that sending weapons to Ukraine would not serve as … Continue ReadingTanks are not the solution for Ukraine war: President Erdogan
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Putin needs Erdogan to win Cem CetingucPosted on1 February, 2023 Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine has isolated the government in Moscow in a very short … Continue ReadingPutin needs Erdogan to win
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Politics Corruption is ‘off the charts’ in Turkey, Serbia, Bosnia and Hungary Cem CetingucPosted on1 February, 20231 February, 2023 Turkey, Hungary, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia got their worst corruption scores in ten years … Continue ReadingCorruption is ‘off the charts’ in Turkey, Serbia, Bosnia and Hungary
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Politics FP: Turkish citizens flee Erdogan’s sinking ship pre-election Cem CetingucPosted on30 January, 202330 January, 2023 With Turkey’s May 14 elections fast approaching, many Turks are “voting with their feet,” citing … Continue ReadingFP: Turkish citizens flee Erdogan’s sinking ship pre-election
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Politics Erdogan: We may consider Finland for NATO membership, Sweden’s not welcomed Cem CetingucPosted on30 January, 202330 January, 2023 Finland still hopes to join Nato together with Sweden, Finland’s foreign minister has said, after … Continue ReadingErdogan: We may consider Finland for NATO membership, Sweden’s not welcomed
Categories General Politics First Take: Six-party opposition alliance unveils its government program Atilla YeşiladaPosted on30 January, 2023 In a historic moment for Turkish democracy, six opposition parties ranging from Islamist to center-left … Continue ReadingFirst Take: Six-party opposition alliance unveils its government program
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Presidental candidate talks begin for Nation Alliance Cem CetingucPosted on27 January, 2023 The six-party Nation Alliance has challenged President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s eligibility to run for the … Continue ReadingPresidental candidate talks begin for Nation Alliance
Categories Emerging Markets General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Politics Putin initiates “Pivot to the East” strategy amid EU sanctions Cem CetingucPosted on26 January, 2023 In 2014, following a wave of US and European Union sanctions on Russia in response … Continue ReadingPutin initiates “Pivot to the East” strategy amid EU sanctions
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Hunger, poverty, Who cares? Finance minister defends Lira’s depreciation for ‘industrialization’ Cem CetingucPosted on26 January, 202327 January, 2023 Turkish Finance Minister Nureddin Nebati has defended the depreciation of lira, saying that the economy … Continue ReadingHunger, poverty, Who cares? Finance minister defends Lira’s depreciation for ‘industrialization’
Categories Finance General HIGHLIGHTS Markets EBRD invested €1.63 billion in Turkey in 2022 Cem CetingucPosted on26 January, 2023 The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) invested €1.63 billion in Türkiye in 2022, the highest … Continue ReadingEBRD invested €1.63 billion in Turkey in 2022
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Alp Kayserilioglu: Good-bye Erdogan? Cem CetingucPosted on26 January, 2023 Since 2019, Turkish economic policy has been characterized by Erdoğan’s repeated U-turns. Initially, his regime … Continue ReadingAlp Kayserilioglu: Good-bye Erdogan?
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Tech Forbidden fruit: Turkish UAV ‘Kızılelma’ aces tests Cem CetingucPosted on24 January, 2023 Turkey’s first indigenously designed and produced unmanned fighter aircraft successfully passed the system identification test … Continue ReadingForbidden fruit: Turkish UAV ‘Kızılelma’ aces tests
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Camera trap captures endangered Aegean species in Turkey Cem CetingucPosted on24 January, 202324 January, 2023 An endangered caracal and its offspring have been spotted with a camera trap placed in the forest in … Continue ReadingCamera trap captures endangered Aegean species in Turkey
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Istanbul hosts EU’s Ukraine event in February Cem CetingucPosted on24 January, 202324 January, 2023 The European Union is planning to hold a special event dedicated to the first anniversary of the … Continue ReadingIstanbul hosts EU’s Ukraine event in February
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdogan: We have no support for Sweden’s NATO bill Cem CetingucPosted on24 January, 2023 Sweden should not expect Türkiye’s support for its NATO accession after allowing an act of burning the Quran in front … Continue ReadingErdogan: We have no support for Sweden’s NATO bill
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Far-right Victory Party promise deporting Syrian refugees via buses Cem CetingucPosted on23 January, 202323 January, 2023 Turkey’s far-right Victory Party has launched a fundraising campaign promising to spend the cash on bus … Continue ReadingFar-right Victory Party promise deporting Syrian refugees via buses
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Election Playbook: Erdogan to reconcile with Arab Adversaries Cem CetingucPosted on23 January, 2023 The Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is seeking to win a new presidential term to remain … Continue ReadingElection Playbook: Erdogan to reconcile with Arab Adversaries