Categories General HYPED Jose Miguel Alonso-Trabanco: Turkey as an Aspiring Great Power? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on7 July, 20227 July, 2022 Toward great power status? Nevertheless, it is pertinent to wonder if Turkey’s capabilities are … Continue ReadingJose Miguel Alonso-Trabanco: Turkey as an Aspiring Great Power?
Categories General HYPED Iran Intervenes To Stop Turkish Invasion of Northern Syria Atilla YeşiladaPosted on4 July, 2022 Turkish President Erdogan put the long-promised forth foray into Syria on hold after his return … Continue ReadingIran Intervenes To Stop Turkish Invasion of Northern Syria
Categories General HYPED Erdogan may have put Syria expedition on hold Atilla YeşiladaPosted on2 July, 2022 The Turkish president put brakes on a new Syria operation after his meeting with the … Continue ReadingErdogan may have put Syria expedition on hold
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS NATO enlargement still not a done deal Atilla YeşiladaPosted on2 July, 2022 Turkey says it will now be pushing for the extradition of 33 “terror” suspects from … Continue ReadingNATO enlargement still not a done deal
Categories Business General HYPED Nicola Mikovic: Turkey returns to the Balkans at EU’s expense Atilla YeşiladaPosted on30 June, 2022 Last week, European leaders described their decision to award membership candidate status to Ukraine and … Continue ReadingNicola Mikovic: Turkey returns to the Balkans at EU’s expense
Categories Economy Finance General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Lira Surges, Stocks Fall as Turkey Introduces New Loan Ban Güldem AtabayPosted on27 June, 2022 The Turkish lira headed for its biggest gain this year, extending Friday’s advance after the … Continue ReadingLira Surges, Stocks Fall as Turkey Introduces New Loan Ban
Categories General HYPED Politics Turkey will block NATO enlargement Atilla YeşiladaPosted on25 June, 2022 Turkey seems determined to block Sweden and Finland’s NATO memberships in the alliance’s upcoming summit … Continue ReadingTurkey will block NATO enlargement
Categories General HYPED Turkey Detains 8 Assassins Sent by Iran To Kill Israelis Atilla YeşiladaPosted on24 June, 2022 Turkey detained eight people working for Iran who were preparing to assassinate Israeli tourists visiting … Continue ReadingTurkey Detains 8 Assassins Sent by Iran To Kill Israelis
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdoğan may call Turkish elections for May next year Güldem AtabayPosted on22 June, 2022 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan may call presidential and parliamentary elections for May next year, … Continue ReadingErdoğan may call Turkish elections for May next year
Categories Business General HIGHLIGHTS MBS to pay a visit to Ankara, but WHY? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on18 June, 2022 Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) will visit Ankara next week, Turkish President Recep … Continue ReadingMBS to pay a visit to Ankara, but WHY?
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Opposition leader Babacan: Erdogan to bankrupt Turkey Atilla YeşiladaPosted on18 June, 2022 Turkey is on the verge of total bankruptcy, according to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s former … Continue ReadingOpposition leader Babacan: Erdogan to bankrupt Turkey
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics U.S.-led coalition says it detained senior ISIS leader in Syria Güldem AtabayPosted on16 June, 2022 The U.S.-led coalition said it had detained a senior Islamic State group leader in Syria … Continue ReadingU.S.-led coalition says it detained senior ISIS leader in Syria
Categories General HYPED Meet the former Kurdish rebel holding up Sweden’s NATO bid Atilla YeşiladaPosted on16 June, 2022 When Turkey’s president rails against “terrorists” in the Swedish Parliament, Amineh Kakabaveh is convinced he … Continue ReadingMeet the former Kurdish rebel holding up Sweden’s NATO bid
Categories Business General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey’s leader changes mind again on new name for airline Atilla YeşiladaPosted on16 June, 2022 Turkey’s president, in a push to recast top Turkish assets to avoid any possible derogatory … Continue ReadingTurkey’s leader changes mind again on new name for airline
Categories General Turkish gov’t policy causing destruction of middle class, warn researchers Güldem AtabayPosted on15 June, 2022 Turkey’s ENAG Inflation Research Group has warned that the government is causing the destruction of … Continue ReadingTurkish gov’t policy causing destruction of middle class, warn researchers
Categories Economy Finance General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Turkey Wants to Claw Back More Dollars With Cheap Exporter Loans Güldem AtabayPosted on13 June, 2022 Turkey is making another effort to arrest a precipitous decline in its currency by dangling … Continue ReadingTurkey Wants to Claw Back More Dollars With Cheap Exporter Loans
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey Credit Default Swaps Jump to 19-Year High Amid Lira Woes Güldem AtabayPosted on13 June, 2022 The cost to insure against a debt default by Turkey’s government in the next five … Continue ReadingTurkey Credit Default Swaps Jump to 19-Year High Amid Lira Woes
Categories Business General HYPED Tim Ash: Moscow is playing PR game over grain exports Atilla YeşiladaPosted on9 June, 2022 It’s painful watching the Turks trying to negotiate with Russia to create some kind of … Continue ReadingTim Ash: Moscow is playing PR game over grain exports
Categories General HYPED Lisel Hintz: The empire’s opposition strikes back: popular culture as creative resistance tool under Turkey’s AKP Atilla YeşiladaPosted on9 June, 2022 In the early morning of September 6, 2019, two rap videos expressing frustrations with Turkey’s … Continue ReadingLisel Hintz: The empire’s opposition strikes back: popular culture as creative resistance tool under Turkey’s AKP
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS 14.8 million people in Turkey suffer from undernourishment: UN report Güldem AtabayPosted on8 June, 2022 Some 14.8 million out of 82.3 million people in Turkey have insufficient food consumption as … Continue Reading14.8 million people in Turkey suffer from undernourishment: UN report