Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey Cracks Down on TV Channels Ahead of Elections Cem CetingucPosted on23 March, 202323 March, 2023 Heavy fines imposed on four TV stations for their critical coverage of the government have … Continue ReadingTurkey Cracks Down on TV Channels Ahead of Elections
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdogan Aims to Revive Turkey’s Economic Standing Prior to Election Cem CetingucPosted on23 March, 2023 Former Turkish economy tsar Mehmet Simsek’s refusal to return to politics has left President Tayyip … Continue ReadingErdogan Aims to Revive Turkey’s Economic Standing Prior to Election
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED AFAD: Death toll surpasses 50,000 in Turkey’s earthquake Cem CetingucPosted on22 March, 2023 At least 50,096 people died in the devastating Feb. 6 earthquakes that ripped through Türkiye’s … Continue ReadingAFAD: Death toll surpasses 50,000 in Turkey’s earthquake
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey asks Iraq to remove PKK from its territory Cem CetingucPosted on22 March, 2023 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on March 21 called on Iraq to recognize the PKK as a terrorist organization and clear the … Continue ReadingTurkey asks Iraq to remove PKK from its territory
Categories HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Politics Former Turkish Economy Czar Simsek ‘Uninterested in Politics’ Cem CetingucPosted on22 March, 2023 Turkey’s former deputy prime minister in charge of the economy, Mehmet Simsek, said on Monday … Continue ReadingFormer Turkish Economy Czar Simsek ‘Uninterested in Politics’
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Erdogan: Turkey to Lose 104 Billion dollars due to Earthquakes Cem CetingucPosted on22 March, 202322 March, 2023 The February earthquakes are expected to cost 104 billion dollars (~2 trillion Turkish liras) to … Continue ReadingErdogan: Turkey to Lose 104 Billion dollars due to Earthquakes
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey quakes cause $3.5bn insurance industry loss, says PERILS Cem CetingucPosted on22 March, 2023 A first estimate for the insurance and reinsurance market industry loss from the recent Kahramanmaras … Continue ReadingTurkey quakes cause $3.5bn insurance industry loss, says PERILS
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Zeynep Gurcanlı: DIFFICULT CONDITIONS FOR THE AK PARTY GOVERNMENT FOR FULL NORMALIZATION Atilla YeşiladaPosted on21 March, 2023 The content of the Foreign Affairs Ministers of Turkey and Egypt, Messrs. Çavuşoğlu-Şükri meeting is … Continue ReadingZeynep Gurcanlı: DIFFICULT CONDITIONS FOR THE AK PARTY GOVERNMENT FOR FULL NORMALIZATION
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED World donates 6 bln euros for Türkiye’s quake relief Cem CetingucPosted on21 March, 2023 The international community has collected slightly more than 6 billion euros for Türkiye and around … Continue ReadingWorld donates 6 bln euros for Türkiye’s quake relief
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Struggling Turkish towns fight to keep businesses alive amid devastation Cem CetingucPosted on20 March, 2023 “People lost their homes, workplaces and cars on top of losing a wife, friend, brother, … Continue ReadingStruggling Turkish towns fight to keep businesses alive amid devastation
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Main opposition candidate Kılıçdaroğlu visits HDP Cem CetingucPosted on20 March, 2023 The chairman of the Republican People’s Party (CHP) and presidential candidate of the Nation Alliance, Kemal … Continue ReadingMain opposition candidate Kılıçdaroğlu visits HDP
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Turkey’s earthquake aftermath leads to an even larger budget deficit Cem CetingucPosted on20 March, 2023 Turkey’s central government budget recorded a deficit of 170.56 billion lira ($8.99 billion) in February, … Continue ReadingTurkey’s earthquake aftermath leads to an even larger budget deficit
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Conference to gather donations aims to support earthquake relief efforts Cem CetingucPosted on20 March, 2023 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen kicked off a EU-hosted fund-raising event by promising … Continue ReadingConference to gather donations aims to support earthquake relief efforts
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Meet Turkey’s Next President: Kemal Kilicdaroglu Atilla YeşiladaPosted on20 March, 2023 Meet Turkey’s next president: Kemal Kilicdaroglu Turkey will hold presidential and parliamentary elections on … Continue ReadingMeet Turkey’s Next President: Kemal Kilicdaroglu
Categories Economy Finance HIGHLIGHTS Turkish central bank’s efforts to guard lira: Costlier Dollar for Some Firms Güldem AtabayPosted on20 March, 2023 According to Bloomberg, Turkey’s central bank asked commercial lenders last week to use a dual … Continue ReadingTurkish central bank’s efforts to guard lira: Costlier Dollar for Some Firms
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics İhsan Dagi: The wind is blowing in the direction of the opposition Atilla YeşiladaPosted on20 March, 2023 For the first time in its history, the AKP is going to an election where … Continue Readingİhsan Dagi: The wind is blowing in the direction of the opposition
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkish FM to visit Egypt in hopes of strengthen ties Cem CetingucPosted on17 March, 2023 Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu will pay a one-day visit to Egypt on March 18 amid ongoing … Continue ReadingTurkish FM to visit Egypt in hopes of strengthen ties
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics World should be generous to Turkey: UN Envoy Cem CetingucPosted on17 March, 202317 March, 2023 In an interview with the Hürriyet Daily News, United Nations Resident Coordinator Alvaro Rodriguez has … Continue ReadingWorld should be generous to Turkey: UN Envoy
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Nation Alliance promises pro-Western policies, respect for human rights Atilla YeşiladaPosted on17 March, 2023 Turkey’s opposition is confident it can unfreeze European Union accession talks and will end Ankara’s … Continue ReadingNation Alliance promises pro-Western policies, respect for human rights
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS AKP preparing to return to orthodox policies, former economy czar Mehmet Simsek invited Atilla YeşiladaPosted on16 March, 2023 The draft election manifesto of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s AK Party marks a return to … Continue ReadingAKP preparing to return to orthodox policies, former economy czar Mehmet Simsek invited
