Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey is here to end Russia-Ukraine war: Erdoğan Cem CetingucPosted on20 October, 2022 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had a telephone conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Oct. 19 and discussed the … Continue ReadingTurkey is here to end Russia-Ukraine war: Erdoğan
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics US Ratchets Up Pressure on Turkey Over Ties With Russia Güldem AtabayPosted on20 October, 2022 US officials have held talks with their Turkish counterparts regarding compliance with financial sanctions imposed … Continue ReadingUS Ratchets Up Pressure on Turkey Over Ties With Russia
Categories HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Politics Erdoğan challenges Kılıçdaroğlu for 2023 presidental elections Cem CetingucPosted on19 October, 2022 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has openly challenged the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu to announce … Continue ReadingErdoğan challenges Kılıçdaroğlu for 2023 presidental elections
Categories HYPED Politics EU and Turkey forming working group to address Russia sanctions Atilla YeşiladaPosted on18 October, 2022 The European Union and Turkey are set to form a working group in order to … Continue ReadingEU and Turkey forming working group to address Russia sanctions
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Report: ‘Spoils system’ in bureaucracy led to Bartın mine explosion Cem CetingucPosted on18 October, 2022 “The spoils system politicians have created in bureaucracy and the appointment of inadequate persons to … Continue ReadingReport: ‘Spoils system’ in bureaucracy led to Bartın mine explosion
Categories General HYPED Politics Turkish, US officials gather to dissect Ukraine war, F-16 deal Cem CetingucPosted on18 October, 2022 Turkey’s presidential spokesperson and the U.S. national security adviser discussed bilateral issues and global developments, … Continue ReadingTurkish, US officials gather to dissect Ukraine war, F-16 deal
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Global stability is under threat: Foreign Minister Cem CetingucPosted on17 October, 202217 October, 2022 The world is shaken by the effects of the war in Ukraine and tested by … Continue ReadingGlobal stability is under threat: Foreign Minister
Categories Business General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Politics Turkey, Ukraine discuss grain deal continuation Cem CetingucPosted on17 October, 2022 Senior officials from Turkey and Ukraine have discussed the continuation of the grain deal that will allow the export of the latter’s … Continue ReadingTurkey, Ukraine discuss grain deal continuation
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 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 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 HYPED Politics Turkish opposition: Rebels without a cause? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on5 October, 20225 October, 2022 Can six parties unite around a candidate to unseat Erdogan? … Read More >Turkish opposition: Rebels without a cause?
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 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