Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS David Rothkopf: The World Braces for the Virus as America Begins to Move On Atilla YeşiladaPosted on16 May, 2021 The Biden administration’s success in battling the COVID epidemic has been a triumph of vision, … Continue ReadingDavid Rothkopf: The World Braces for the Virus as America Begins to Move On
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Jonathan Gorvett: Turkey blows up short-lived Israel reconciliation Atilla YeşiladaPosted on15 May, 2021 While Turkey had already been straining to build better relations with Israel, the recent violence … Continue ReadingJonathan Gorvett: Turkey blows up short-lived Israel reconciliation
Categories General HYPED Turkey: Notorious Mafia Leader Claims Close State Ties Atilla YeşiladaPosted on15 May, 2021 Turkish government officials entered into a war of words with the country’s well-known mafia leader, … Continue ReadingTurkey: Notorious Mafia Leader Claims Close State Ties
Categories General Erdogan tells Putin that Israel needs ‘deterrent lesson,’ report says Atilla YeşiladaPosted on13 May, 2021 Turkey’s president, Tayyip Erdogan, who has repeatedly condemned Israel’s occupation of the West Bank and … Continue ReadingErdogan tells Putin that Israel needs ‘deterrent lesson,’ report says
Categories General Washington Post: A sweeping coronavirus lockdown in Turkey sets off arguments and economic anxiety Atilla YeşiladaPosted on12 May, 2021 Shopkeepers pulled their steel shutters down last week in a warren of tool shops near … Continue ReadingWashington Post: A sweeping coronavirus lockdown in Turkey sets off arguments and economic anxiety
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Turkish research group faces criminal charges over inflation data Güldem AtabayPosted on10 May, 2021 Turkey’s statistics agency TUIK filed a criminal complaint against a group of local researchers publishing … Continue ReadingTurkish research group faces criminal charges over inflation data
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Yasar Yakis: Why Turkey is reluctant to withdraw from Libya Atilla YeşiladaPosted on10 May, 2021 Turkey last week sent a high-level delegation — made up of the foreign minister, … Continue ReadingYasar Yakis: Why Turkey is reluctant to withdraw from Libya
Categories General Turkey: AKP’s Mafia ties unveiled by boss at large Atilla YeşiladaPosted on8 May, 2021 Turkish media and pundits are scrambling to decode a series of public statements by convicted … Continue ReadingTurkey: AKP’s Mafia ties unveiled by boss at large
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS The National: Experts say lack of testing masks number of Covid-19 cases in Turkey Atilla YeşiladaPosted on7 May, 2021 A dramatic drop in the number of Covid-19 tests being carried out in Turkey is … Continue ReadingThe National: Experts say lack of testing masks number of Covid-19 cases in Turkey
Categories Business General HIGHLIGHTS For a fistful dollars: Turkey’s mindless drive to grab tourists Atilla YeşiladaPosted on7 May, 2021 How many countries can you count which employ positive discrimination and affirmative action for foreigners? … Continue ReadingFor a fistful dollars: Turkey’s mindless drive to grab tourists
Categories General Macro Snapshot: CBRT’s Expectations Survey Cem CetingucPosted on6 May, 2021 Policy rate would be kept stable in May but could be decreased by 75bps in … Continue ReadingMacro Snapshot: CBRT’s Expectations Survey
Categories General Politics Biden imposes new strategy on Turkey after recognizing Armenian genocide Cem CetingucPosted on6 May, 20216 May, 2021 Joe Biden fulfilled a campaign promise on 24 April, one that several of his predecessors … Continue ReadingBiden imposes new strategy on Turkey after recognizing Armenian genocide
Categories General Politics Bahçeli announced completion of 100-article constitution Cem CetingucPosted on6 May, 2021 Serkan DEMİRTAŞ Amid ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Chairman Devlet Bahçeli has announced that his … Continue ReadingBahçeli announced completion of 100-article constitution
Categories General Politics Tech Turkish Air Force is becoming outdated, Turkish study suggests Cem CetingucPosted on5 May, 20215 May, 2021 Michael Peck Turkey’s air force is becoming obsolete, according to a new Turkish study. “Turkey … Continue ReadingTurkish Air Force is becoming outdated, Turkish study suggests
Categories General Egyptian officials: 3 demands for rapprochement with Turkey in ongoing talks Atilla YeşiladaPosted on5 May, 2021 A Turkish delegation arrived in Egypt on Tuesday for the first official meetings between the … Continue ReadingEgyptian officials: 3 demands for rapprochement with Turkey in ongoing talks
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Politics MetroPoll: Main opposition party CHP most popular among first time GenZ voters Güldem AtabayPosted on4 May, 20214 May, 2021 Metropoll April Survey results showed that among the first-time voters out of the GenZ, Turkey’s main … Continue ReadingMetroPoll: Main opposition party CHP most popular among first time GenZ voters
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkish prosecutors began a probe into Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoğlu Güldem AtabayPosted on4 May, 20214 May, 2021 Turkey’s Interior Minisytry confirmed that Turkish prosecutors began a probe into Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoğlu … Continue ReadingTurkish prosecutors began a probe into Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoğlu
Categories Economy General Politics Turkey bars supermarkets from selling goods other than “basic needs” Güldem AtabayPosted on4 May, 2021 Turkey’s government barred supermarkets from selling some goods to customers after it tightened a lockdown … Continue ReadingTurkey bars supermarkets from selling goods other than “basic needs”
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey and Egypt: Improved Relations — or Another Setback for Erdogan? Güldem AtabayPosted on3 May, 2021 In a complete reversal of his incessant attacks against the Egyptian government since the 2013 revolution and coup, … Continue ReadingTurkey and Egypt: Improved Relations — or Another Setback for Erdogan?
Categories General Politics Michael Leigh: Turkey’s regional ambitions likely to be curtailed by Biden Atilla YeşiladaPosted on3 May, 2021 Turkey’s freedom to maneuver in foreign policy is likely to be significantly curtailed under the … Continue ReadingMichael Leigh: Turkey’s regional ambitions likely to be curtailed by Biden
