Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics EU: Turkey still has homework to finish for visa waiver Cem CetingucPosted on27 October, 2021 There are six remaining criteria Turkey needs to fulfill for visa liberalization, the head of … Continue ReadingEU: Turkey still has homework to finish for visa waiver
Categories Politics Turkey reaches out to Armenia Cem CetingucPosted on27 October, 2021 A new highway that cuts through land Azerbaijan captured from Armenia less than a year … Continue ReadingTurkey reaches out to Armenia
Categories Atilla Yeşilada HIGHLIGHTS Politics OPINION: Turkish opposition marches to power Atilla YeşiladaPosted on27 October, 2021 Six Turkish opposition parties are stepping up collaboration in their bid to unseat Tayyip Erdogan … Continue ReadingOPINION: Turkish opposition marches to power
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Reuters: Turkey to expel US envoy and nine others, Erdogan says Atilla YeşiladaPosted on24 October, 2021 As President Erdogan’s mental integrity becomes a legitimate topic of political debate, he continues to … Continue ReadingReuters: Turkey to expel US envoy and nine others, Erdogan says
Categories Business HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey’s external woes compounded by Halkbank case Atilla YeşiladaPosted on23 October, 2021 Turkish state lender Halkbank must face criminal charges that it evaded sanctions against Iran by … Continue ReadingTurkey’s external woes compounded by Halkbank case
Categories Politics Corruption scandal erodes popularity of Erdogan Cem CetingucPosted on21 October, 2021 The cracks in the foundations that sustain the power of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have … Continue ReadingCorruption scandal erodes popularity of Erdogan
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics The perils of personalizing power: Erdoğan’s one-man rule has made him increasingly vulnerable Atilla YeşiladaPosted on20 October, 2021 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan long believed that establishing one-man rule would end all his … Continue ReadingThe perils of personalizing power: Erdoğan’s one-man rule has made him increasingly vulnerable
Categories General Politics German bank to loan to Turkey for refugees Cem CetingucPosted on19 October, 2021 Germany’s state-owned KfW Development Bank will provide Turkey a grant of €71.3 million ($82.5 million) to support … Continue ReadingGerman bank to loan to Turkey for refugees
Categories Politics United States proposed selling F-16 fighter jets to Turkey Cem CetingucPosted on19 October, 202119 October, 2021 President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says the United States proposed selling F-16 fighter jets to Turkey … Continue ReadingUnited States proposed selling F-16 fighter jets to Turkey
Categories General Politics The friendship between the Ottomans and Japan Cem CetingucPosted on15 October, 2021 apan and Turkey are both important world powers in their own right, yet their geopolitical … Continue ReadingThe friendship between the Ottomans and Japan
Categories Atilla Yeşilada HIGHLIGHTS Politics Opinion: Stuck between Russia and US, Turkey loses foreign policy flexibility Atilla YeşiladaPosted on14 October, 2021 Ankara has pursued an opportunistic foreign policy since Trump was elected to presidency. Humored by … Continue ReadingOpinion: Stuck between Russia and US, Turkey loses foreign policy flexibility
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdogan Rids Turkey Interest-Rate Panel of Opponents to Cuts Güldem AtabayPosted on13 October, 202114 October, 2021 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan fired three members of the central bank’s interest-rate setting committee … Continue ReadingErdogan Rids Turkey Interest-Rate Panel of Opponents to Cuts
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey to probe political assassination claims following opposition’s concerns Güldem AtabayPosted on13 October, 2021 The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on Oct. 13 launched an investigation into the opposition’s … Continue ReadingTurkey to probe political assassination claims following opposition’s concerns
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Alleged leaked documents of foundation close to Erdoğan reveal corruption, ‘favoritism’ Güldem AtabayPosted on13 October, 2021 • A journalist shared documents allegedly leaked from TÜGVA, a foundation of which President Erdoğan’s … Continue ReadingAlleged leaked documents of foundation close to Erdoğan reveal corruption, ‘favoritism’
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey says it will do ‘what is necessary’ after Syria attacks Güldem AtabayPosted on13 October, 2021 Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on Oct. 13 Turkey would “do what is necessary for … Continue ReadingTurkey says it will do ‘what is necessary’ after Syria attacks
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics MetroPoll: More than half of Turks say Erdoğan’s AKP will lose the next election Güldem AtabayPosted on13 October, 2021 According to a September survey by MetroPoll, a leading Turkish polling firm, 54% of respondents … Continue ReadingMetroPoll: More than half of Turks say Erdoğan’s AKP will lose the next election
Categories General Politics CHP’s Kılıçdaroğlu: Turkey is strong, yet not well managed Cem CetingucPosted on13 October, 202113 October, 2021 Turkey is strong, but not well managed, main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu said on Oct. 12, … Continue ReadingCHP’s Kılıçdaroğlu: Turkey is strong, yet not well managed
Categories General Politics Erdoğan announced Turkey now has a Climate Change Ministry Cem CetingucPosted on12 October, 2021 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced late Monday that Turkey now has a ministry focusing on … Continue ReadingErdoğan announced Turkey now has a Climate Change Ministry
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdoğan seeking Biden meeting at G20 for $6 billion arms deal request Güldem AtabayPosted on11 October, 2021 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan wants is looking to use the upcoming G20 summit to … Continue ReadingErdoğan seeking Biden meeting at G20 for $6 billion arms deal request
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey tops global human smuggling, arms trafficking rankings Güldem AtabayPosted on11 October, 2021 Turkey ranked 12th in the Global Organized Crime Index 2021, which was published on September 28 … Continue ReadingTurkey tops global human smuggling, arms trafficking rankings