Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey Cracks Down on TV Channels Ahead of Elections Cem CetingucPosted on23 March, 202323 March, 2023 Heavy fines imposed on four TV stations for their critical coverage of the government have … Continue ReadingTurkey Cracks Down on TV Channels Ahead of Elections
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdogan Aims to Revive Turkey’s Economic Standing Prior to Election Cem CetingucPosted on23 March, 2023 Former Turkish economy tsar Mehmet Simsek’s refusal to return to politics has left President Tayyip … Continue ReadingErdogan Aims to Revive Turkey’s Economic Standing Prior to Election
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdoğan to criticize main opposition regarding headscarf bill Cem CetingucPosted on16 January, 202316 January, 2023 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has criticized the opposition parties for declining to hold talks with the ruling Justice and … Continue ReadingErdoğan to criticize main opposition regarding headscarf bill
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Politics How Erdoğan’s confidant assisted Iran finance terror Cem CetingucPosted on12 December, 2022 On March 22 of 2021, several of the world’s most dangerous men descended on Beirut’s … Continue ReadingHow Erdoğan’s confidant assisted Iran finance terror
Categories HYPED Politics Erdogan’s vision statement envisions a homophobic Turkey Atilla YeşiladaPosted on29 October, 2022 Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Oct. 28 unveiled the “the Century of Turkey vision” … Continue ReadingErdogan’s vision statement envisions a homophobic Turkey
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Politics CHP condemns governors for banning festivals Cem CetingucPosted on25 August, 2022 Turkey’s main opposition CHP leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has called on governors to serve “the state,” … Continue ReadingCHP condemns governors for banning festivals
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED AVF leader Sarıtaş attacked in Istanbul Cem CetingucPosted on8 August, 2022 Selami Sarıtaş, the head of İstanbul’s Kartal Cemevi and the vice chair of the Federation … Continue ReadingAVF leader Sarıtaş attacked in Istanbul
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Parliament passes Turkey’s new election bill Cem CetingucPosted on24 March, 2022 A parliamentary panel on March 24 has approved the amendments to the electoral law, which will be … Continue ReadingParliament passes Turkey’s new election bill
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdogan faces an uphill battle to win over Alevi community Cem CetingucPosted on30 November, 2021 Ali Erdem leads his Alevi community each week in a ceremony filled with symbolic ritual, … Continue ReadingErdogan faces an uphill battle to win over Alevi community
Categories General Politics Reuters: Islamic cleric Ali Erbas moves center stage, triggering secularists in Turkey Cem CetingucPosted on23 September, 2021 When President Tayyip Erdogan opened a new court complex this month, Turkey’s senior cleric sealed … Continue ReadingReuters: Islamic cleric Ali Erbas moves center stage, triggering secularists in Turkey
Categories General Erdoğan declares war against organized crime Cem CetingucPosted on26 May, 202126 May, 2021 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan pledged to fight organized crime syndicates, adamant that he would … Continue ReadingErdoğan declares war against organized crime
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Metropoll CEO: Rising poverty undermines AKP votes Atilla YeşiladaPosted on10 May, 202110 May, 2021 Ozer Sencar, the founder of MetroPOLL Research, has spoken to bianet about the company’s “Turkey’s … Continue ReadingMetropoll CEO: Rising poverty undermines AKP votes
Categories Politics Rotten to the bone: AKP regime Atilla YeşiladaPosted on19 April, 2021 Erdogan’s AK Party is involved in so many corruption and embezzlement scandals, it is … Continue ReadingRotten to the bone: AKP regime
