Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Matt Bryza: What Turkey wants in Cyprus and the Aegean Sea Atilla YeşiladaPosted on12 October, 2022 Matthey Bryza is no stranger to Cyprus. An expert on Eastern Mediterranean and Turkish politics, … Continue ReadingMatt Bryza: What Turkey wants in Cyprus and the Aegean Sea
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Turkish guy travels 50 countries with 5 dollars in his pocket Cem CetingucPosted on10 October, 2022 A 29-year-old man from the Marmara province of Sakarya, who left his university education halfway through … Continue ReadingTurkish guy travels 50 countries with 5 dollars in his pocket
Categories Economy Finance General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED HSBC: CBRT sold 107 billion dollars in 9 months Cem CetingucPosted on10 October, 202210 October, 2022 According to HSBC Portfolio’s calculations, it is estimated that the Central Bank’s reserves for exchange … Continue ReadingHSBC: CBRT sold 107 billion dollars in 9 months
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Is Turkey facing sanctions from EU? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on8 October, 2022 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Friday held talks by phone with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir … Continue ReadingIs Turkey facing sanctions from EU?
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Two-thirds of people in Turkey are struggling to pay for food and cover their rent Atilla YeşiladaPosted on8 October, 2022 Runaway inflation and a collapsing lira are pushing millions of Turks to the brink of … Continue ReadingTwo-thirds of people in Turkey are struggling to pay for food and cover their rent
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics AKP to draft constitutional amendment on headscarf freedom Cem CetingucPosted on7 October, 2022 A draft constitutional amendment that permits the use of headscarf in the public sphere will be introduced … Continue ReadingAKP to draft constitutional amendment on headscarf freedom
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey pledges complete regional normalization plausible Cem CetingucPosted on7 October, 2022 Turkey believes that full normalization based on good neighborly relations can be achieved in the … Continue ReadingTurkey pledges complete regional normalization plausible
Categories Business HIGHLIGHTS Politics Yetkin Report: New EU sanctions on Russia are bad news for Turkish economy Atilla YeşiladaPosted on6 October, 2022 Erdogan’s friendship with Putin may backfire economically … Read More >Yetkin Report: New EU sanctions on Russia are bad news for Turkish economy
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Markets WTO: Global trade slows down drastically, recession is closer than ever Cem CetingucPosted on6 October, 20226 October, 2022 The World Trade Organization (WTO) on Wednesday sharply trimmed its global trade growth forecast for … Continue ReadingWTO: Global trade slows down drastically, recession is closer than ever
Categories Business HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Markets Ukraine grain corridor exports reach 6 million tons Cem CetingucPosted on6 October, 2022 The sum of food exports from Ukraine to the world markets has reached 6.1 million tons since the … Continue ReadingUkraine grain corridor exports reach 6 million tons
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics ‘Big Reis’ is watching: Authoritarianism intensifies in Turkey Cem CetingucPosted on6 October, 2022 In the summer of 2013, groups of Turkish citizens gathered in Istanbul’s Gezi Park to … Continue Reading‘Big Reis’ is watching: Authoritarianism intensifies in Turkey
Categories Company & Industry General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Russians swarm Istanbul due to Putin’s mobilization Cem CetingucPosted on6 October, 2022 Vladimir Putin’s military draft “changed everything” for the tens of thousands of Russians who have … Continue ReadingRussians swarm Istanbul due to Putin’s mobilization
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Business HIGHLIGHTS ANALYSIS: Twin threats from EU to Turkish economy Atilla YeşiladaPosted on6 October, 2022 Developments at the EU front could further weaken Turkish economy … Read More >ANALYSIS: Twin threats from EU to Turkish economy
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Eastern Mediterranean tensions escalate after preliminary Turkey-Libya maritime deal Güldem AtabayPosted on5 October, 2022 Tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean ratcheted up to new highs after Turkey signed a “preliminary deal” with Libya’s Tripoli-based government allowing … Continue ReadingEastern Mediterranean tensions escalate after preliminary Turkey-Libya maritime deal
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS World Bank sees weak growth in 2023 for eastern Europe, central Asia Güldem AtabayPosted on5 October, 2022 The World Bank said on Tuesday that countries in eastern Europe and Central Asia will … Continue ReadingWorld Bank sees weak growth in 2023 for eastern Europe, central Asia
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics International groups call on Turkey’s parliament to reject the “disinformation” bill as a tool of digital censorship Güldem AtabayPosted on5 October, 2022 The bill threatens up to three years imprisonment for those found guilty of the deliberate … Continue ReadingInternational groups call on Turkey’s parliament to reject the “disinformation” bill as a tool of digital censorship
Categories Economy Finance HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey eyes to become leader in Islamic finance, says official Güldem AtabayPosted on5 October, 20225 October, 2022 Türkiye aims to position itself as the leading country in Islamic finance, a senior finance … Continue ReadingTurkey eyes to become leader in Islamic finance, says official
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Crisis and Opportunities for Turkey in 2023: The Strategies and Struggles of the Turkish Opposition under Autocratization Güldem AtabayPosted on5 October, 2022 This paper is part of the series Turkish Views: Crisis and Opportunities for Turkey in 2023. … Continue ReadingCrisis and Opportunities for Turkey in 2023: The Strategies and Struggles of the Turkish Opposition under Autocratization
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Journalists protest new ‘disinformation’ bill threatening freedom of expression Cem CetingucPosted on5 October, 2022 Turkish journalist organizations on Tuesday denounced a government-backed bill that could see offenders jailed for … Continue ReadingJournalists protest new ‘disinformation’ bill threatening freedom of expression
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Tech Ukraine presidential office head visits Turkish drone manufacturer Cem CetingucPosted on4 October, 2022 The head of Ukraine’s presidential office, Andriy Yermak, has visited the facilities of Baykar Technologies, a Turkish manufacturer … Continue ReadingUkraine presidential office head visits Turkish drone manufacturer