Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics DEM Party: Ocalan visit promising, second visit planned soon Atilla YeşiladaPosted on18 January, 2025 Turkey is inching slowly and reluctantly towards a second “peace process” with Kurdish entities, which … Continue ReadingDEM Party: Ocalan visit promising, second visit planned soon
Categories Company & Industry HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey-Syria Trade Stalls Amid New Tariff Hikes and Border Delays Cem CetingucPosted on17 January, 2025 Trade disruptions are mounting at Turkey’s border with Syria due to prolonged delays, heightened bureaucracy, … Continue ReadingTurkey-Syria Trade Stalls Amid New Tariff Hikes and Border Delays
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Kurdish-Turkish Peace Talks Gaining Momentum Amid Regional Instability Cem CetingucPosted on15 January, 2025 Ongoing negotiations between Turkey’s pro-Kurdish political party and imprisoned Kurdish leaders aim to resolve the … Continue ReadingKurdish-Turkish Peace Talks Gaining Momentum Amid Regional Instability
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey Advocates for Two-State Solution in Cyprus Ahead of UN Peace Talks Cem CetingucPosted on15 January, 2025 Turkey reaffirmed its stance on a two-state solution for Cyprus, ahead of upcoming United Nations … Continue ReadingTurkey Advocates for Two-State Solution in Cyprus Ahead of UN Peace Talks
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Mersin Protests Intensify Amid Arrests of Pro-Kurdish Officials Cem CetingucPosted on15 January, 2025 Protests erupted in Mersin’s Akdeniz district on Monday following the arrest of pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality … Continue ReadingMersin Protests Intensify Amid Arrests of Pro-Kurdish Officials
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Trustee Appointed to Akdeniz Municipality Following Arrest of Pro-Kurdish Co-Mayors Cem CetingucPosted on15 January, 2025 The Pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party’s Akdeniz Municipality Co-Mayors, Nuriye Arslan and Hoşyar … Continue ReadingTrustee Appointed to Akdeniz Municipality Following Arrest of Pro-Kurdish Co-Mayors
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdoğan Declares ‘New Era’ Following Talks With Öcalan Cem CetingucPosted on15 January, 202515 January, 2025 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has lauded the potential for a “new era” following a rare … Continue ReadingErdoğan Declares ‘New Era’ Following Talks With Öcalan
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey Adopts Controlled Currency Depreciation to Attract Foreign Investors Cem CetingucPosted on14 January, 2025 Turkey’s monetary authorities are implementing measures to instill greater confidence among foreign investors, recognizing their … Continue ReadingTurkey Adopts Controlled Currency Depreciation to Attract Foreign Investors
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Opposition Leaders Condemn Detention of Besiktas Mayor in Turkey Cem CetingucPosted on14 January, 2025 Turkish opposition leaders strongly criticized the detention of Riza Akpolat, mayor of Istanbul’s affluent Besiktas … Continue ReadingOpposition Leaders Condemn Detention of Besiktas Mayor in Turkey
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdoğan Confirms Bid For a Third Term Cem CetingucPosted on14 January, 2025 Paving the way for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to run for a fourth term in office is “on … Continue ReadingErdoğan Confirms Bid For a Third Term
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Türkiye’s Population Policies Board Focuses on Fertility, Family, and Social Changes Cem CetingucPosted on13 January, 2025 In a move to address Türkiye’s demographic challenges, Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz chaired the inaugural … Continue ReadingTürkiye’s Population Policies Board Focuses on Fertility, Family, and Social Changes
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey Aims to Accelerate Disinflation and Structural Reforms in 2025: Minister Şimşek Cem CetingucPosted on13 January, 2025 Turkey’s economic administration is set to prioritize accelerating disinflation and advancing structural reforms in 2025, … Continue ReadingTurkey Aims to Accelerate Disinflation and Structural Reforms in 2025: Minister Şimşek
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Markets Politics Bangladesh Eyes Turkish Collaboration for Defense, Technology, and Economic Growth Cem CetingucPosted on13 January, 2025 As relations between Bangladesh and India reach historic lows, Dhaka is turning to Turkey for … Continue ReadingBangladesh Eyes Turkish Collaboration for Defense, Technology, and Economic Growth
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkish main opposition leader shows ‘red card’ to President Erdoğan Atilla YeşiladaPosted on12 January, 2025 During a rally in the Mediterranean coastal province of Mersin, Turkish main opposition CHP leader … Continue ReadingTurkish main opposition leader shows ‘red card’ to President Erdoğan
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics President Erdogan declares separatist terror over in two speeches Atilla YeşiladaPosted on12 January, 2025 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Jan. 11 attended provincial party congresses of his Justice … Continue ReadingPresident Erdogan declares separatist terror over in two speeches
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdoğan: Türkiye Has Dismantled Terror Corridor in Northern Syria Cem CetingucPosted on10 January, 2025 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced that Türkiye has successfully dismantled the so-called terrorist corridor being … Continue ReadingErdoğan: Türkiye Has Dismantled Terror Corridor in Northern Syria
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdoğan Emphasises Urgency of Syria Reconstruction Cem CetingucPosted on10 January, 2025 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan emphasized the urgency of rebuilding Syria during a phone call with … Continue ReadingErdoğan Emphasises Urgency of Syria Reconstruction
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey Threatens Military Action If YPG Remains In Syria Cem CetingucPosted on9 January, 2025 Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan stated that a military operation in Syria would be conducted if … Continue ReadingTurkey Threatens Military Action If YPG Remains In Syria
Categories Company & Industry General Politics Qatar Denies Gas Supply Rumors to Europe via Syria/Türkiye Cem CetingucPosted on8 January, 20258 January, 2025 Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has dismissed rumors claiming that the country plans to send … Continue ReadingQatar Denies Gas Supply Rumors to Europe via Syria/Türkiye
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Azerbaijan Backs Türkiye’s Growing Role in Middle East Cem CetingucPosted on8 January, 2025 Azerbaijani President İlham Aliyev has reaffirmed Azerbaijan’s unwavering support for Türkiye’s increasing influence in Syria … Continue ReadingAzerbaijan Backs Türkiye’s Growing Role in Middle East
