Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Halkbank Case: U.S. Prosecutors Call Them ‘Victim Banks.’ Are They? Güldem AtabayPosted on27 April, 2021 Turkish-Iranian money launderer Reza Zarrab helped the Iranian regime move oil money around the world … Continue ReadingHalkbank Case: U.S. Prosecutors Call Them ‘Victim Banks.’ Are They?
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkish lira dips to near record low on rate cut, US concerns Güldem AtabayPosted on27 April, 2021 Turkey’s lira has edged lower in early trading, adding to a recent slide and nearing … Continue ReadingTurkish lira dips to near record low on rate cut, US concerns
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS World Bank: Turkey’s COVID-19 recovery path and the rise of poverty rate to 12.2 percent Güldem AtabayPosted on27 April, 2021 The World Bank issued today its latest edition of the Turkey Economic Monitor (TEM), which takes … Continue ReadingWorld Bank: Turkey’s COVID-19 recovery path and the rise of poverty rate to 12.2 percent
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Full COVID-19 lockdown adds to financial strain in Turkey Güldem AtabayPosted on27 April, 2021 As cases and deaths soar, Turkey’s president has instructed people to stay home for nearly … Continue ReadingFull COVID-19 lockdown adds to financial strain in Turkey
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Secular Turks Attack Erdogan for Alcohol Ban During Lockdown Güldem AtabayPosted on27 April, 2021 President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government banned sales of alcohol during a lockdown that begins Thursday, … Continue ReadingSecular Turks Attack Erdogan for Alcohol Ban During Lockdown
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey and US: Final Countdown | Real Turkey Atilla YeşiladaPosted on27 April, 2021 Turkey and US: Final Countdown Joe Biden’s recognition of 1915 Armenian ethnic cleansing … Continue ReadingTurkey and US: Final Countdown | Real Turkey
Categories Business HIGHLIGHTS Greenpeace: Turkey was the biggest importer of plastic waste from Europe Cem CetingucPosted on27 April, 202127 April, 2021 Greenpeace has announced that Turkey was the biggest importer of plastic waste from European countries … Continue ReadingGreenpeace: Turkey was the biggest importer of plastic waste from Europe
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Kobani trial: Request for recusal rejected Güldem AtabayPosted on26 April, 2021 The first hearing of the “Kobanî trial” started at the Ankara 22nd Heavy Penal Court … Continue ReadingKobani trial: Request for recusal rejected
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Mainstream TV channels skip political news, mostly feature ‘page three’ stories Güldem AtabayPosted on26 April, 2021 Mainstream TV channels avoid reporting extensively on political issues while mostly featuring “third-page news,” according … Continue ReadingMainstream TV channels skip political news, mostly feature ‘page three’ stories
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Germany starts deportations over Turkish municipal human trafficking scheme Güldem AtabayPosted on26 April, 2021 The German Interior Ministry will start deportations of Turkish citizens who entered the country with … Continue ReadingGermany starts deportations over Turkish municipal human trafficking scheme
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdogan announced 18 day full lockdown Güldem AtabayPosted on26 April, 202126 April, 2021 Turkish President Erdogan announced full lockdown for Turkey from April 29 to May 17 to … Continue ReadingErdogan announced 18 day full lockdown
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkey: Main sectoral confidences slip in April Güldem AtabayPosted on26 April, 2021 Confidence in Turkey’s key sectors fell on a monthly basis in April, according to Turkstat. … Continue ReadingTurkey: Main sectoral confidences slip in April
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine production to start in Turkey Güldem AtabayPosted on26 April, 2021 The production of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine in Turkey will start in the coming weeks, … Continue ReadingRussia’s Sputnik V vaccine production to start in Turkey
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics UN faces tough task to get Cyprus peace talks restarted Güldem AtabayPosted on26 April, 2021 Normally, trying to get the two sides on ethnically divided Cyprus to sit down for … Continue ReadingUN faces tough task to get Cyprus peace talks restarted
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Turkish lira nears record low after cenbank comment, U.S. ‘genocide’ move Güldem AtabayPosted on26 April, 2021 The trade in the morning hours saw Turkish lira falling to 8,47 versus the US … Continue ReadingTurkish lira nears record low after cenbank comment, U.S. ‘genocide’ move
Categories Finance HIGHLIGHTS Turkey says it will respond in time to “outrageous” U.S. genocide statement Atilla YeşiladaPosted on26 April, 2021 U.S. President Joe Biden’s declaration that the massacres of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire constituted … Continue ReadingTurkey says it will respond in time to “outrageous” U.S. genocide statement
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Biden recognizing the Armenian genocide shows how far Turkey and Erdogan have fallen Atilla YeşiladaPosted on25 April, 2021 by Soner Cagaptay Why is Biden treating Erdogan with such apparent political condescension? And … Continue ReadingBiden recognizing the Armenian genocide shows how far Turkey and Erdogan have fallen
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics UPDATE: Biden uses the genocide word Atilla YeşiladaPosted on24 April, 202124 April, 2021 Armenian genocide claims: World Press reactions Bloomberg: Biden Marks Armenian ‘Genocide’ in Challenge to … Continue ReadingUPDATE: Biden uses the genocide word
Categories Finance HIGHLIGHTS WARNING: Second crypto-scandal could stoke run on exchanges on Monday Atilla YeşiladaPosted on24 April, 2021 Turkish financial crimes watchdog MASAK on late Friday blocked all bank accounts of cryptocurrency exchange … Continue ReadingWARNING: Second crypto-scandal could stoke run on exchanges on Monday
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Central Bank Governor Kavcioglu on prime time TV elaborates on monetary policy Güldem AtabayPosted on23 April, 2021 Sahap Kavcioglu, Governor of the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT), made statements … Continue ReadingCentral Bank Governor Kavcioglu on prime time TV elaborates on monetary policy
