Categories Company & Industry General Delivery service starts layoffs concealed as ‘safety measures’ Atilla YeşiladaPosted on4 July, 20204 July, 2020 Popular Internet-based delivery service Getir is laying off motor couriers under the guise of safety … Continue ReadingDelivery service starts layoffs concealed as ‘safety measures’
Categories General Turkey and Iraq: Anti-PKK campaign irritates Baghdad Atilla YeşiladaPosted on4 July, 20204 July, 2020 Turkey developed a new anti-terror doctrine which calls for meeting the threat of attacks and … Continue ReadingTurkey and Iraq: Anti-PKK campaign irritates Baghdad
Categories General Tech Erdogan promises crack-down on social media, opposition news channels silenced Atilla YeşiladaPosted on2 July, 20203 July, 2020 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has vowed to tighten government controls on social media, following … Continue ReadingErdogan promises crack-down on social media, opposition news channels silenced
Categories Economy General SAMEKS Composite: Stagnant services sector threatens manufacturing recovery Editor P.A.Posted on1 July, 20203 July, 2020 In June 2020, seasonally and calendar adjusted SAMEKS Compound Index increased by 1.0 points compared … Continue ReadingSAMEKS Composite: Stagnant services sector threatens manufacturing recovery
Categories General Politics Turkey’s changing media landscape Editor P.A.Posted on1 July, 20203 July, 2020 Summary A dominant narrative that has come out of Turkey in recent years highlights how … Continue ReadingTurkey’s changing media landscape
Categories General Politics Erdogan to ban Twitter, Netflix, Youtube in Turkey Editor P.A.Posted on1 July, 20202 July, 2020 Turkey’s President Erdogan vows to bring a draft bill to parliament to block/regulate social media … Continue ReadingErdogan to ban Twitter, Netflix, Youtube in Turkey
Categories General Kurdish-Turkish clashes in Vienna spells new trouble in relations with EU Atilla YeşiladaPosted on29 June, 202029 June, 2020 (Reuters) – Austria pledged on Monday to find out who was behind clashes between Kurdish … Continue ReadingKurdish-Turkish clashes in Vienna spells new trouble in relations with EU
Categories General Erdogan: Covid-19 cases serious concern Atilla YeşiladaPosted on27 June, 202028 June, 2020 Turkey’s war against corona epidemic is stalling, with negative reverberations on politics and the economy. … Continue ReadingErdogan: Covid-19 cases serious concern
Categories General Tech Turkish defense industry: For the lack of an engine Atilla YeşiladaPosted on27 June, 202030 June, 2020 Turkey’s home-made armed and surveillance drones have made the difference in the Libyan War for … Continue ReadingTurkish defense industry: For the lack of an engine
Categories General Assad’s troubles strengthen Turkey’s hand Atilla YeşiladaPosted on25 June, 202025 June, 2020 Once only a few kilometers and one province short of total victory, Syrian strongman al … Continue ReadingAssad’s troubles strengthen Turkey’s hand
Categories General Politics Ahval News: Ankara pleads with Qatar for more funding for Libya’s war effort Atilla YeşiladaPosted on24 June, 202024 June, 2020 Hours after strong statements by Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made … Continue ReadingAhval News: Ankara pleads with Qatar for more funding for Libya’s war effort
Categories Business General Iran’s economic crisis is bad for Turkey Atilla YeşiladaPosted on23 June, 202023 June, 2020 The Iranian rial plunged to new depths against the US dollar on Monday in what … Continue ReadingIran’s economic crisis is bad for Turkey
Categories General Politics ANALYSIS: Libya: War In a War Within War Atilla YeşiladaPosted on23 June, 202025 June, 2020 The Libyan civil war escalated a notch, as Egyptian President Mr. Sisi warned of a … Continue ReadingANALYSIS: Libya: War In a War Within War
Categories General Politics Financial Times: Turkish opposition mayors outshine Erdogan with kindness campaigns Atilla YeşiladaPosted on23 June, 202023 June, 2020 Birol Suzer thought he had been the target of a practical joke when two men … Continue ReadingFinancial Times: Turkish opposition mayors outshine Erdogan with kindness campaigns
Categories Business General Liquor market contracted 40 percent in the outbreak, café houses empty Atilla YeşiladaPosted on23 June, 202024 June, 2020 The fate of the alcoholic beverages market for 2020 will be determined by the Special … Continue ReadingLiquor market contracted 40 percent in the outbreak, café houses empty
Categories Economy Emerging Markets General Politics U.S. prosecutor in Halkbank sanctions case steps down reminding of Bolton’s claims Editor P.A.Posted on22 June, 202023 June, 2020 Shares in Turkish state lender Halkbank (HALKB.IS) surged 8% on Monday after U.S. federal chief … Continue ReadingU.S. prosecutor in Halkbank sanctions case steps down reminding of Bolton’s claims
Categories General Erdogan: Turkey losing ground in coronavirus fight Atilla YeşiladaPosted on22 June, 202022 June, 2020 According to Ministry of Health, Turkey recorded 1.192 new corona cases on Sunday, bringing the … Continue ReadingErdogan: Turkey losing ground in coronavirus fight
Categories General Libya: Sisi threatens military intervention Atilla YeşiladaPosted on22 June, 202022 June, 2020 Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Saturday said his country has a legitimate right to … Continue ReadingLibya: Sisi threatens military intervention
Categories General Organon Analytics: TURKEY COVID-19 PREDICTIONS REPORT Atilla YeşiladaPosted on20 June, 202022 June, 2020 APPROACH: Predictive modelling is based on historical time series including google mobility index, health statistics, … Continue ReadingOrganon Analytics: TURKEY COVID-19 PREDICTIONS REPORT
Categories Finance General Turkey loses FDI, too, after massive financial outflows Atilla YeşiladaPosted on19 June, 202022 June, 2020 Foreign direct investment to Turkey decreased by 35 percent; as 2.8 billion dollars foreign investment … Continue ReadingTurkey loses FDI, too, after massive financial outflows