Categories General HYPED Asli Aydintasbas: War in Ukraine: Erdogan’s greatest challenge yet Atilla YeşiladaPosted on14 January, 2022 As the spectre of war in Ukraine looms over Europe, what individual NATO members do … Continue ReadingAsli Aydintasbas: War in Ukraine: Erdogan’s greatest challenge yet
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics China calls Turkey to respect sovereignty as Beijing’s worries over Xinjiang influence grow Cem CetingucPosted on14 January, 2022 China has told Turkey the two countries should respect each others’ sovereignty and understanding of ethnic issues … Continue ReadingChina calls Turkey to respect sovereignty as Beijing’s worries over Xinjiang influence grow
Categories General HYPED CNBC.com: Erdogan blames Turkey’s currency woes on ‘foreign financial tools’ as central bank reserves fall Atilla YeşiladaPosted on13 January, 2022 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has pledged to bring down his country’s soaring inflation, which … Continue ReadingCNBC.com: Erdogan blames Turkey’s currency woes on ‘foreign financial tools’ as central bank reserves fall
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Man in Diyarbakır names baby boy after Viking king ‘Ragnar’ Cem CetingucPosted on13 January, 202213 January, 2022 A man from the eastern province of Diyarbakır has named his baby boy after “Ragnar,” the legendary … Continue ReadingMan in Diyarbakır names baby boy after Viking king ‘Ragnar’
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdogan persists on Economic Policy as Turkey’s Inflation Rises, Currency Crashes Cem CetingucPosted on13 January, 202213 January, 2022 Turkey’s economy had a difficult year, with its currency depreciating and inflation skyrocketing. Experts warn … Continue ReadingErdogan persists on Economic Policy as Turkey’s Inflation Rises, Currency Crashes
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS As Turkey rolls out its own COVID-19 vaccine, questions arise over its efficacy Cem CetingucPosted on13 January, 2022 Turkey joined the list of countries developing their own vaccine against COVID-19 in November 2020. In December … Continue ReadingAs Turkey rolls out its own COVID-19 vaccine, questions arise over its efficacy
Categories General HYPED Tech Arzu Geybullayeva: Erdoğan and the AKP’s war with art and culture Atilla YeşiladaPosted on13 January, 2022 During the annual Presidential Culture and Arts Grand Awards ceremony in December 2021, President Recep … Continue ReadingArzu Geybullayeva: Erdoğan and the AKP’s war with art and culture
Categories General Politics Steven A. Cook: Why One Man Can Ruin Turkey’s Economy Atilla YeşiladaPosted on12 January, 2022 With the waves of democratization in Latin America and Eastern Europe in the 1980s and … Continue ReadingSteven A. Cook: Why One Man Can Ruin Turkey’s Economy
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Ozgur Unluhisarcikli: It Is Not Too Early to Think About Political Change in Turkey Atilla YeşiladaPosted on12 January, 202215 January, 2022 After almost 20 years of uninterrupted rule by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, first as prime minister … Continue ReadingOzgur Unluhisarcikli: It Is Not Too Early to Think About Political Change in Turkey
Categories Economy General HYPED World Bank concerned global economy faces grim outlook Atilla YeşiladaPosted on12 January, 2022 The global economy faces a “grim outlook”, World Bank president David Malpass has warned, as … Continue ReadingWorld Bank concerned global economy faces grim outlook
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS ‘Turkey’s economy is in complete collapse,’ says CHP Chair Kılıçdaroğlu Atilla YeşiladaPosted on11 January, 2022 Republican People’s Party (CHP) Chair Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu spoke at the weekly Parliamentary group meeting of … Continue Reading‘Turkey’s economy is in complete collapse,’ says CHP Chair Kılıçdaroğlu
Categories Economy Emerging Markets General HIGHLIGHTS IMF: Emerging Economies Must Prepare for Fed Policy Tightening Güldem AtabayPosted on10 January, 2022 For most of last year, investors priced in a temporary rise in inflation in the … Continue ReadingIMF: Emerging Economies Must Prepare for Fed Policy Tightening
Categories Atilla Yeşilada General HYPED Politics Commentary: Is Turkey heading for snap elections? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on10 January, 202210 January, 2022 Turkey’s regularly scheduled presidential and parliamentary elections (hold simultaneously) will take place in June 2023. … Continue ReadingCommentary: Is Turkey heading for snap elections?
Categories General HYPED Ahval News: Istanbul becomes Turkey’s Omicron epicentre as COVID-19 cases surge over 61,000 Atilla YeşiladaPosted on10 January, 2022 Turkey’s most populous city of Istanbul has become the epicentre of the Omicron variant of … Continue ReadingAhval News: Istanbul becomes Turkey’s Omicron epicentre as COVID-19 cases surge over 61,000
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Soner Cagaptay: Erdogan’s End Game Atilla YeşiladaPosted on9 January, 2022 Over the past few months, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has looked increasingly desperate. He … Continue ReadingSoner Cagaptay: Erdogan’s End Game
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey’s Balkan policy: Development aid or influence peddling? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on8 January, 2022 Turkey is one of a handful of countries using charity and aid to extend its … Continue ReadingTurkey’s Balkan policy: Development aid or influence peddling?
Categories Finance General HIGHLIGHTS Turkish Lira on the ropes, againnnnnnnn Atilla YeşiladaPosted on6 January, 2022 The rebound of Turkish Lira (TL) vs the American dollar (USD) proved “transitory”, despite allegations … Continue ReadingTurkish Lira on the ropes, againnnnnnnn
Categories Company & Industry General HIGHLIGHTS Turkish wines face exctinction as economic and climate crises grow Cem CetingucPosted on5 January, 2022 As Gabriel Oktay Cili works in his small wood-panelled silver shop in the heart of … Continue ReadingTurkish wines face exctinction as economic and climate crises grow
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkish Banks: Amendments to the reserve requirement regulation to encourage the new deposit scheme Cem CetingucPosted on5 January, 2022 The Central Bank of Turkey (CBT) announced amendments to the reserve requirement regulation last week … Continue ReadingTurkish Banks: Amendments to the reserve requirement regulation to encourage the new deposit scheme
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics ‘Cost of journalism’ in Turkey: 67 journalists faced 412 years jail time in December Cem CetingucPosted on5 January, 2022 The Journalists’ Association has released its December 2021 report: 67 journalists faced 412 years, 1 … Continue Reading‘Cost of journalism’ in Turkey: 67 journalists faced 412 years jail time in December
