Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Blinken visits Earthquake Zone, Commits 100 Million dollars in Aid Cem CetingucPosted on20 February, 2023 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken took a helicopter tour on Feb. 19 of one of the … Continue ReadingBlinken visits Earthquake Zone, Commits 100 Million dollars in Aid
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkish President Erdoğan’s grip on power threatened by devastating earthquake Güldem AtabayPosted on19 February, 2023 The earthquake that struck Turkey on Feb. 6, 2023, is first and foremost a human tragedy, one … Continue ReadingTurkish President Erdoğan’s grip on power threatened by devastating earthquake
Categories Economy Finance HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey earthquake: World Bank estimated making homes safe would cost $465bn Güldem AtabayPosted on19 February, 2023 The World Bank estimated in 2021 that retrofitting or rebuilding millions of residential buildings in Turkey to … Continue ReadingTurkey earthquake: World Bank estimated making homes safe would cost $465bn
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Prof Esfender Korkmaz: If it postpones the election, there will be no AKP!.. Atilla YeşiladaPosted on16 February, 202316 February, 2023 Who is Esfender Korkmaz? Prof Esfender Korkmaz is one of the most senior active economists … Continue ReadingProf Esfender Korkmaz: If it postpones the election, there will be no AKP!..
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics The Guardian: An act of God caused the earthquake in Turkey – murderous corruption caused so many deaths Güldem AtabayPosted on15 February, 2023 Corner-cutting contractors sold buildings as safe that then collapsed. But just as culpable are officials … Continue ReadingThe Guardian: An act of God caused the earthquake in Turkey – murderous corruption caused so many deaths
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Sinan Ulgen/Carnegie Europe: The Politics of Türkiye’s Earthquake Atilla YeşiladaPosted on14 February, 2023 It has now been a week since the earthquake disaster struck the southeast of Türkiye … Continue ReadingSinan Ulgen/Carnegie Europe: The Politics of Türkiye’s Earthquake
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey earthquake death toll suggests lessons of 1999 were not learned Güldem AtabayPosted on14 February, 2023 In 1999, more than 17,000 people were killed in an earthquake near the Turkish city of Istanbul. … Continue ReadingTurkey earthquake death toll suggests lessons of 1999 were not learned
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics AKP calls for late elections, quake stalls election campaign of Turkey’s splintered opposition Atilla YeşiladaPosted on14 February, 2023 In Turkey, fears grow of Erdogan postponing elections as earthquake toll passes 30,000, wrote Ezgi … Continue ReadingAKP calls for late elections, quake stalls election campaign of Turkey’s splintered opposition
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Tremors Shake Turkish President Erdogan’s Future, Will He Postpone Elections? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on13 February, 202314 February, 2023 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s political future stands bleak for the first time in 20 … Continue ReadingTremors Shake Turkish President Erdogan’s Future, Will He Postpone Elections?
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Soli Özel: Erdogan government could become the victim of the earthquake Atilla YeşiladaPosted on9 February, 2023 “As the earthquake death toll soars, so does criticism of Turkey’s government response, remarks Rob … Continue ReadingSoli Özel: Erdogan government could become the victim of the earthquake
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Main opposition leader: Gov’t corruption in construction sector to blame for quake destruction Güldem AtabayPosted on8 February, 2023 In a video recorded in the quake-stricken province of Hatay, Turkish main opposition CHP leader … Continue ReadingMain opposition leader: Gov’t corruption in construction sector to blame for quake destruction
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey Silences Criticism of Govt’s Handling of Quake Disaster Güldem AtabayPosted on8 February, 2023 As criticism grows of the government’s response to the earthquake crisis, the authorities have acted … Continue ReadingTurkey Silences Criticism of Govt’s Handling of Quake Disaster
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Earthquake kills over 1,700 in Turkey, Syria; second massive quake follows Güldem AtabayPosted on6 February, 2023 A 7.8-magnitude earthquake in southern Turkey early Monday killed more than 1,700 people across the … Continue ReadingEarthquake kills over 1,700 in Turkey, Syria; second massive quake follows
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics US Raises Pressure on Turkey and UAE to Curb Russia Trade Ties Güldem AtabayPosted on3 February, 2023 The US has told the United Arab Emirates and Turkey that their economic and financial … Continue ReadingUS Raises Pressure on Turkey and UAE to Curb Russia Trade Ties
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Senators want to block Turkey F-16 sale until NATO expansion succeeds Güldem AtabayPosted on3 February, 2023 More than a quarter of the Senate sent a letter to President Joe Biden on … Continue ReadingSenators want to block Turkey F-16 sale until NATO expansion succeeds
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Tanks are not the solution for Ukraine war: President Erdogan Cem CetingucPosted on2 February, 20232 February, 2023 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Feb. 1 that sending weapons to Ukraine would not serve as … Continue ReadingTanks are not the solution for Ukraine war: President Erdogan
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Putin needs Erdogan to win Cem CetingucPosted on1 February, 2023 Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine has isolated the government in Moscow in a very short … Continue ReadingPutin needs Erdogan to win
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Politics Corruption is ‘off the charts’ in Turkey, Serbia, Bosnia and Hungary Cem CetingucPosted on1 February, 20231 February, 2023 Turkey, Hungary, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia got their worst corruption scores in ten years … Continue ReadingCorruption is ‘off the charts’ in Turkey, Serbia, Bosnia and Hungary
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics DW: Turkey’s opposition unveils plans to defeat Erdogan Atilla YeşiladaPosted on31 January, 2023 A six-party coalition in Turkey aim to go against the block lead by President Recep … Continue ReadingDW: Turkey’s opposition unveils plans to defeat Erdogan
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Politics FP: Turkish citizens flee Erdogan’s sinking ship pre-election Cem CetingucPosted on30 January, 202330 January, 2023 With Turkey’s May 14 elections fast approaching, many Turks are “voting with their feet,” citing … Continue ReadingFP: Turkish citizens flee Erdogan’s sinking ship pre-election