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
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Politics What an Erdogan loss in Turkey’s presidential election would mean for the country and the world Güldem AtabayPosted on23 January, 202323 January, 2023 The Turkish leader has held a grip on power for two decades. His departure from … Continue ReadingWhat an Erdogan loss in Turkey’s presidential election would mean for the country and the world
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Timothy Ash: Turkey – thoughts around elections Güldem AtabayPosted on23 January, 2023 President Erdogan appears to have all but confirmed that Turkey will hold parliamentary and presidential … Continue ReadingTimothy Ash: Turkey – thoughts around elections
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Protesters in Sweden burn Quran, tensions escalate amid NATO talks Cem CetingucPosted on23 January, 202323 January, 2023 Protests in Stockholm against Turkey, including the burning of a copy of the Quran, heightened … Continue ReadingProtesters in Sweden burn Quran, tensions escalate amid NATO talks
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Politics Opposition will announce ‘Erdogan’s rival’ in February Cem CetingucPosted on21 January, 202321 January, 2023 Turkey’s six-party opposition alliance is set to announce in February their presidential candidate to challenge … Continue ReadingOpposition will announce ‘Erdogan’s rival’ in February
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Climate change is here: Turkey faces severe drought Cem CetingucPosted on21 January, 2023 Turkey is experiencing a severe drought as dams around the country’s major cities have reached … Continue ReadingClimate change is here: Turkey faces severe drought
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Drought is imminent: İSKİ warns citizens to save water Cem CetingucPosted on20 January, 202321 January, 2023 As the water level in dams and reservoirs is decreasing significantly due to the lack of precipitation, … Continue ReadingDrought is imminent: İSKİ warns citizens to save water
Categories General Politics US, Turkey proceed meetings to solve F-35 conflict Cem CetingucPosted on20 January, 2023 The delegations of the Turkish Defense Ministry and the U.S. Department of Defense held the … Continue ReadingUS, Turkey proceed meetings to solve F-35 conflict