Categories Economy Finance HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey’s banks ‘shy away from Erdoğan’s Kanal Istanbul project’ Güldem AtabayPosted on27 April, 2021 Some of Turkey’s biggest banks are reluctant to finance President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s planned Istanbul … Continue ReadingTurkey’s banks ‘shy away from Erdoğan’s Kanal Istanbul project’
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 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 Politics Erdogan calls on Biden to reverse his declaration of Armenian genocide Cem CetingucPosted on27 April, 202127 April, 2021 (Reuters) -Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan urged U.S. President Joe Biden to swiftly reverse his declaration … Continue ReadingErdogan calls on Biden to reverse his declaration of Armenian genocide
Categories Politics Seren Selvin Korkmaz: Erdoğan is feeling the heat Atilla YeşiladaPosted on27 April, 2021 In the last two months alone, the Turkish lira crashed after the sudden dismissal of … Continue ReadingSeren Selvin Korkmaz: Erdoğan is feeling the heat
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 HYPED Politics Cabinet meeting: Longer lockdowns, “response” to Biden on the agenda Atilla YeşiladaPosted on26 April, 2021 Turkey’s cabinet will discuss adopting a tighter lockdown on Monday as President Tayyip Erdogan tries … Continue ReadingCabinet meeting: Longer lockdowns, “response” to Biden on the agenda
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 General Politics DeepDive Politics: Populism and Polarization in Turkey and Beyond (Prof. Emre Erdoğan) Atilla YeşiladaPosted on25 April, 2021 World Unfiltered Guest: Prof. Emre Erdoğan (İstanbul Bilgi University) Presenter: Prof. Scott … Continue ReadingDeepDive Politics: Populism and Polarization in Turkey and Beyond (Prof. Emre Erdoğan)
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 General Politics Reuters Column: When geopolitics matters to markets Atilla YeşiladaPosted on24 April, 2021 Fractious geopolitics doesn’t always move world markets – but the summer of 2021 may give … Continue ReadingReuters Column: When geopolitics matters to markets
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics UPDATE: Biden calls Erdogan for heads-up: He is to recognize massacre of Armenians as genocide Güldem AtabayPosted on23 April, 202123 April, 2021 CNN Politics: President Biden told Turkish President Erdoğan he’s planning to recognize Armenian genocide President … Continue ReadingUPDATE: Biden calls Erdogan for heads-up: He is to recognize massacre of Armenians as genocide
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics OPINION: Who came up with this brilliant idea? Redrawing Western Balkans’ borders Atilla YeşiladaPosted on23 April, 2021 Once a shining beacon of soft power, peace and prosperity, EU’s diplomatic skills have receded … Continue ReadingOPINION: Who came up with this brilliant idea? Redrawing Western Balkans’ borders
Categories Economy Emerging Markets HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey: Russia plays hardball over tourism amid Ukraine dispute Güldem AtabayPosted on22 April, 202122 April, 2021 Turkish tour operators, hotel owners and businesses based in Antalya in Turkey’s Riviera, which employs the bulk … Continue ReadingTurkey: Russia plays hardball over tourism amid Ukraine dispute
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Politics Biden Preparing to Declare That Atrocities Against Armenia Were Genocide Güldem AtabayPosted on22 April, 2021 More than a century after the Ottoman Empire’s killing of an estimated 1.5 million Armenian civilians, … Continue ReadingBiden Preparing to Declare That Atrocities Against Armenia Were Genocide