Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Politics Hundreds protest against anti-femicide group shut down attempt Cem CetingucPosted on2 June, 20222 June, 2022 Several hundred women protested outside an Istanbul court on Wednesday ahead of a hearing to … Continue ReadingHundreds protest against anti-femicide group shut down attempt
Categories Company & Industry Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey raises natural gas and power prices amid ‘perfect eceonomic storm’ Cem CetingucPosted on2 June, 2022 Turkey raised natural gas and power prices on Wednesday and its energy importer blamed a … Continue ReadingTurkey raises natural gas and power prices amid ‘perfect eceonomic storm’
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Politics Greek armed forces are on high alert over tentions with Turkey Cem CetingucPosted on2 June, 2022 Greece’s armed forces are on high alert in the Eastern Aegean Sea as tensions escalate … Continue ReadingGreek armed forces are on high alert over tentions with Turkey
Categories Business Economy General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Turkey eases pandemic restrictions for foreign visitors Cem CetingucPosted on1 June, 2022 The Interior Ministry announced that polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests would not be asked from visitors arriving … Continue ReadingTurkey eases pandemic restrictions for foreign visitors
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey submits ‘Schengen System abuse’ report to PACE Cem CetingucPosted on1 June, 2022 Turkey is prepared to submit a report titled “The Abuse of the Schengen System as a Political Sanction … Continue ReadingTurkey submits ‘Schengen System abuse’ report to PACE
Categories Business Company & Industry General HIGHLIGHTS Tupras | Upgrade to Buy: Weaker TRY shifts balance of risk Cem CetingucPosted on1 June, 20221 June, 2022 Exceptionally strong refining margins… Tupras continues to enjoy exceptionally strong refining margins on the back … Continue ReadingTupras | Upgrade to Buy: Weaker TRY shifts balance of risk
Categories Economy Finance General HIGHLIGHTS Macro View: Economic activity remains buoyant with pulled-forward domestic demand Cem CetingucPosted on1 June, 2022 1Q22 GDP growth reaches 7.3%, in line with expectations. TurkStat announced that 1Q22 GDP growth reached … Continue ReadingMacro View: Economic activity remains buoyant with pulled-forward domestic demand
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Nordics must change laws to meet Turkey’s NATO demands: Minister Cem CetingucPosted on31 May, 2022 Finland and Sweden should change their laws if needed to meet Turkey’s demands and win … Continue ReadingNordics must change laws to meet Turkey’s NATO demands: Minister
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Turkish economy grows 7.3 percent in first quarter Cem CetingucPosted on31 May, 2022 Turkey’s economy topped forecasts to expand by 7.3% in the first quarter of 2022, official … Continue ReadingTurkish economy grows 7.3 percent in first quarter
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey summons French, German ambassadors to discuss PKK Cem CetingucPosted on31 May, 2022 Turkey has summoned ambassadors of France and Germany over the activities of the terrorist organization PKK on their territories, … Continue ReadingTurkey summons French, German ambassadors to discuss PKK
Categories Company & Industry General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Turkey becomes a major player in global health tourism Cem CetingucPosted on30 May, 2022 Turkey’s health services industry served more than 640,000 people from other nations, and 400,000 of … Continue ReadingTurkey becomes a major player in global health tourism
Categories Company & Industry Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Turkish publishers struggle to survive amid economic crisis Cem CetingucPosted on30 May, 2022 Turkish publishers are increasingly struggling to release new books and face agonising choices to survive amid … Continue ReadingTurkish publishers struggle to survive amid economic crisis
Categories Business General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Politics Turkey to negotiate with Russia, Ukraine for grain exports Cem CetingucPosted on30 May, 202230 May, 2022 Turkey is in negotiations with Russia and Ukraine to open a corridor via the Bosphorus … Continue ReadingTurkey to negotiate with Russia, Ukraine for grain exports
Categories General HYPED Al Arabiya: Turkish forces shell Kurdish-controlled areas in northern Aleppo: Report Atilla YeşiladaPosted on28 May, 2022 Turkish forces shelled areas under the control of Kurdish forces in northern Aleppo, the Syrian … Continue ReadingAl Arabiya: Turkish forces shell Kurdish-controlled areas in northern Aleppo: Report
Categories Company & Industry General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Turkey: main destination for EU’s waste exports Cem CetingucPosted on25 May, 2022 Turkey is the largest destination for waste exported from the EU, with a volume of around 14.7 … Continue ReadingTurkey: main destination for EU’s waste exports
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Turkish government contemplates rent price cap to battle against soaring prices Cem CetingucPosted on25 May, 2022 To discuss the sharp increase in housing and rent prices, the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization … Continue ReadingTurkish government contemplates rent price cap to battle against soaring prices
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Turkish Lira’s downfall: Currency plunges most since 2021 Cem CetingucPosted on25 May, 2022 The Turkish lira plunged the most since a rout late last year, as a steep … Continue ReadingTurkish Lira’s downfall: Currency plunges most since 2021
Categories Business Company & Industry Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Tech Turkey to save 7 Billion dollars from wind, solar energy Cem CetingucPosted on25 May, 2022 Turkey has managed to save $7 billion in the last 12 months as its wind … Continue ReadingTurkey to save 7 Billion dollars from wind, solar energy
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics MHP leader says Turkey should consider leaving NATO Cem CetingucPosted on25 May, 2022 Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli said on May 24 that Turkey might consider leaving NATO as a choice if … Continue ReadingMHP leader says Turkey should consider leaving NATO
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics The Guardian | A travesty in Turkey: the Gezi Park trials Cem CetingucPosted on24 May, 2022 A prominent philanthropist and seven other human rights activists have been found guilty in a … Continue ReadingThe Guardian | A travesty in Turkey: the Gezi Park trials